Stay ConnectedInfluential indie-rock musician Lou Barlow brings his lo-fi aesthetic to podcast form. He shares the mic with his wife, charismatic fiber-artist Adelle Barlow. Together they discuss day-to-day life as creators and interview friends and family.
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Lou checks in with Adelle from Asbury Park, NJ. His bathroom accident and dogs, domesticated and feral, are discussed. Lou plays riffs from Wet Leg and the Stooges on Stylophone as accompaniment.
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On the heels of The Unknown Stuntman, Lou surprises Adelle with another television show theme song. This time he re-creates the intro to her special favorite Grizzly Adams and performs a full version of the song, Maybe, originally performed by Thom Pace.
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Lou's on tour, Adelle at home. Lou insists he's not sick, Adelle tries Zoom yoga. Lou surprises Adelle with the theme song and opening narration for one of her favorite 80s TV shows.
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In Part 2 of Lou's tribute to his late friend Mark Harris, he plays more excerpts from Marks cassette letter from 1983, Insanity #1. Adelle informs Lou of Bob Barker's passing and they talk about their deep and abiding love of the Price Is Right game show.
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In the wake of RAW impressions 41: Mark and Lou part 1, Lou searches his cassette bins and finds a tape titled 'aborted Mark tape circa '83', a mix of his favorite songs of the time punctuated with sound collages and short nonsensical songs. He rediscovers Green On Red's classic That's What You're Here For in the mix and covers it for the episode. An unreleased lo-fi nugget, Pink and Blue, also appears.
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Lou's childhood friend Mark passed away this summer. Lou shares Mark's Insanity #1, a cassette full of prank phone calls etc. from 1982. Lou discusses with Adelle the many and profound impressions Mark made on him and how it shaped his life as a musician.
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While searching the depths of the attic for a very specific cassette, Lou finds the tape he was looking for in March. It's his first version of Tree, a song he wrote, at his mother's request, for his sister Mandy's wedding in 1994. 29 years later, Adelle appreciates hearing Lou's younger self. Lou continues his search for the Insanity #1 cassette.
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Which armpit smells more? Lou is in the studio working on the new Folk Implosion LP and having musical dreams. Loss, dreams and the heart are discussed.
Adelle added a meal plan plus more songs on the way!
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On the day after their very-first-live-show, Adelle and Lou provide listeners a recreation of the performance with added local references!
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Home from tour, Lou utilizes his cassette 4-track for a meditation soundtrack and a Gram Parson's cover (Blue Eyes).
Depression and recovering from tour are discussed.
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