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Today: @thexx tell the story of making their very first single, “Crystalised,” from their 2009 debut album. @romyromyromy, @jamie___xx, and @oliversim reach back into their memories and tell the story of how they found each other at school, and found their signature sound through “limitations.”
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Today: @thexx tell the story of making their very first single, “Crystalised,” from their 2009 debut album. @romyromyromy, @jamie___xx, and @oliversim reach back into their memories and tell the story of how they found each other at school, and found their signature sound through “limitations.”
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[ illustration by @thatlerms ]

An excerpt from our @thememorypalacepodcast crossover; a peek into my new song “Rollercoaster.” Listen to the full episode on the podcast feed.
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Come to one of these shows!
4.22 Austin TX - w/ @austinkleon
5.14 Los Angeles w/ Jason Mantzoukas
5.16 San Francisco w/ @ciaosamin
5.27 Nashville, TN w/ @allisonrussellmusic
5.30 Chicago w/ @joshmalinasjoshmalina
6.7 Seattle w/ @whoiskenjennings & @johnroderick
6.11 Cambridge MA w/ @lee_minjin
6.13 New York w/ @mradamscott

A special episode in two parts today: first, a beautiful story from @thememorypalacepodcast called “The Thundering Herd, The Vanishing American,” and then, the story of how hearing that podcast episode changed the course of my own song, “Rollercoaster.”
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Listen to the full @hurrayfortheriffraff podcast episode about the making of “Alibi” wherever you get your podcasts, or at songexploder.net.

Alynda Segarra of @hurrayfortheriffraff tells the story of making their song “Alibi” in today’s episode. You’ll hear the voice memos from their writing process, as Alynda sifts thru the memories and feelings that the lyrics were built from. And then you’ll hear how the song transformed in the studio, through the production of @bradleywcook, and in the hands of @philcookmusic and @quetico_yan. It’s out now on the Song Exploder podcast feed or at songexploder.net.
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[ illustration by @thatlerms ]
[ studio pics by @phishonphilm ]

Alynda Segarra of @hurrayfortheriffraff tells the story of making their song “Alibi” in today’s episode. You’ll hear the voice memos from their writing process, as Alynda sifts thru the memories and feelings that the lyrics were built from. And then you’ll hear how the song transformed in the studio, through the production of @bradleywcook, and in the hands of @philcookmusic and @quetico_yan. It’s out now on the Song Exploder podcast feed or at songexploder.net.
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[ illustration by @thatlerms ]
[ studio pics by @phishonphilm ]

Alynda Segarra of @hurrayfortheriffraff tells the story of making their song “Alibi” in today’s episode. You’ll hear the voice memos from their writing process, as Alynda sifts thru the memories and feelings that the lyrics were built from. And then you’ll hear how the song transformed in the studio, through the production of @bradleywcook, and in the hands of @philcookmusic and @quetico_yan. It’s out now on the Song Exploder podcast feed or at songexploder.net.
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[ illustration by @thatlerms ]
[ studio pics by @phishonphilm ]

Alynda Segarra of @hurrayfortheriffraff tells the story of making their song “Alibi” in today’s episode. You’ll hear the voice memos from their writing process, as Alynda sifts thru the memories and feelings that the lyrics were built from. And then you’ll hear how the song transformed in the studio, through the production of @bradleywcook, and in the hands of @philcookmusic and @quetico_yan. It’s out now on the Song Exploder podcast feed or at songexploder.net.
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[ illustration by @thatlerms ]
[ studio pics by @phishonphilm ]

Listen to the full interview with @googoodollsofficial (Song Exploder Ep #295) at songexploder.net, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

@jackharlow explains how and why he made such a big shift in his sound for his 4th album in today’s episode. He breaks down the closing track, “Say Hello,” along with what his creative intentions were, where they came from, and how he and producer @akselarvid brought those ideas to life. Listen in your podcast app, or at songexploder.net.
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[ illustration by @thatlerms ]

@jackharlow explains how and why he made such a big shift in his sound for his 4th album in today’s episode. He breaks down the closing track, “Say Hello,” along with what his creative intentions were, where they came from, and how he and producer @akselarvid brought those ideas to life. Listen in your podcast app, or at songexploder.net.
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[ illustration by @thatlerms ]

Listen to the full @thompsontwinsbandepisode of Song Exploder on the making of “Hold Me Now” at songexploder.net or wherever you get your podcasts.

went to Austin, played some shows, saw old friends, made new friends! my favorite part: my dad livestreamed the @iheartpodcast awards and sent me this video he made of his laptop as he watched—and at the end you can hear his reaction to @straw_hat_goofy’s wonderful presentation. photos by @lindsey_hirway except for the first one, by @rickkern @gettyimages.

went to Austin, played some shows, saw old friends, made new friends! my favorite part: my dad livestreamed the @iheartpodcast awards and sent me this video he made of his laptop as he watched—and at the end you can hear his reaction to @straw_hat_goofy’s wonderful presentation. photos by @lindsey_hirway except for the first one, by @rickkern @gettyimages.

went to Austin, played some shows, saw old friends, made new friends! my favorite part: my dad livestreamed the @iheartpodcast awards and sent me this video he made of his laptop as he watched—and at the end you can hear his reaction to @straw_hat_goofy’s wonderful presentation. photos by @lindsey_hirway except for the first one, by @rickkern @gettyimages.

went to Austin, played some shows, saw old friends, made new friends! my favorite part: my dad livestreamed the @iheartpodcast awards and sent me this video he made of his laptop as he watched—and at the end you can hear his reaction to @straw_hat_goofy’s wonderful presentation. photos by @lindsey_hirway except for the first one, by @rickkern @gettyimages.

went to Austin, played some shows, saw old friends, made new friends! my favorite part: my dad livestreamed the @iheartpodcast awards and sent me this video he made of his laptop as he watched—and at the end you can hear his reaction to @straw_hat_goofy’s wonderful presentation. photos by @lindsey_hirway except for the first one, by @rickkern @gettyimages.

went to Austin, played some shows, saw old friends, made new friends! my favorite part: my dad livestreamed the @iheartpodcast awards and sent me this video he made of his laptop as he watched—and at the end you can hear his reaction to @straw_hat_goofy’s wonderful presentation. photos by @lindsey_hirway except for the first one, by @rickkern @gettyimages.

went to Austin, played some shows, saw old friends, made new friends! my favorite part: my dad livestreamed the @iheartpodcast awards and sent me this video he made of his laptop as he watched—and at the end you can hear his reaction to @straw_hat_goofy’s wonderful presentation. photos by @lindsey_hirway except for the first one, by @rickkern @gettyimages.

went to Austin, played some shows, saw old friends, made new friends! my favorite part: my dad livestreamed the @iheartpodcast awards and sent me this video he made of his laptop as he watched—and at the end you can hear his reaction to @straw_hat_goofy’s wonderful presentation. photos by @lindsey_hirway except for the first one, by @rickkern @gettyimages.

went to Austin, played some shows, saw old friends, made new friends! my favorite part: my dad livestreamed the @iheartpodcast awards and sent me this video he made of his laptop as he watched—and at the end you can hear his reaction to @straw_hat_goofy’s wonderful presentation. photos by @lindsey_hirway except for the first one, by @rickkern @gettyimages.

“Time After Time” by @cyndilauper changed the trajectory of @bazluhrmann’s life. It accompanied the evolution of ‘Strictly Ballroom’ as it went from student play, to professional theater production, to Cannes, to one of the top-grossing Australian films of all time (with a new version recorded for the film). Baz told me the story of his relationship with the song in today’s episode of Key Change, out now on the Song Exploder podcast feed. Listen at songexploder.net/baz or wherever you get your podcasts.

“Time After Time” by @cyndilauper changed the trajectory of @bazluhrmann’s life. It accompanied the evolution of ‘Strictly Ballroom’ as it went from student play, to professional theater production, to Cannes, to one of the top-grossing Australian films of all time (with a new version recorded for the film). Baz told me the story of his relationship with the song in today’s episode of Key Change, out now on the Song Exploder podcast feed. Listen at songexploder.net/baz or wherever you get your podcasts.

This week, my conversation with Hrishikesh Hirway - recorded live at On-Air Fest in Brooklyn. Hrishikesh is an acclaimed musician, composer, podcast creator, producer, and television host. Hirway is best known as the creator and host of “Song Exploder”, a podcast where musicians break down their songs and tell the story of how they were made. Hirway is also the creator and co-host of podcasts “The West Wing Weekly” (with co-host Joshua Malina), “Home Cooking” (with co-host Samin Nosrat), and “Partners”.

In addition to the podcast, Hirway is the executive producer and host of the Netflix television adaptation of “Song Exploder”. As a composer, Hirway scored the Netflix television show “Everything Sucks!” and the films “Our Nixon”, “Save the Date”, and “Companion”. As a musician, Hirway has made multiple albums under the name The One AM Radio and his music has appeared on TV shows such as “Gossip Girl” and “One Tree Hill”. His new album “In The Last Hour of Light” comes out April 24th.

Listen now at the link in my bio. #HeresTheThing