My Favorite Album with Jeremy Dylan

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154. Montaigne - 'Glorious Heights' inspirations, asexuality and hating 'cute' Aug 08, 2016

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"From an early age I wanted to impress people" - Montaigne

What do you get when you add up the influence of Talking Heads, Arcade Fireand St Vincent & David Byrne? Montaigne's epic debut album 'Glorious Heights'. The singer-songwriter also known as Jess Cerro opens up about the process of creating her new record and the albums that inspired it.

Why does she eschew writing about sex for a more Sherlockian look at the world? Why is she determined to never be cute? What story is she trying to tell with the album? Why is Willow Smith her backup David Byrne? Plus, Jess walks me through writing her singles 'Because I Love You' and 'In the Dark'.

My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs and the album's influence on their own music. Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist and photographer from Sydney, Australia. He directed the music documentary Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts and feature film Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins, and writes for Capital News magazine.

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The Beatles #RevolverTurns50 with producer Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton) Aug 05, 2016

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Celebrating the 50th birthday of the greatest album of all time with Grammy-winner Dave Cobb. This is a repost of an episode from last year.

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Americana super-producer Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson, Chris Isaak, Corb Lund, Chris Stapleton)talks about the innovation and inspiration of The Beatles 'Revolver', the greatest album of all time.

Why was listening to the Beatles Dave's way of rebelling? How did the closing track 'Tomorrow Never Knows' influence 90s British music? How did Dave first turn from band member to producer? Why can't he ever replicate his collaboration with Jason Isbell on 'Southeastern'? How did the production techniques of 'Revolver' influence Dave's production of Sturgill Simpson? And what would Dave do if he got the chance to produce Paul McCartney? My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs and the album's influence on their own music. Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist and photographer from Sydney, Australia who has worked in the music industry since 2007. He directed the the feature music documentary Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts (out now!) and the feature film Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins, in addition to many commercials and music videos.

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153. Alex Lahey on The Killers 'Hot Fuss' (2004) Aug 03, 2016

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One of Australia's most exciting new singer-songwriters talks about the music that defined her generation.

Alex Lahey creates beautiful guitar driven indie rock, wrapping power chords and infectious melodies around tales of romantic frustration that are just as compelling on the Splendour in the Grass Main Stage as they blaring out of headphones during a resentful walk in the rain.

On the eve of the release of her excellent 'B Grade University' EP, she joins me to talk about The Killers 'Hot Fuss', why she never fell in love with the band, learning to separate what you like from what's good, the cultural cachet of LimeWire, how the OC soundtrack shaped the next decade of music, her biggest influence as an early songwriter and when she wrote the first song she's still proud of.

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152. The Preatures' Jack Moffitt on Led Zeppelin 'Physical Grafitti' (1975) Jul 27, 2016

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Guitarist, songwriter and producer Jack Moffitt of the great Sydney band The Preatures joins me for a thoughtful conversational about Led Zeppelin, self-destruction, being in a guitar band in 2016, the psychological impact of touring, rock'n'roll self-indulgence and why Tame Impala's 'Let It Happen' isn't too long.

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151. Mike Bloom on Jimi Hendrix 'Axis: Bold as Love' (1968) Jul 21, 2016

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Mike Bloom has played with everyone from Rilo Kiley to Julian Casablancas, a tasteful and dexterous guitar slinger, composer and producer. We argue for Jimi Hendrix's "Axis Bold As Love" as the guitar god's greatest album and explore the side of Hendrix a lot of casual rock fans don't know.

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150. Hey Geronimo on Dan Kelly 'Drowning in the Fountain of Youth' Jul 18, 2016

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Dan Kelly's 'Drowning in the Fountain of Youth' is an influential modern Aussie classic and Pete from Hey Geronimo is here to prove it!

Frontman of Brisbane power-pop rockers Hey Geronimo (whose debut album Crashing into the Sun is out now!) Pete Kilroy joins me to make the case for Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males weird, laconic and infections LP on the tenth anniversary of its release.

How does Dan write songs about subjects no one else would think to touch, like using Grand Theft Auto to get over a breakup? How does he compromise his commercial prospects to make his music more interesting? What is the unprintable anthemic chorus of the album's best known song 'Drunk on Election Night'? How has his music influenced artists like Courtney Barnett? What bloody genre is this album in anyway?

PLUS Pete makes a point about art and commerce that I think is total bullshit and we fight about it.

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149. Mickey Raphael on Willie Nelson 'Teatro' (1998) Jul 14, 2016

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Harmonica legend and Willie Nelson's musical right hand for over 40 years, Mickey Raphael reveals the inside story of one of Willie's best albums, 1998's Teatro.

Why was the album recorded in an abandoned Mexican movie theatre? How did producer Daniel Lanois (U2, Bob Dylan) create the studio atmosphere? What was Emmylou Harris's contribution to the album? What illegal substances did visitors to the studio supply them with (not the ones you think)? Which celebrities dropped by to witness the recordings? How does Mickey think the album's upcoming 20th anniversary should be celebrated?

PLUS, Mickey shares his memories of Willie's most underrated albums, the amazing reggae record 'Countryman' and talks about finding his own groove amongst Willie's idiosyncratic singing and the rock-steady backing band.

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148. Jack Ladder on Suicide 'Suicide' Jul 12, 2016

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Baritone-voiced new wave romantic singer-songwriter Jack Ladder on the classic 1977 debut from one of punk's most unsettling bands 'Suicide', their bizarre electronic version of classic rock'n'roll tropes, the comic-book inspired history of the band and their influence on Bruce Springsteen.

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147. Rusty Anderson on Frank Zappa 'Hot Rats' Jul 08, 2016

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Rusty Anderson has played guitar on more hit records than I've had cold scotches, with everyone from The Bangles to Ricky Martin. He's probably best known for his over a dozen years as the lead guitarist on the road and in the studio for Sir Paul McCartney, since the Driving Rain album. He's somehow found the time to have an impressive solo career and form several bands, with his current outfit 'Rusty Anderson Afternoon' recently dropping their great new album 'RAA'.

Rusty and I talk about Frank Zappa's 'Hot Rats' - why is it the Zappa album even non-Zappa fans love? What is Captain Beefheart's memorable cameo? How was the album at the forefront of musical innovation in the studio? Where does the music cross into jazz territory?

Plus, Rusty talks about a missed connection with Mick Ronson, outlasting the Beatles, finding ways to innovate in rock'n'roll almost 50 years after Zappa and how Paul McCartney embarrassed him in front of one of his guitar idols - Black Sabbath's Tony Iomi.

146. Kenny Aronoff on The Beatles Jul 05, 2016

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Legendary session god drummer Kenny Aronoff welcomes me to his LA studio for a inspirational chat about childhood dreams coming true. How he went from a child discovering rock'n'roll with the Beatles on Ed Sullivan to playing with Ringo Starr 50 years later on a TV special celebrating that very same Ed Sullivan appearance.

How did John Mellencamp help him become a more Ringo-esque drummer? What does Kenny see as the drummer's true purpose in a recording session? What story did Paul McCartney tell him about the Beatles first trip to NYC? What's it like to play Beatles songs in front of and alongside Beatles? What's the difference between playing 'Something' with Joe Walsh and 'Hey Bulldog' with Dave Grohl? How did the Beatles use a "less is more" approach to create dynamics in their songs?

Plus, great stories of moments in the studio with the Rolling Stones, Iggy Pop, John Hiatt, Don Was and more.

My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs and the album's influence on their own music. Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist and photographer from Sydney, Australia. He directed the the music documentary Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts and the film Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins, and writes for Capital News magazine.

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