Tag: Evan Forde Barden

  • Stars “Your Ex-Lover Is Dead” with Lily Du

    Stars “Your Ex-Lover Is Dead” with Lily Du

    The indomitable Lily Du (The President Show, Broad City) joins us in the stu-stu-studio to share with us her love of the Stars song “Your Ex-Lover Is Dead.” We talk with her about carrying songs through different relationships and periods of her life and how strongly she feels about the first two Stars albums despite…

  • Phil Cook “Great Tide” with Jacob Sharp

    Phil Cook “Great Tide” with Jacob Sharp

    Jacob Sharp (Mipso) returns to the show and joins us in the studio! Jacob talks about Phil Cook’s “Great Tide,” a song that reminds him of friendships and touring, plus, it features killer instrumentation and guitar tone. We hear how Cook and other Wisconsin musicians migrated to the North Carolina Triangle region over a decade…

  • Ryan Adams “Let It Ride” with Josh Sharp & Jacob Sharp

    Ryan Adams “Let It Ride” with Josh Sharp & Jacob Sharp

    Josh Sharp (The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, Jacob’s brother) is on the show to talk about Ryan Adams – Let it Ride. Jacob Sharp (Mipso, Josh’s brother) joins Josh to play the cover together! The brothers grew up playing this song together, and their take on it is beautiful.

  • St. Vincent “Cruel” with Sarah Pappalardo

    St. Vincent “Cruel” with Sarah Pappalardo

    The hilarious and sharp-witted Sarah Pappalardo (co-founder, co-editor of Reductress) joins us on this LIVE episode of the show to talk about St. Vincent’s song “Cruel.”

  • Sufjan Stevens “Impossible Soul” with Amanda Giobbi

    Sufjan Stevens “Impossible Soul” with Amanda Giobbi

    The ball of energy known as Amanda Giobbi (UCB) is on the show to talk about Sufjan Stevens’ epic song “Impossible Soul.” Clocking in at just over 25 minutes, “Impossible Soul” takes the listener on a deliberately minimal and melancholy ride.

  • Harvey Danger “Flagpole Sitta'” with Tom Sanchez

    Harvey Danger “Flagpole Sitta’” with Tom Sanchez

    Strap in! Tom Sanchez (Magnet Theater) is on the show to ruin his brand! A big pop music fan, Tom talks to us about “Flagpole Sitta'” by Harvey Danger, a song he first heard back in high school and didn’t think too much about. It wasn’t until college, after moving all the way from Arizona…

  • Frank Ocean “White Ferrari” with Maeve Higgins & Bartees and the Strange Fruit

    Frank Ocean “White Ferrari” with Maeve Higgins & Bartees and the Strange Fruit

    Maeve Higgins (Maeve in America, Inside Amy Schumer) joins us to talk about Frank Ocean – White Ferrari. Maeve is from Cobh, Ireland and now resides in NYC. White Ferrari is a beautifully simple song that is as emotional as it is ambient. Maeve discusses what it’s like to write a book and how this…

  • Robyn “Dancing On My Own” with Elena Skopetos

    Robyn “Dancing On My Own” with Elena Skopetos

    Writer and actor Elena Skopetos (Songonauts, Magnet Theater) is in the studio to talk with Evan and Pat about Robyn’s masterpiece “Dancing On My Own.” This powerhouse song has it all – a little sad, but a lot of fun – and inspires everyone to get out on the floor and dance.

  • The Verve Pipe “The Freshmen” with Megan Gray

    The Verve Pipe “The Freshmen” with Megan Gray

    Megan Gray (Artistic Director at Magnet Theater) joins us in the studio to talk about “The Freshmen” by The Verve Pipe. The song came to Megan when her boyfriend Louis gave her a mixtape just before she embarked on a foreign exchange trip way back during her freshman year of high school. You know what that means –…

  • Our Top 10 Albums of 2017

    Our Top 10 Albums of 2017

    Most year-end lists try to objectively let you know what the best albums of the year are, either in the industry as a whole or within a given genre. But we’re a podcast about how music affects each of us, so our list is more personal (forgive us, Lorde). These albums are ranked by how…