Lambchop's Choir Answers Back
Kurt Wagner discusses Lambchop's 17th album, 'Punching the Clown,' in a conversation running from untrained singers and lined-out gospel to the difference between spiritualism and religion.
From the Dimension Next Door — Ethan Miller and The Odyssey Cult
The Odyssey Cult is less a band than a secret society of people whose obsession with art has gotten out of hand, and 'Vol. 3' is its communiqué.
All Shall Be Well — Jason Calhoun's 'revelations of divine love'
The Philadelphia sound artist talks about the windowless clean room where he prepares chemotherapy for patients he never meets, the Trappist retreats that showed him what silence is for, and his growing conviction that irony is a poor use of anyone's energy.
Cento Threeo — Always Halfway There
Don Cento of the Austin trio Cento Threeo discusses the band's debut album 'Halfway to Mellowtown' and its jazz and Americana roots, the Ahmad Jamal influence, and a creative process built on long friendships rather than deliberate genre strategy.
Through a Glass Dimly — Matt Hinton Returns 'Awake, My Soul' to the Screen
Filmmaker Matt Hinton speaks about the technical resurrection of 'Awake, My Soul', the expanding world of Sacred Harp singing, and the difference between hearing this music on a recording, hearing it in a room, and standing in the middle of the square.
An Audience with Bob Bert, Saint of Scrap Metal
The drummer behind Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore, and decades of New York noise reflects on his first solo album, 'Beach Bongo Bloodbath,' a percussive distillation of a life lived at the underground's edge.
The Only Valid Form of Protest — Bonner Kramer and Thurston Moore
Bonner Kramer and Thurston Moore's debut together, 'They Came Like Swallows,' arrives as a somber, guitar-driven response to a world that has not stopped producing reasons for one.
The Paleo-Futuristic Cabaret of Lost Noises Office
Holly Tavel, Sarah Morrison, and Beatriz Ramirez-Belt discuss 'cloud, castle, lake', their improvisational rehearsal process, and why music that creates a scene beats music that creates a feeling.
Gimme Danger — Ian Brennan Among the Snake Handlers
'They Shall Take Up Serpents' marks Sublime Frequencies' first American release, with Ian Brennan documenting a West Virginia church where drumming grandmas and flatpicking guitarists enter trance states that put decades of rock posturing to shame.
The Cardinal Voice of Anastasia Coope
The Pratt-educated artist's new EP, 'DOT,' merges painting and music into spartan recordings that follow her voice wherever it leads, guided by instinct and a belief that quality requires creative human thought.
Lost in the Quiet Revolt of Squanderers
David Grubbs, Wendy Eisenberg, and Kramer's 'Skantagio' captures three acclaimed musos improvising with electric guitars in real time. The trio discusses friendship within the creative process, the value of getting lost, and the art of protesting quietly.
Orcutt Shelley Miller and the Great American Road Trip
Bill Orcutt, Steve Shelley, and Ethan Miller take turns behind the wheel on their debut collaboration, a live recording that captures the uncertainty and electricity of three musicians surprising themselves in real time.