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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Carlos Giffoni! To me, Carlos is a legend, so it was great to have him on the show. His new album, “Pendulum,” is full of great collaborations (Zola Jesus, Ben Chasny, Greg Kelley, Mabe Fratti, Lea Bertucci, & Iggor Cavalera), and really shows the range of his compositional approaches. Plus, he just announced that No Fun will return in 2026 - hell yes! So, we talk about the new record before getting into all of it from Nirvana and Neil Young to Diamanda Galas, Hecker, Roxy Music, Judee Sill, Low, and more!
Listen to all of Carlos’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Song List
Mujer Araña (Spiderwoman Theme in Spanish)
Low “Always Trying To Work It Out”
El General “Tu Pum Pum”
Judee Sill “The Kiss”
The Beach Boys “God Only Knows”
Florian Hecker “Pandemonium Playlist #9”
Robyn “Call Your Girlfriend”
Kurt Cobain & William S. Burroughs “The Priest They Called Him”
Neil Young “Only Love Can Break Your Heart”
Roxy Music “Jealous Guy”
Survivor “Eye of the Tiger”
Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
Diamanda Galas “My World is Empty Without You”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Sam Wenc! Sam’s new record, “Language At An Angle,” is the first under his own name. We talked about that, the processes behind it, and how it feels performing the work. Then we dig deep into the trenches with the multitudes of Okkyung Lee, Susan Alcorn’s all-time greatness, Robert Wyatt’s immortality, the romance of Henry Flynt, Green Day, Jeremy Lee Faulkner, feeo, Neil Young + more!
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Johnny Coley “Antique Sadness”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Green Day “Geek Stink Breath”
Johnny Coley "Immortal Field”
Philip Cohran & the Artistic Heritage Ensemble “The Minstrel”
Robert Wyatt “At Last I Am Free”
Silver Jews “Blue Arrangements”
Henry Flynt “You Are My Everlovin’”
Okkyung Lee “Here We Are (Once Again)”
Jeremy Lee Faulkner “My Pool, My Rules”
Natural Information Society “Finite”
feeo “Sandpit”
Susan Alcorn “O Sacrum Convivium”
Yo La Tengo “Night Falls on Hoboken”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Danz CM! From her recent album, “LARM,” to her new song “Over the Ocean” to Synth History and so, so much more, there was a lot to discuss. She’s a one-person show in so many ways. After all that, we get into the all-time greatness of Broadcast, Yo La Tengo’s romance, The Kinks, Link Wray, Radiohead, Eiffel 65, World Party, and lots more!
Listen to all of Danz’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Song List
Frankie Valli “Grease”
The Kinks “Waterloo Sunset”
Henry Mancini “Lujon”
Radiohead “Subterranean Homesick Alien”
No Mercy “Where Do You Go”
Eiffel 65 “Blue”
Yo La Tengo “Our Way To Fall”
Flo & Eddie “Keep it Warm”
World Party “Is It Like Today?”
Link Wray “Rumble”
The Brian Jonestown Massacre “Anemone”
Broadcast “Ominous Cloud”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Peter Taylor! I’ve known Peter for nearly 20 years now - he’s a true Foxy Digitalis lifer, having first written for the site around 2006. He also makes music as MAbH, and is the person behind Foxy Digitalis’s Inside No. 9 podcast series. He’s a real one. So I’m thrilled to have him on for the 2025 Christmas Special talking childhood memories, favorite songs, emotional connections, and all of that. Classics by The Waitresses, Wham!, and The Pogues plus Nat King Cole’s golden voice, Cliff Richard’s full-on holidayfest, and plenty more!
Listen to all of Peter’s picks HERE!
Inside No. 9 on Foxy Digitalis
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Bing Crosby “Christmas Is A’Comin”
Nat King Cole “Silent Night”
The Waitresses “Christmas Wrapping”
The Pretenders “2000 Miles”
Mike Oldfield “In Dulci Jubilio”
Wizard “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day”
Cliff Richards “Mistletoe & Wine”
Low “Little Drummer Boy”
Wham! “Last Christmas”
The Pogues & Kirsty McCall “Fairytale of New York”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Matt Evans! Among the many awesome things Matt gets up to, he’s got a new record from his duo with Amirtha Kidambi, Neti Neti, called “Echo of Being / Grace in Rot.” We talk about all the things surrounding the creation of the project and the record before diving into a laundry list of great tunes from Weezer, Alvin Lucier, Pq, Tracy Chapman, Terry Riley, Ben Seretan, Hermeto Pascoal and my favorite answer so far to the ‘lyrics’ question + loads more!
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“Echo of Being / Grace in Rot”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Song List
Mark Mothersbaugh “Rugrats Theme”
Ben Seretan “I Like Your Size”
Hermeto Pascoal “Música Da Lagoa”
Tracy Chapman “Fast Car”
Terry Riley “In C”
Paul McCartney “Wonderful Christmastime”
George McCrae “You Can Have It All”
Yo La Tengo “Our Way to Fall”
Alvin Lucier “I am sitting in a room”
Weezer “Undone (The Sweater Song)”
Pq “Proprioception”
Marvin Gaye “Come Live With Me Angel”
Eliane Radigue “Adnos I”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Andrew Weathers! In celebration of the 10-year reissue of his inredible, “Fuck Everybody, You Can Do Anything,” on Debacle, a REMIX episode w/ AW was needed. We get into a bunch of the songs connected to the record (plus a few more) through the questionnaire, digging into the likes of The Progress, Drake, Rites of Spring, Buell Kazee, Andrew WK and plenty more!
Listen to all of Andrew’s picks HERE
Fuck Everybody, You Can Do Anything
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Rites of Spring “End on End”
Drake “Shote For Me”
Starting Line "The Best of Me”
The Progress "Nightlife: Tornado Alley”
Osker "Anchor”
Orchid "Death of a Modernist”
Buell Kazee "East Virginia”
I Have Dreams "Countless Rooftops”
Wakelee "mildlyinteresting”
Andrew WK “Party Hard”
Nimrod Workman “Oh Death”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Sean McCann! It’s always a blast to connect with someone I’ve known for years, and especially around the occasion of their first-ever opera. In this case, Sean’s latest, “The Leopard.” We get into that, the difficulty in completing it, and plenty more before diving into the effervescent magic of Albert Ayler, The Blue Nile’s specific kind of romance, Billie Holliday, Psychic TV, Joseph Beuys & Nam June Paik, Led Zeppelin, GBV, Meat Puppets + more!
Listen to all of Sean’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Rosie & The Originals “Angel Baby”
Albert Ayler “Our Prayer”
Led Zeppelin “The Rain Song”
Grateful Dead “Box of Rain”
Sublime “40 oz to Freedom”
Joseph Beuys & Nam June Paik “Coyote III/Pianovariation 1984”
The Blue Nile “Saturday Night”
Pink Floyd “Wot’s… Uh the Deal”
Guided by Voices “Dusted”
Billie Holiday “Let’s Call A Heart A Heart”
Psychic TV “The Orchids”
Roxy Music “Mother of Pearl”
Meat Puppets “Up On the Sun” (Demo Version)
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Dania! Her new record, “Listless,” has been on regular rotation the last few months, but as it gets dark earlier, it’s going to be a mainstay on the stereo. We talk about the magic and mystery of late nights, Japanese snake gourds, and how it all came together on this record. Then we can’t stop talking about Tiesto covering the greatest song of all time, Mariah’s all-time status, Fayrouz, PJ Harvey, Clarissa Connelly, This Mortal Coil and more!
Listen to all of Dania’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Song List
Fayrouz “Hana El Sekran”
This Mortal Coil “Song to the Siren”
Taha, Khaled, Faudel “Abdel Kader” (123 Soleils, 1998)
Samuel Barber “Adagio for Strings”
AFI “Miss Murder”
Islamic Call to Prayer
Magnetic Fields “The Book of Love”
Eartheater “Below the Clavicle” (Live, Acoustic)
PJ Harvey “The Piano” (Live, Acoustic)
Clarissa Connelly “Wee Rosebud”
Mariah Carey “The Beautiful Ones”
Craig Armstrong feat. Liz Fraser “This Love”
Dolly Parton “Jolene”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Randall Dunn! We recorded this episode in person at The Jewel Garden the morning after Charmaine Lee’s “Awaken the Dragon” tour rolled through Tulsa. We were well caffeinated for this episode (and Charmaine as in the room!) and had a blast talking about Kou Records, Randall’s new Slate & Ash instrument, John Carpenter, Beach Boys, Scott Walker, the Terminator 2 Soundtrack, Van Halen and more!
Listen to all of Randall’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Glen Campbell “Wichita Lineman”
Henry Mancini “Day of Wine & Roses”
Scott Walker “The Electrician”
Beach Boys “I Just Wasn’t Meant For These Times” / “Surf’s Up”
Lou Reed "Walk On The Wild Side”
Dua Lipa "Levitating”
Terminator 2 Soundtrack
Van Halen "Sunday Afternoon In The Park”
Beach Boys “Surf’s Up”
John Carpenter “Chariots of Pumpkins”
Aphex Twin “#3”
Goblin "Profondo Rosso”
Gary Numan "Cars” / John Tesh “NBA Theme”
“Theme from CHiPs” (via Charmaine)
Earth “The Driver” / Zola Jesus "Lost” / Miles Davis “Guinnevere”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Dan Knishkowy (aka Adeline Hotel)! “Watch the Sunflowers” is Dan’s latest Adeline Hotel record, the second in an ongoing trilogy that began with last year’s “Whodunit.” We get into all of that, life moving forward, returning to music a decade later, and more! Then we chat about how visceral Mount Eerie can be, Arthur Russell’s lyrics, The Meters crushing one of the all-timers, Scott Walker, Wilco, Lambchop + more!
Listen to all of Dan’s picks HERE
Adeline Hotel Interview at Foxy Digitalis
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Edgar Wright “Flannery’s Georgia”
Mount Eerie “Two Paintings By Nikolai Astrup”
Yumi Arai "Hikō-ki Gumo”
Van Morrison “Astral Weeks”
Loudan Wainwright “Motel Blues”
Taking Back Sunday “A Decade Under the Influence”
Ella Fitzgerald “Like Someone In Love”
Lambchop “The Hustle”
Arthur Russell “What It’s Like”
Wilco “Spiders (Kidsmoke)”
The Meters “Wichita Lineman”
Chet Atkins & Dolly Parton “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?”
Scott Walker “Duchess”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Kalia Vandever! She’s got a fantastic new record, “Another View,” coming out next month Northern Spy. We talk about being drawn to the trombone, working with Mary Halvorson, repetition, dread, inspiration from Carmen Maria Machado's “In the Dream House,” unearthing narratives, and plenty more. Eventually we wind our way into sharing special music-related moments with our parents, Stevie Wonder’s ability to lift us up, Tortoise, Aretha Franklin, Little Simz, Shirley Horn, Mk.gee, and more!
Listen to all of Kalia’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Louis Armstrong “What A Wonderful World”
Madison Cunningham “Life According to Rachael”
Stevie Wonder “Golden Lady”
Aretha Franklin “I Say A Little Prayer”
Steve Lacy “Bad Habit”
Billie Eilish “Birds of a Feather”
Billie Holiday “But Beautiful”
Little Simz “I Love You, I Hate You”
Shirley Horn “Here’s To Life”
Tortoise “Oganesson”
Doechii “Death Roll”
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong “They Can’t Take That Away From Me”
Mk.gee “Are You Looking Up”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s David Garland! What a joy this episode was to record. David’s got a new record, “The Spark,” out this week and it’s been on regular rotation over here. We talk about his approach, making music at 70, and plenty more before diving into wondering how much music has been lost to time, the surprising romance of Alvin Curran, Connie Converse, Diane Cluck, Bee Gees, Jen Zimberg, David’s own music, and more!
Listen to all of David’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Song List
Don McFeely
Nina Simone “I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)”
Talking Heads “Pulled Up”
Connie Converse “One By One”
Yoko Ono & John Zorn improvisation
Alvin Curran “Songs and Views from the Magnetic Garden”
Bee Gees “Holiday”
Diane Cluck “Draw Me Out”
Van Morison “Astral Weeks”
Jen Zimberg “Leave Room”
David Garland “I Am With You”
The Song of Songs
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Chris Williams! His new album, “Odu: Vibration II,” is magic. It pulls listeners into a sonic world where unraveling becomes transcendent. After digging into it, we chat about Ornette Coleman’s all-time status, being left speechless by ganayva,James Brown’s depth of genius, Jessika Kenney & Eyvind Kang, MF Doom, The Stylistics, Tower of Power, and more!
Listen to all of Chris’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Tower of Power “You’re Still a Young Man”
Ryuichi Sakamoto “andata”
James Brown “I Got You (I Feel Good)”
Ornette Coleman “All My Life”
Jay-Z
Selena “Dreaming Of You”
The Stylistics “Betcha By Golly, Wow”
Burial “Shell of Light”
MF Doom “One Beer”
Marvin Gaye “I Wanna Be Where You Are”
ganayva “Nine Jeweled Prayer”
Jessika Kenney & Eyvind Kang “No Sound”
Flying Lotus “me Yesterday//Corded”
Earl Sweatshirt + The Alchemist “The Caliphate”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Ryan Sawyer! His new album, “For Those Who Wish to Sing Will Always Find a Song,” has a bit of a hold on me. It’s one of my favorite albums of 2025. After talking through some of the concepts and the framework behind it, we get into incredible Daniel Johnson lore, unexpecte,d meanings in Johnny Cash songs, Dylan in the tropics, Ornette Coleman, Funkadelic, Wendy Eisenberg, Girly Girl Productions, Bernice, and so much more!
Listen to all of Ryan’s picks HERE
“For Those Who Wish to Sing Will Always Find a Song”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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“Clementine” (Traditional)
Bonnie Raitt “Nick of Time”
Funkadelic “Standing on the Verge of Getting It On”
Ornette Coleman “What Reason Could I Give”
Girly Girl Productions “10 Drunk Cigarettes”
Wendy Eisenberg “In The Pines”
Bob Dylan “Key West (Philosopher Pirate)”
Johnny Cash “Home of the Blues”
Daniel Johnston
Earth Wind & Fire “That’s the Way of the World”
Van Dyke Parks “Manzanar”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, Patrick Shiroishi is back! Patrick returns to the show nearly two years later with an incredible new album, “Forgetting is Violence,” out this week on American Dreams. I can’t get enough of the record, so after talking about various facets of it, we get into Upsilon Acrux, Otomo Yoshihide’s New Jazz Quintet, Future, Dave Brubeck, My Chemical Romance, and more!
Listen to all of Patrick’s picks HERE
Upsilon Acrux “Who's Running Shit (son of destiny's child)”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Upsilon Acrux "Who's Running Shit (son of destiny's child)"
Dave Brubeck Quartet "Take 5"
My Chemical Romance
Child Vigilante "Fieldy's Dreams"
Little Women "Throat I"
Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Quintet "Eureka"
Upsilon Acrux "Old Dusk Seas: Odyssey"
Nai Palm "Crossfire"
Dead in the Dirt "The Bind Hole"
Future "Fuck Up Some Commas"
Cursive "The Martyr"
Tevin Campbell "I2I"
Albert Ayler "Goin' Home"
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Weston Olencki! Over the last few years, Weston’s become one of my favorite musicians around, and their latest album, “Broadsides,” only cements that further. We get into the record’s interesting backstory and some specific moments before diving into the romance in Radigue’s work, Rahman Mammadli’s shredding, The Carter Family, Linkin Park, Asmaa Hamzaoui, Aphex Twin, and more!
Listen to all of Weston’s picks HERE
Rahman Mammadli’s KEXP session
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Looney Toons "Kill the Wabbit"
Ralph Stanley "Little Birdie"
Asmaa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktu "Lalla Malika 2&3"
Gerard Grisey "Quatre chants pour franchir le seuil"
Aphex Twin "Avril 14th"
Linkin Park "Faint"
Eliane Radigue "L'Île re-sonante"
Scott Walker "Clara"
Elizabeth Cotten "Freight Train"
Rahman Mammadli "Yanıq Kərəmı̇"
Happy Valley Band "Crazy"
The Carter Family "Will the Circle Be Unbroken"
Thomas Tallis "Spem in Alium"
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s White Boy Scream! For episode #100, it had to be special, and recording this with Micaela in person at The Jewel Garden… well, it doesn’t get much better, does it? We talk about the next White Boy Scream record (that we have been working on all summer!), grief, growth, and so much more. Then we dive into all kinds of music from Maria Callas, Kelsey Lu, Dorian Wood & Thor Harris, & Erykah Badu to Talk Talk, The Knife, Pietro Mascagni, and more!
Listen to all of Micaela’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Prokofiev "Peter & The Wolf Theme" Low "Fly" The Knife "Without You My Life Would Be Boring" Maria Callas "Vissi d'arte" Swans "Lunacy" Zhu "Good Life" Erykah Badu "Orange Moon" Talk Talk "Wealth" Tool "Lateralus" Kelsey Lu "Due West" Dorian Wood & Thor Harris "We Are Assembled in the Throes of a Long-Awaited Ecstasy" Pietro Mascagni "Cavalleria rusticana - Intermezzo" Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders "Promises [Movement 6]"
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Wilder Maker’s Gabriel Birnbaum! Wilder Maker have an incredible new record on the way, “The Streets Like Beds Still Warm.” It’s the first in a trilogy that tells a story of one night in the city from dusk to dawn. I love it. We talked about the story behind that before diving into a Bonnie Raitt, Deerhoof, Sandro Perri, Dougie Poole, Angel Olsen, and so much more!
Listen to all of Gabriel’s picks HERE
The Streets Like Beds Still Warm
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Paul Simon “Graceland”
Bill Callahan “The Breeze/My Baby Cries”
Dougie Poole “Vaping on the Job”
Bonnie Raitt “I Can’t Make You Love Me”
Death Cab For Cutie “The New Year”
Loggins & Messina “Danny’s Song”
Angel Olsen “Big Time”
Bill Evans “Peace Piece”
State Champion “Death Preferences”
Dave Douglas “Charms of the Night Sky”
Deerhoof “This Magnificent Bird Will Rise”
Sandro Perri “In Another Life”
Wilco “Radio Cure”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Dorian Wood! She’s probably my favorite singer in the whole world. Her voice just stops me in my tracks every time. But she’s so much more than that, with so many wonderful, interesting projects across mediums, so it was a thrill to finally get on a chat together. After talking about her various projects, we get into the weeds with the Prince song everyone is wrong about, “Blue” Gene Tyranny’s singular genius, Love, Stevie Wonder, Ike and Tina, Silverchair, and so much more!
Listen to all of Dorian’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Cri-Cri “Di Porque”
Nina Simone “Lilac Wine”
“Blue” Gene Tyranny “Next Time Might Be Your Time”
Ike & Tina Turner “River Deep, Mountain High”
Portishead “Sour Times”
Prince “Batdance”
Fiona Apple “I Know”
Scott Walker “Darkness”
Silverchair “Across the Night”
Stevie Wonder “You Haven’t Done Nothin’”
Sinead O’Connor “Jump in the River” (Karen Finley Remix)
Love “You Set The Scene” (Alternate Mix)
Massive Attack “Superpredators”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Marissa Nadler! It was such a blast to connect with another life, someone who I have known for over 20 years at this point. Her latest album, “New Radiations,” is my favorite thing she’s done yet, and considering what’s come before, that’s a testament to the work she’s put in. We get into all of that before talking about when a chorus doesn’t deliver on the promise of a verse in a song, the effervescence of The Supremes, Mariah’s all-time status, Bob Dylan, Chris Isaak, Procol Harum, Hole, and more!
Listen to all of Marissa’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Phil Collins “In The Air Tonight”
Joni Mitchell “Little Green”
The Supremes “Baby Love”
Echo & The Bunnymen “Killing Moon”
Hole “Teenage Whore”
The Velvet Underground “I Found a Reason”
Dolly Parton “Jolene”
Bob Dylan “Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands”
The Roches “Hammond Song”
Cassandra Jenkins “Hard Drive”
Mariah Carey “Without You”
Chris Isaak “Wicked Game”
Rocky Theme Song
Procol Harum “A Whiter Shade of Pale”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Stefan Christoff! We talk a lot about his project, Earth Sounds Now and their album “Convergence,” plus the activist work he’s doing around Palestinians and Gaza before getting into a lot of great tunes. We chat about Don Cherry’s all-time status, meeting Lhasa, hip-hop lyrics, Hector Lavoe, Coltrane, Nicolás Jaar, Chico Buarque, & more!
Listen to all of Setfan’s picks HERE
Earth Sounds Now “Convergence”
Adriana Camacho and Stefan Christoff “Años y Minutos”
Stefan Christoff "Live Amsterdam / Berlin"
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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The Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir “Полегнала е Тодора (Love Chant)”
Chico Buarque "Construção”
Nicolás Jaar “No”
Don Cherry “Utopia and Visions”
Pixies “Where Is My Mind”
Lhasa de Sela “De Cara a la Pared”
Celia Cruz “La Vida Es Un Carnaval”
Ravel String Quartet: II. Assez vif. Très rythme
Mos Def “Auditorium”
Marvin Gaye “Inner City Blues”
Hector Lavoe “Periodico De Ayer”
John Coltrane “Naima”
Brian Eno “The Big Ship”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Charmaine Lee! In 2025, Charmaine is not fucking around. She’s got an incredible new record on the way in a couple months called “Tulpa.” She’s just started a new label, Kou, with her partner Randall Dunn that has a unique and innovative approach to running a label. Oh, and she’s about to go on a 3-month, 90 city tour of the US in which she will play in all 50 states. And yet, she found time to yak with me about Tower of Power, Grouper, Ornette Coleman, Eyvind Kang, Phil Collins, U2, Dilla, and more!
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Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Tower of Power “Don’t Change Horses”
Grouper “Clearing”
Evanescence “Bring Me To Life “
Phil Collins “In the Air Tonight”
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros “Home”
American Football
Schubert “An die Musik”
Ornette Coleman “All My Life”
Bon Iver “Re:Stacks”
Eyvind King “Binah”
J Dilla “So Far To Go”
Auld Lang Syne
U2 “Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Glenn Donaldson! An episode 20 years in the making, this one was an absolute blast. Glenn’s band, The Reds, Pinks, and Purples has a new collection of songs out now on Fire Records called “The Past Is A Garden I Never Fed,” and it continues a long line of stellar releases. We get into his approach to songwriting, the beauty in names (if you need a band name, you should reach out), and more before diving into the highs and lows of REM, Anohni’s crushing songs, a perfect pick for greatest song of all time, Juice WRLD, Sade, Metallica, Galaxie 500, English Beat, and more!
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The Past Is A Garden I Never Fed
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Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Richie Valens “La Bamba”
ANOHNI “Another World”
English Beat “Save It For Later”
Grouper “Heavy Water/I’d Rather Be Sleeping”
Metallica “One”
R.E.M. “Everybody Hurts”
Sade “Lovers Rock”
Rites of Spring “All Through a Life”
The Jam “That’s Entertainment”
Juice WRLD “Wasted”
Galaxie 500 “Isn’t it a Pity”
Television Personalities “Say You Won’t Cry”
Hüsker Dü “Eight Miles High”
New episodes return! On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Ethan Miller! Ethan’s got a new trio record on the way with Bill Orcutt and Steve Shelley (talk about a dream team), so I had to get his side about how that all came into being. Then we wade into the weeds yapping about a good wordless chorus, why the New York Dolls should have been on the Voyager gold record, King Crimson, Dylan, Faust, Sonny Sharrock, Tom Jones, and loads more!
Listen to all of Ethan’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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The Beatles “Hey Jude”
Albert Ayler “The Truth Is Marching In”
Pink Floyd “Fearless”
New York Dolls “Trash”
Lou Read “Metal Machine Music #1”
Tom Jones “I Can’t Stop Loving You”
King Crimson “Starless”
Bob Dylan “Like a Rolling Stone”
Faust “Krautrock”
Fanny “Special Care”
Jimi Hendrix “Like a Rolling Stone”
Sonny Sharrock “Black Woman”
**Never a bad time to revisit this gem of an episode from the great Ka Baird. New episodes are on the way - just needed a little break this summer!**
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Ka Bard on the show. Their latest album, “Bearings: Soundtracks for the Bardos,” is something else. For all of the great music Ka’s made over the last 2+ decades, this one really stands out. After that, we try to figure out what it was about 1971 that went so damn hard! And we get into how the Muppets are a national treasure, the staying power of the Raincoats, Alice Coltrane’s all-time greatness, connecting with Joanna Newsom, MC Yallah’s infectious relentlessness, the impossibility of Can, Sinead O’Connor’s incredible power, and loads more!
Listen to all of Ka’s picks HERE
Bearings: Soundtracks for the Bardos
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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The Muppets “Rainbow Connection”
Sibylle Baier “Says Elliot
Alice Coltrane “Universal Consciousness”
Hole “Teenage Whore”
Comus “Drip Drip”
Tricky “Overcome”
Joanna Newsom “Only Skin”
Leonard Cohen “Stories of the Street”
Can “Vitamin C”
MC Yallah “Kubali”
Sinead O’Connor “Troy”
Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes “Ame Debout”
If you haven’t heard Robert’s new soundtrack for UNION - listen to it today! I’ve been digging into it a lot the last few weeks, so I wanted to revisit his excellent episode
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe on the show. After learning about how he first got into soundtracking and scoring work and I tell a story about the time we actually met in person, Robert brings the heat. We wade well beyond the deep end, getting into the enigmatic wonder of Yoko Ono, the lyrical brilliance of Damon Locks, Sade always bringing the mood, the beauty behind “Chemirocha,” and why you just can’t do it anymore with one of the greatest pop songs ever.
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Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Holst “The Planets: Mars”
Dead Can Dance “Mesmerisim”
Chemutoi Ketienya “Chemirocha”
Japan “Ghosts”
R. Kelly “Ignition (Remix)”
Yoko Ono “Mindtrain”
Sade “The Sweetest Taboo”
Talk Talk “New Grass”
The Eternals “Eternally Yours”
Kelan Phil Cochran “African Skies”
Revolutionaries “Kunta Kinte Dub”
Alice Coltrane “Journey in Satchidananda”
Albert Ayler “Love Cry”
**The weather is getting hotter, the ground is cracked and humming - a perfect time to revisit last year's episode with Andrew Weathers!**
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Andrew Weathers on the show. Few people have been involved in more of my favorite albums over the last 10+ years, so I was thrilled to chat with him. Andrew’s a real one. We talk about a lot of pop punk, what made Roy Orbison finally click, the sweeter side of Bill Callahan, how improbable and seriously fun The Highwaymen are, American Analog Set’s all-time greatness, and loads more!
Listen to all of Andrew’s picks HERE
Andrew Weathers” A Cardinal With A Sign of Blood”
Wind Tide “Blue Breaking Brown”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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The Temptations “My Girl”
Osker “Kinetic”
The Highwaymen “Highwayman”
The American Analog Set “Punk As Fuck”
Underoath “Reinventing Your Exit”
Old Crow Medicine Show “Wagon Wheel”
Smog “Truth Serum”
Roy Orbison “I Drove All Night”
Hot Water Music “Trusty Chords”
The Wonder Years “Passing Through A Screen Door”
Gay Meat “Lychee Ice”
Hiroshi Sato “Blue and Moody Music”
The Progress “Merit”
**It's a great time to revisit this Songs of Our Lives classic as Jeremiah and Marta Sofia Honer have a new album coming out on Friday - Different Rooms**
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Jeremiah Chiu on the show. He’s been on quite a run of incredible records the last couple years, and on February 2nd, it continues with “The Closest Thing to Silence,” a collaboration between himself, Marta Sofia Honer, and the gerat Ariel Kalma. After talking about how that came together, we keep channel Ariel’s spirit and keep things in the posi-zone, talking about Stevie Wonder’s all-time greatness, the gravity of Ryuichi Sakamoto, the personal impact of 80s and 90s R&B, Burt Bacharach putting us in a romantic mood, Radiohead recognizing Paul Lansky’s genius, Milton Nascimento’s all-timer, and loads more!
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“The Closest Thing to Silence”
Paul Lansky “More Than Idle Chatter”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Stevie Wonder "I Just Called To Say I Love You"
Ryuichi Sakomato "andata"
Womack & Womack "Teardrops)
Rotary Connection "I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun"
Radiohead "Idioteque"
Paul Lansky "Idle Chatter"
Yellow Magic Orchestra "Perspective"
M83 "Laura"
Franco Battiato "Una Cellula"
Pet Shop Boys "Nervously"
Herbie Hancock "Rain Dance"
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Hayden Pedigo! I absolutely adore his new record, “I’ll Be Waving As You Drive Away,” so it was great to talk to him about it before diving into a host of excellent picks. We talk about the crushing agelessness of Judee Sill, Wolf Eyes on the jukebox, how everyone has their Disney song, Andy Shauf’s under-the-radar opus, the Fahey of it all, Paul Simon, Genesis, Gia Margaraet, Scott Walker, and more!
Listen to all of Hayden’s picks HERE
“I’ll Be Waving As You Drive Away”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Shelby Flint “The Journey”
Judee Sill “The Kiss”
Girls “Laura”
Scott Walker “On Your Own Again”
The War on Drugs “Under The Pressure”
Wolf Eyes “Half Animal, Half Insane”
King Crimson “Walking On Air”
Arctic Monkeys “There’d Better Be A Mirrorball”
Paul Simon “Slip Slidin’ Away”
Gia Margaret “Guitar Piece”
Andy Shauf “Daylight Dreaming”
John Fahey “Sligo River Blues”
Genesis “Carpet Crawlers”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s The Modern Folk (aka J Moss)! I keep getting pulled back to his new album with the Modern Folk Electronic Ensemble, and that felt like a perfect excuse to get him on the show. Good times were had! We talk about starting off with Bob Dylan, Gillian Welch’s devastating abilities, drug-fueled frenzy from Fleetwood Mac, going to bat for The Eagles, Lil Uzi Vert, Beefheart, Chance the Rapper, Twin Peaks, and so much more!
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Modern Folk Electronic Ensemble on Debacle
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Bob Dylan “Man in the long Black Coat”
Gillian Welch “April the 14th, Pt. 1”
Lil Uzi Vert “Endless Fashion”
The Rolling Stones “Sway”
Chance The Rapper “No Problem”
Eagles “Hotel California”
Angelo Badalamenti “Twin Peaks Theme”
Fleetwood Mac “The Ledge”
Captain Beefheart "The Dust Blows Forward and the Dust Blows Back”
Nina Simone “Suzanne”
Guided By Voices “Motor Away”
Velvet Underground “I Found a Reason”
Big Star “Stroke It Noel”
**This episode was originally published on November 7, 2023, and really, any time is a good time to revisit this hang with Patrick!**
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Patrick Shiroishi on the show. It would take a novel to list all the incredible things Patrick is doing these days, but notably he has new album out this week, “I was too young to hear silence” on American Dreams. He’s also a member of The Armed, and has a dizzying array of collaborative projects on every single burner. We get into the wild backstory of Doraemon, the power of a wordless chorus, teenage screamo dreams, the levels of K-Dot, and our hopes of a new Joanna Newsom album in 2024.
Listen to all of Patrick’s picks HERE
I was too young to hear silence
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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“Doraemon” Theme Song
Curtis Mayfield “Move On Up”
The Beatles “Hey Jude”
Finch “What It Is To Burn”
Yellow Eyes “Sick With Bloom”
Boyz II Men “I’ll Make Love To You”
Black Thought Freestyles on Flex
Kendrick Lamar “For Free”
The Blood Brothers “Under Pressure”
D’Angelo “Untitled”
Nai Palm “Crossfire”
Anteloper “Earthlings”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Joy Guidry! I’ve admired Joy’s work for years, so it was a real pleasure to finally connect one-on-one. She’s consistently pushed the boundaries of what the bassoon can do, and her latest album, Five Prayers, is a beautifully distilled expression of that evolving vision. We talked about pre-show rituals, Stevie Wonder as the GOAT, how incredible Cleo Sol is, getting a wider view of Tyler, The Creator, Ella Mai, Solange, The Temptations, and so much more!
Listen to all of Joy’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Erykah Badu “On and On”
Cleo Sol “Know That You Are Loved”
Teedra Moses “Be Your Girl” (Kaytranada Remix)
Stevie Wonder “As”
The Temptations “Silent Night”
Ella Mai “Not Another Love Song”
Cleo Sol “When I’m In Your Arms”
Tyler, The Creator “Chromakopia” (whole album)
Jazmine Sullivan “In With Another Man”
Jaylen Josey “New Girl”
Tyler, The Creator “Balloon”
Florence and the Machine “Dog Days Are Over”
Solange “Losing You”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Thor Harris! I don’t think Thor needs much introduction, but I have to mention the incredible new Thor & Friends Album, “Heathen Spirituals,” that’s out this week. It’s such a cathartic joy to listen to - so many moving parts, all of it interlocked and moving together beautifully. Thor and I talk about the marimba gifted to him, the album, and plenty more before diving into all things Kraftwerk, Steve Reich’s genius, prog love, Paul McCartney, Chappell Roan, The Jackson 5, and more!
Listen to all of Thor’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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The Jackson 5 “I’ll Be There”
Kansas “Dust In The Wind”
Kraftwerk “Model”
Steve Reich “Music for 18 Musicians”
Genesis “Seconds Out”
Yes “Siberian Khatru”
Utopia “Mated”
Robert Fripp “North Star”
Swans “Failure”
Chappell Roan “Good Luck Babe”
Paul McCartney “Silly Love Songs”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s the return of Sarah Hennies! I always knew I’d have Sarah back, and with her new album with Tristan Kasten-Krause out now on Dinzu Artefacts, it was the perfect opportunity. (The album is incredible, by the way). We talk a lot about the point of singular genius that is Jandek, belting out “The Piano Man,” Hatebeak, The Shaggs, Cerberus Shoal, Bobby Conn, The Fire Theft, and more!
Listen to all of Sarah’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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The Shaggs “I’m So Happy That You’re Near”
Jonathan Richman “Cold Pizza”
Billy Joel “The Piano Man”
Hatebeak "Beak of Putrefaction”
Officer! “Dynamite?
Jandek "You Won't Get Up”
Frances Baskerville "The Nanny's Panties”
The Shivers "L.I.E.”
Cerberus Shoal “Wyrm”
Bobby Conn “Never Get Ahead”
The Fire Theft “Uncle Mountain”
Baudouin Oosterlynck "La Point et La Ligne”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Greg Davis! Greg and I go pretty far back - I think I first covered him on Foxy Digitalis when “Curling Pond Woods” came out in 2004, but this year he’s got a new LP from Asterisk, his awesome hip-hop/beats project. With a slew of incredible MCs on board, “No School” is fun, deep, and an incredible record that invites repeat listens. We get into all of that before going long on Brian Eno & John Cale, Norma Tanega, Stevie Wonder, Gerry Rafferty, Nina Simone, MJ, and loads more!
Listen to all of Greg’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Stevie Wonder “Sir Duke” Michael Jackson “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough”
Simon & Garfunkel “Song For The Asking”
Brian Eno & John Cale “Lay My Love”
John Lennon “Imagine”
Gerry Rafferty “Baker Street”
John Coltrane “Say It (Over and Over Again)”
Grateful Dead “That’s It For The Other One”
Beach Boys “Surf’s Up”
Norma Tanega “I’m The Sky”
Nina Simone “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues”
Paul Simon “The Rhythm of the Saints”
Christopher Cross “Sailing”
**This episode was originally published on February 6, 2024, but the warm days from the last few weeks have had me bumping PHASOR a lot, so - let's hear from Roberto!**
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Helado Negro on the show. After talking a little about his process and the story of Lupe Lopez, he takes us on quite the journey (including me reacting to one of his off-the-cuff picks live - ha!). We get into the all-time greatness of Teddy Pendergrass, Piero’s timeless moments, Bonnie Raitt’s calypso side, the utter seduction of Maria Marquez’s “Loveroom,” Caliban bringing it, the understated magic of Luiz Bonfa, being moved to tears by Xenia Rubinos, and so much more!
Listen to all of Helado Negro’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Piero "Yo Vengo"
Xenia Rubinos "Cherry Tree"
Caliban "Open Mind"
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes "Bad Luck"
Onyx "Bacdafucup"
Frank Harris & Maria Marquez "Loveroom"
Bonnie Raitt "Wah She Go Do"
T.I. "Sorry"
Luiz Bonfá "Enchanted Mirror"
Luiza Brina "Back in Bahia"
Prefuse 73 "Afternoon Love In"
Meridian Brothers "Guaracha UFO"
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Kaho Matsui! This is, full stop, the most fried episode so far, and I mean that as the biggest, baddest compliment possible. We talk about her latest record, the incredible “Life Lover,” plus being prolific, and a whole lot more. Then we go into the wilds with the majesty of Dragonforce, all the things that make more eaze great, Manami Kakudo being amazing, Shane Justice McCord surprising us, Charli XCX, Bright Eyes, Smash Mouth, and more!
Listen to all of Kaho’s picks HERE
“computer and recording works for girls” (w/ more eaze)
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Smash Mouth “All Star”
Porter Robinson “Russian Roulette”
LUCY (Cooper B. Handy) “Make My Bed”
Dragonforce “Through the Fire and Flames”
Frank Ocean “Self Control”
lil aaron “DRUGS”
Bright Eyes “First Day of My Life”
Charli XCX “So I”
Corbin “Scab”
Shane Justice McCord “Absolute Singularity”
Manami Kakudo “Ikareta Baby”
more eaze “Accidental Prizes”
Adrianne Lenker “Not A Lot, Just Forever”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Mark Nelson! Mark has been involved in so many incredible things across the last 30+ years - Labradford, Pan American, etc. - that this episode is a bit of a dream. His new album with Michael Grigoni, “New World, Lonely Ride” is one of the most beautiful things I’ve heard this year. After talking a bit about how the collaboration came together, we go into Karen Carpenter’s greatness, the all-time everything of the B-52s, Cindy Lauper’s shining moment, Bobbie Gentry, Damian Marley, Train, Kelela, Tribe Called Quest, and plenty more!
Listen to all of Mark’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Carpenters “Rainy Days and Mondays”
Damian Marley “Welcome to Jamrock”
B-52’s “Rock Lobster”
Cyndi Lauper “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”
Jason Aldean “Tattoos On this Town”
Train “Drops of Jupiter”
Bobbie Gentry “Courtyard”
David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group “This Is Not America”
Chuck Berry “Memphis, Tennessee”
Kelela “Furry Sings The Blues”
Tribe Called Quest “Check the Rhime”
My Favorite Things
Marvin Gaye “What’s Goin’ On”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Macie Stewart! Her new album, “When The Distance Is Blue,” has resonated with me in such a powerful way, and talking to her about some of the ideas and emotions behind it helped explain why. From there, we talk about ultimate earworms, the greatest band of the last 20 years, still getting shocked by Arthur Russell, the GOAT of GOATs, Dick Raaijmakers, Wilco, Labi Siffre, Lhasa de Sela + more!
Listen to all of Macie’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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The Beach Boys “Surfin’ USA”
Lhasa de Sela “Is Anything Wrong”
Outkast “GhettoMusick”
Gillian Welch “Revelator”
Simon & Garfunkel “A Hazy Shade of Winter”
Dick Raaijmakers “Tweeklank”
Labi Siffre “Bless the Telepone”
Arthur Russell “I Couldn’t Say It To Your Face”
Wilco “Hummingbird”
Kristine Lechsper “Figure and I”
Pointer Sisters “Dirty Work”
Nina Simone “Let It Be Me”
Sly & The Family Stone “Hot Fun In The Summertime”
Kate Bush “The Sensual World”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Circuit des Yeux! My love for Haley Fohr’s work goes way, way back (shout out Night People), but this new record, “Halo On The Inside” is a different beast entirely. I am pretty much floored by it, so this was an absolute treat. We get into eternal love for the Bee Gees, Joëlle Leandre’s tearjerker, Neil Young at his worst, vibing with Jandek, the madman that is Lindsey Buckingham, Chris & Cosey, Brian Eno, Charli XCX, Van Halen, and more!
Listen to all of Haley’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Bee Gees “How Deep Is Your Love”
Joëlle Leandre “Cri”
Missy Elliot “One Minute Man”
Ronnie Spector “Try Some Buy Some”
Olivier Messiaen “L'Ascension”
Teenage Jesus & the Jerks “Orphans”
Jandek “Naked in the Afternoon”
Chris & Cosey “October (Love Song)”
Neil Young “There’s a World”
Lucinda Williams “Fruits of My Labor”
Brian Eno “Green World”
Charli XCX “Von Dutch”
Van Halen “Humans Being”
Neil Young “Razor Love”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Lucy Liyou! If it was up to me, Lucy would be a global superstar. Her music means that much to me. This episode was way too much fun. After talking about her incredible new record, “Every Video With Your Face, Every Sound Without Your Name,” it all goes up. We talk about loving Lee Greenwood’s schmaltzy voice, the audacity of Remy Ma, Nicki Minaj’s maximalism, Lil B’s greatness, the magnificence of YEOCH, Flash Flood Darlings, Ravel, Prokofiev, and, of course, Mariah.
Listen to all of Lucy’s picks HERE
Every Video Without Your Face, Every Sound Without Your Name
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Debussy “Arabesque No. 1”
Lee Greenwood “I.O.U.”
플래시 플러드 달링스 (Flash Flood Darlings) “별” “(Byeol)”
Remy Ma “Blasremy”
Ravel “Lever Du Jour”
Nicki Minaj “Roman Holiday”
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2, Movement 1
Jennifer Lopez “This is Me… Now”
Björk “It’s Not up to You”
Half Waif “Siren”
Lil B “B.O.R.”
Britney Spears “Anticipating”
YEOCH “별이 진다네”
Mariah Carey “Can’t Take That Way (Mariah’s Theme)”
**This episode was originally published on January 16, 2024, but with Grails announcing a new record this week, I thought it was a good time to revisit this classic episode**
For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Ilyas Ahmed on the show. After reminiscing a bit about the 2007 Digitalis music fest, Bottled Smoke, we talked about both incredible albums Ilyas released in 2023 - his solo joint, “A Dream of Another,” and Grails’ “Anches En Maat.” We had a blast getting into the underrated shredding of Steve Stevens, Velvet Underground’s ability for tender destruction, where you go after making one of the all-time records as your debut, how Bono ruins some great songs, Guy Picciotto as an underappreciated lyricist, Scott Walker being Scott Walker, Q Lazzarus’s genius and tragedy, feeling good with Donna Summer, and loads more!
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Ilyas Ahmed “A Dream of Another”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Song List
Billy Idol "Eyes Without A Face"
The Velvet Underground "Candy Says"
Nas "Memory Lane"
Scott Walker "On Your Own Again"
U2 "With or Without You"
Phil Collins "Sussudio"
Donna Summer "I Feel Love"
Captain Beefheart "Frownland"
Fugazi "Last Chance For a Slow Dance"
ecoegoe "kissing"
Q Lazzarus "Goodbye Horses"
John Coltrane "A Love Supreme"
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Katy Henriksen! Season three of her excellent podcast, Sound Off, debuts on March 6th, so we talk about what to expect from the upcoming episodes, and the challenges in producing podcasts on your own. Once we get into the music, we talk Thelonius Monk, Etta James, Beirut, Mingus, Tumi Mogorosi, all the incredible versions of “Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child,” and plenty more!
Listen to all of Katy’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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“My Favorite Things”
Mahler’s Adagietto (from the 5th Symphony)
Charles Mingus “Haitian Fight Song”
Nina Simone “Funkier Than a Mosquito’s Tweeter”
Beirut “Gulag Orkestar”
Etta James “I’d Rather Go Blind”
Joni Mitchell “A Case of You”
Ella Fitzgerald “Summertime”
Terry Callier “You Goin’ Miss Your Candyman”
Thelonious Monk Quartet “Monk’s Dream”
Tumi Mogorosi “Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s James Toth! I’ve known James for almost 20 years now (which is hard to get my head around), and in that time he’s made a ton of music that’s near and dear to me, written a lot of things that have inspired, and generally been a fellow lifer that does work that resonates with me. So, getting him on the show was a no brainer! We talk about his excellent Dunza project before bonding over Crystal Gale and Madonna, Bobby Charles’s incredible voice, Pat Methany, Black Flag, The Roches, Randy Newman, Celtic Frost, Rainy Day, and more!
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Wooden Wand “Harem of the Sundrum & The Witness Figg”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Crystal Gale “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue”
David Ackles “I’ve Been Loved”
Pat Metheny Group “[Cross the] Heartland”
The Roches “Hammond Song”
Black Flag “TV Party”
Celtic Frost “Cherry Orchards”
Chris Squire “You By My Side”
Madonna “Live to Tell”
Randy Newman “Feels Like Home”
Rainy Day “Flying On the Ground is Wrong”
Bobby Charles “I Must Be in a Good Place Now”
Tony Rice “Last Thing On My Mind”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Damon Locks! Over the last long while, Damon’s been one of my favorite artists on the planet. From the Black Monument Ensemble, his visual art, and all things in between, I have endless gratitude and awe for his work. We talked about his new, text-based record, “List of Demands,” before waxing on about Nikki Giovanni’s influence, The Hues Corporation bringing the sun, Duke and Coltrane going all-time, David Bowie, Parliament, Labi Siffre, The Specials, Bjork, and plenty more!
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Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Hues Corporation “Rock the Boat
Björk “I Remember You”
The Jam “Happy Together”
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane “In A Sentimental Mood”
Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots “Disco Duck”
Falco “Der Kommissar”
Donny Hathaway “A Song for You”
Parliament “Getten to Know You”
DEVO “Auto Modown”
David Bowie “Changes”
Labi Siffre “Bless the Telephone”
Susan Cadogan “Do It Baby” (Nice and Easy)
Duke Ellington “Lotus Blossom”
The Specials “Ghost Town”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Sam Sodomsky! Sam is an old friend and an OG Foxy Digitalis alum who has gone on to much bigger and brighter things including The Bird Calls. His latest record, “Melody Trail,” is a big leap for the project and a record I’ll be returning to a lot. After we talk about that and old time Foxy Digitalis days, we get into our love of Bruce Springsteen. how nobody says it better than Joni, Carly Simon’s underappreciated greatness, Sinatra, James Taylor, Mia Doi Todd, Office Culture, and more!
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Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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“Those Magic Changes” (from “Grease”)
Office Culture “Was I Cruel”
Bruce Springsteen “Darkness On the Edge of Town”
Joni Mitchell “A Case of You”
U2 “Vertigo”
Frank Sinatra “Strangers In The Night”
Mia Doi Todd “My Baby Lives in Paris”
James Taylor “The Frozen Man”
Lambchop “The New Cobweb Summer”
Carly Simon “Coming Around Again”
Bruce Cockburn “Wondering Where the Lions Are”
Adeline Hotel “Whodunnit”
Prefab Sprout “Bonny”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Sarah Belle Reid! She’s got a fantastic new record, “Accidental Ornithology,” in collaboration with Vinny Golia (the legend!) out now. It’s such a fun record. We talk about that a bit, Vinny’s magic, and her learning synthesis courses. Then, it really goes places with memories of Taj Mahal, finding joy in playing music, all the places Mahler’s 5th takes us, Else Marie Pade’s underappreciated greatness, Robert Ashley, SOPHIE, Wynton Marsalis, Parmegiani, Laurie Anderson, and more!
Listen to all of Sarah’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Song List
Taj Mahal “I Need Your Loving”
“How Deep Is The Ocean”
Mahler “Symphony 5”
Else Marie Pade “Symphonie Magnétophonique”
Nat King Cole “The Very Thought of You”
Wynton Marsalis “Blood on the Fields”
Robert Ashley “Improvement”
Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton (any)
Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden “Jasmine” (album)
SOPHIE “Faceshopping”
Charlie Haden, Liberation Music Orchestra “Goin’ Home”
Bernard Parmegiani “De Natura Sonorum”
Laurie Anderson “O Superman”
Louis Armstrong “What A Wonderful World”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Martha Skye Murphy! Her debut album, “Um” - released last year on AD 93 - has etched itself into my bones in the last couple months. We get into all of that and the weirdness of the holidays before going long on early Spice Girls memories, Gavin Bryars’ all-time turn, being in awe of Scott Walker, Langley Children’s Choir perfection, Bill Callahan, Patti Smith, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy + more!
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Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Song List
Spice Girls “Wannabe”
Low “Do You Know How to Waltz”
Opus III “It’s A Fine Day”
Gavin Bryars “Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet”
Kelis “Bossy”
Scott Walker “Patriot (a single)”
Nine Inch Nails “La Mer”
Bill Callahan “Angela”
Serge Gainsbourg ft. Jane Birkin “Je t’aime… Moi non plus”
Patti Smith “Dancing Barefoot”
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy “I See A Darkness”
On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Ava Mendoza! She’s been one of my favorite guitarists for quite some time, and her latest album, “The Circular Train,” is incredible. We get into the details behind the record plus her time with the Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet before Ava educates me on different Blues’ styles from various regions in Mississippi (and then some!) Then, we talk about conceptual connections between Alice Coltrane and Keiji Haino, the joy of Kid Congo Powers, Chrome’s greatness, Skip James, Loren Connors, Roy Buchanan, Earth, and more!
Listen to all of Ava’s picks HERE
Gary K. Spain on Chrome at Foxy Digitalis
Song List
Savia Andina “Danza del Sicuri”
Skip James “Devil Got My Woman” or “Hard Time Killing Floor Blues”
Kid Congo Powers and the Pink Monkey Birds “Ese Vicio Delicioso”
Albert Ayler “Truth is Marching In”
Blind Willie Johnson “Dark Was The Night”
Virus “The Black Flux”
Earth “The Bees Made Honey In The Lions Skull”
Nicki Minaj “Stupid Hoe”
Roy Buchanan “Sweet Dreams”
Keiji Haino / Jim O'Rourke / Oren Ambarchi “Thinking too deeply I skipped over ¯¯ three by three”
Geraldine Fibbers “Richard”
Can “Father Cannot Yell”
Alice Coltrane “Turiya Sings”
Chrome “SS Cygni”
Cakes da Killa “Keep it Goin”
Carla Bozulich “Winds of St. Anne”
Jessie Mae Hemphill “Eagle Bird”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Tony Rolando! I first learned about Tony through his incredible solo work, not realizing that he was the co-founder of one of the most interesting synthesizer companies of the last decade or so - Make Noise Music. Putting it all together, the depth and unique scope of his sonic explorations and compositional approach made more sense. His latest, “Imagine A Dolphin Dreaming,” is the latest chapter in that story. After digging into the album and our mutual love of aqueous sounds, we talk about Rockwell creating a timeless banger, unequivocally loving US Maple, Caterina Barbieri’s mind-bending approach, the fingertapping-to-arpeggio pipeline, Sinead, Smashing Pumpkins, 90 Day Men, and more!
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Song List
Rockwell “Somebody’s Watching Me”
Billie Eilish “When The PArty’s Over”
Newcleus “Jam On It”
The White Stripes "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground”
US Maple “Letter to ZZ Top”
Harold Budd & Brian Eno "A Stream with Bright Fish”
Oneohtrix Point Neverw/ Iggy Pop "The Pure and the Damned”
90 Day Men “Dialed In”
Catarina Barbieri “Fantas”
XOR “Lazy Heat”
Sinead O’Connor “Nothing Compares 2 U”
Prince “When Doves Cry”
Van Halen “Panama”
Smashing Pumpkins “To Sheila”
Prince “Pop Life”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s the return of Jeff Tobias!! In this first REMIXED episode, we tackle a whole new list of questions. We also talk about his busy 2024, the “Mandatory Liberation Vol. 1” compilation he released with Gold Bolus, and plenty more. After that, we get into Lindsey Buckingham’s insane solo arcs, Don Cherry at his most whimsical, love for Ponytail, Joe Jackson, Tullio de Piscopo, VU, Van Morrison, and more!
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Jeff's first Songs of Our Lives episode
Song List
This Heat “Horizontal Hold”
Ponytail “Dear God Plz Make My2eyes N2 One”
Joe Jackson “Steppin’ Out”
Don Cherry “March of the Hobbits”
McLusky “Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues”
Pere Ubu “Humor Me”
Carl Stone “Shing Kee”
Velvet Underground “I’ll Be Your Mirror”
Mr. Bungle “Retrovertigo”
Tullio de Piscopo “Stop Bajon”
Kate Bush “Hounds of Love”
Lindsey Buckingham “Go Insane”
Van Morrison “Beside You”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s YATTA! Even though we had to fight through some technical difficulties throughout, we had a great time talking about YATTA’s latest album, “Palm Wine” (one of the albums of the year), the Palm Wine genre, making music videos, and more. Once we get to the questions, we go long about their granduncle, S.E. Rogie, the undeniable magic of Brenda Fassie, moments when Kanye’s still got it, an unapologetic appreciation for “Sandstorm,” Whitney Houston, Sufjan Stevens, The Flamingos + plenty more!
Listen to all of YATTA’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Jeff Parker! Look, when it comes to favorite guitarists, Jeff is on my Mount Rushmore. A few years ago, he put together one of the best bands around with his ETA 4tet - Jeff, Anna Butterss, Josh Johnson, and Jay Bellerose, and they’ve got a new album - “The Way Out Of Easy” - out now on International Anthem. After talking about that and Tortoise, we get into Dionne Warwick singing some scary sentiments, the greatness of “Wichita Lineman,” learning to love Neil Young, one of Drake’s bangers, Steely Dan, Frank Ocean, Gladys Knight, and plenty more!
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“Mondays At The Enfield Tennis Academy”
Anna Butterss on Songs of Our Lives
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s LEYA! I’ve never done a regular episode with two people at once, so not only is this a first, it was such a blast. After digging into some of the concepts behind their new mini album, “I Forget Everything,” and fangirling about more eaze, we get after it. Conversations around the epicness of Yanni, the Barbie movie, getting hyped with Big Moe, Guillaume de Machaut, Daddy Yankee’s party in a box, the greatness of Joanna Newsom, Eartheater, Charli XCX, Amen Dunes, and more!
Listen to all of LEYA’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Alan Licht! Alan is an absolute legend, and his latest album, “Havens,” explores new ground in a career that has covered almost all of it. We talk about that and the idea of phantom harmonics before diving into kid’s show theme songs, controversial Lou Reed songs, Jackson Browne hitting the spot, Afrika Bambaataa’s greatness, Will Oldham, Big Thief, Roberta Flack, and so much more!
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Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Whitney Johnson! Whitney did something I’ve always dreamed about - releasing two different albums (under two separate names no less!) on the same day, and both of them are fabulous. We talk about that and some other sound projects before diving into all the sides of Sonny Sharrock, Prince’s all-time greatness, unrepentant love for ABBA, Psychic TV destroying us, the Steve Winwood hypetrain, and FINALLY someone’s favorite song is also my favorite song, so we had a moment at the end. Plus more, obviously!
Listen to all of Whitney’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Jason Woodbury! After a quick chat about the connection and influence of writing about music and playing music, plus his new EP with Dad Weed, we get into unfortunate moments with the Bob Seger Band, the lifetime of influence Vince Guaraldi has had, sticking up for The Smiths, Judee Sill’s transcendent lyrics, Bill Evans replayability, Bob Dylan, Cocteau Twins, Tom Verlaine + more!
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Jason’s Substack, “Range & Basin”
JPW & Dad Weed “Two Against Nurture”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Tomin! This one feels full circle. Ever since learning about Tomin’s music nearly four years ago, I’ve felt a special connection to it. It’s been hard to explain, but after seeing his picks for this episode and talking to him about them, it makes a lot more sense. His latest record, “A Willed and Conscious Balance,” is out now International Anthem and is such a special listen. We talk about that, his cheat code of a band, and plenty more before diving into TLC’s eye-opening impact, the all-time greatness of jaimie branch, the absurdly underappreciated Marvin Hannibal Peterson, living in the same timeline as Alice Coltrane, transcending with Ballake Sissiko, Charles Mingus, James Brandon Lewis, John Coltrane, and loads more!
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“A Willed and Conscious Balance”
“Flores para Verene / Cantos para Caramina”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s amelia courthouse! I loved her last album, “ruby glass,” a lot, but the connection with the new one, “broken things,” runs so much deeper. We talked about growing up with church hymns and the affinity we still feel for a lot of that music before diving into one hell of an episode. We get into why there can only ever be one Leonard Cohen, obsessing over 80s Bob Dylan, finally getting Fleetwood Mac , the magic and catharsis of Larry Young, Beth Nielson Chapman crushing us, Vince Gill, The Handsome Family, The Velvets, and so much more!
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amelia courthouse “broken things”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Chuck Johnson! His new album, “Sun Glories,” has been out for a few months, but it’s hitting harder as the temperatures finally drop here. We got into the record, the nature of collaboration, hope, and more before digging into his picks. Chuck kept me on my toes as we chatted about Donna Summer’s greatness, Hamza el Din stopping you in your tracks, Beth Gibbons’ incredible range, Pauline Oliveros deep cuts, David Bowie, SANAM, Queen, and more!
Listen to all of Chuck’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Sarah Davachi! Sarah’s one of the hardest working people in world of experimental composition, so much so that she has TWO new releases out and on the way . Her latest, “The Head As Form’d In The Crier’s Choir,” came out last month, and it’s incredible. In November, “Music For A Bellowing Room” - a durational piece made in collaboration with filmmaker Dicky Bahto - will be released. It all feels like a dream. Even with that, Sarah took the time to chat with me about early Steve Miller Band memories, the genius of Prince, when things finally click, the improbability of Butthole Surfers, Genesis, John Frusciante, Bobb Trimble, and so much more!
Listen to all of Sarah’s picks HERE
The Head As Form’d In The Crier’s Choir
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Darius Jones! He’s been on a tear in recent years, and his last three albums - including the latest, “Legend of e’Boi (The Hypervigilant Eye)” - have really left a mark on me. I was thrilled to talk to Darius about the new record, his mental health journey, and so much more. We get into George Clinton’s all-timer status, classic Jacko, Andy Bey being weird and great, Meshell Ndegeocello’s multiple talents, the magic connection between MF Doom and Madlib, Henry Threadgill, Patti Labelle, and more!
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“Legend of e’Boi (The Hypervigilant Eye)”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Mali Obomsawin! I’ve wanted to have Mali on the show for a while so when “symbiont,” her incredible new album in collaboration with Jake Blount was announced, I knew this was a perfect opportunity. This episode was way more fun than it had any right to be. After talking a bit about the record and working with Jake, we get into all the hits… Prince, ODB, Tom Petty, how great Labrys is, Roy Orbison’s wild arrangements. the Beatles politics, Bob Dylan’s sexy side, and loads more!
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Mali Obomsawin & Jake Blount “symbiont”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Jake Blount! He’s got a new record in collaboration with Mali Obomsawin, “symbiont,” coming out on Smithsonian Folkways later this month. It’s absolutely incredible. We talk about how he and Mali came to work together and dig into the album a bit before going in on a bunch of songs. We talk about unlikely stadium anthems, Imogen Heap not getting the recognition she should, the amazing sound of the jouhikko, the beauty and heartbreak of Brown Bird, reassessing Linkin Park, Fiona Apple, Trent Reznor, Our Native Daughters, and more!
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Mali Obomsawin & Jake Blount “symbiont”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Wendy Eisenberg! Their new album, “Viewfinder,” just might finally answer the important question of, “Can I love a Wendy Eisenberg album more than I love ‘Auto’?” Beyond that, we get into the almost-literal timelessness of “Greensleaves,” the all-time great Beach Boys’ tune, love for Willie Nelson, GG Allin shocking us in unexpected ways, Cindy Lee, Elliot Smith, Beefheart, and more!
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Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Dialect! I can’t stop listening to and thinking about his new album, The Atlas of Green. As I get deeper into it, new layers of its narrative are revealed, and sonically it’s just a delicate, beautiful excursion. So we talk about all of that plus making sample libraries before going long on Bonnie Raitt’s heartbreak, where “Pyramid Song” sits in the pantheon, Mr. Bungle hot takes, the genius of Prefab Sprout, Clarissa Connelly, Jenny Hval, and so much more!
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Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s more eaze! It took us a year, but we finally made this episode happen and the wait was well worth it. We could have chatted for hours about both of her new records - ---__--____ ‘s “Night of Fire” and the solo splendor of “lacuna & parlor,” but there was so much more to talk about. We go long on a song about a dog that is absolutely crushing, the distressing genius of The Red Krayola, Robert Ashley’s all-timer of all-timers, Astrid Sonne, Parsley Sound, Sufjan, and so much more!
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Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Lia Kohl! How can you not love an album that finds beauty in refrigerator hums and ringtones? That’s what Lia Kohl’s new album, “Normal Sounds,” does (among many other things!). We talk about that a bit before getting into how much we love Sade, Mendelssohn bops, learning to appreciate metal through Meshuggah, being careful with your words, T-Pain’s birthday love, the everything of Nina Simone, and plenty more!
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Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s David Grubbs! I often ask myself, is there anything David can’t do? I’m pretty sure the answer is no. We talked a fair bit about his new record with Loren Connors, “Evening Air,” before going down all sorts of rabbit holes about Mayo Thompson and The Red Krayola, the expansive magic of The Modern Lovers, Van Dyke Parks walking the line of something bananas and genius, Myriam Gendron breaking us to bits, Isaac Hayes, Bob Dylan, and so much more!
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Loren Connors & David Grubbs “Evening Air”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Nick Zanca! His new album, “Hindsight,” feels like Nick in record form in a lot of ways. It’s clearly a record he’s wanted to make all of his life. We dig into that and what it’s like to see that realized before diving into how many Americans have a Disney-song memory, Milton Nascimiento’s magnificence, Pat Matheny Group’s killer ECM run, moving past James Blake, the sweet joy of Labi Siffre, John Martyn making sexy as hell music, King Crimson, and more! PLUS, one of Nick’s answers to one of the Patreon questions was so much fun that I moved it into the regular episode - woohoo, bonus!
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Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Anna Butterss! When it comes to bass players, Anna Butterss is in rarified air. But there is so much more to their sonic practice (just listen to 2022’s incredible “Activities”!), and we get to hear yet another side of their playing on Small Medium Large’s debut, “SML.” We talk all about that, playing with Jeff Parker and Jason Isbell, and then dive into the greatness of Meshell Ndegeocello, Courtney Barnett being one of THE ones, underappreciated Herbie Hancock gems, discovering “Hey Ya” way late, admiration for Juana Molina blazing her own path, TOTO going to levels, + so much more!
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Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Seth Parker Woods! When it comes to cellists and modern and experimental composition, Seth’s at the top of the call list. His latest offering as part of Wild Up in the Julius Eastman Anthology Series is “The Holy Presence,” and the front of this episode is just an absolute masterclass from Seth about the history and beauty of this piece and what makes Eastman such an important figure. From there we talk about the perfection of The Temptations, Rachael Yamagata brightening the world, being in the room for Tracy Chapman’s Grammy’s performance, Boyz II Men knowing romance, the dream team of Beyonce and Terius Nash, Ariana Grande cooking something up, Janet Jackson, and so much more!
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Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Tashi Wada! This episode unfolds a little bit differently than usual, but the general spirit of it is right in the sweet spot. Tashi’s new album, “What Is Not Strange?” is such a beautiful, vulnerable expression that reveals itself through deep, focused listening. After talking a bit about that, we move into memories of his father’s music, the emotional weight of Philip Glass, La Monte Young’s sonic middle finger, having fun with Hosono, Pandit Pran Nath, and so much more.
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Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Joe Rainey! His new project, Bizhiki, with Dylan Bizhikiins Jennings and Sean Carey, have made one of 2024’s best albums, “Unbound.” The combination of traditional and ceremonial rhythms and singing melded with contemporary production and instrumentation results in a moving, powerful album unlike anything else. We talked a lot about Rainey’s history with pow wows and pow wow singing while growing up on the south side of Minneapolis before digging into songs that have stuck with him. We get into the all-time greatness of Buddy Red Bow, formative connections with 90s R&B luminaries like SWV, Donny Hathaway’s romantic notions, sadness in Willie Nelson’s voice, wake singing, Nevad Brave, and so much more.
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Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Jae Soto! Her debut album, “Leave the Light On,” has quickly become one of my favorites of 2024. It’s special and I can’t stop listening to it. After talking a bit about that, we get into the beauty of Linda Perhacs’ music, Gal Costa’s infectious sounds, making interplanetary friends with The Golden Girls, Jackie Wilson taking everyone beyond, ML Buch’s unique palette, Deerhoof showing that anything is possible, and she even challenged the cosmos (and broke our internet connection!) with one of her picks. Ha! This was a blast and there’s so much more, too!
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Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Yann Novak! There’s so many things Yann does that are important in my life - from his music (check out the upcoming “Voices of Theseus”!) and label to his supportive approach with artists - so it was so great to have this conversation. We get into the gravity of Anohni and the Johnsons, being surprised by Billie Eilish, Devendra Banhart’s moment, claire rousay’s music clicking, Rabbit in the Moon going supernova, losing love for a Flaming Lips classic, sharing music with a partner, getting hyped by Sleater Kinney, death by Joanna Newsom, and so much more!
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Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Jeffrey Silverstein! His new EP, “Roseway,” is a perfect summer jam. After talking about his band, we get into early house shows performing Green Day songs, Johnny Frierson lighting up the world, the perfection of Faces, the poetry of Bill Callahan, the best version of “You’ve Got a Friend,” Natural Child going for it, the greatness of Ted Lucas, and loads more!
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Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Loula Yorke! Ever since our paths crossed a couple years ago, I’ve become a huge admirer of all the various components in Loula’s creative practice. Her new mixtape series is (along with her recent album, “Volta”) one of my favorite things happening in 2024. Plus, I’m not sure I’ve laughed more during an episode than this one! So, after talking through both of those things, we get into jamming to ABBA, Mira Calix and Oliver Coates destroying us, Candi Staton’s unheralded greatness, the diverging paths and intersections of dance music and punk, Kreayshawn’s drunk vibes, the honey in Erykah Badu’s voice, The Roches unhinged lyrics, how utterly bad ass Special Interest are, Liquid Crystal being better than Mozart, and so much more!
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Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Cadence Weapon on on the show. After talking about his fantastic new record, “ROLLERCOASTER,” and the ways we unearth new music, the party really starts. We go into busting a move with James Brown, Merle’s other side, annoying people with Ian Dury, The Flamingos going to another dimension, when Frank Ocean flipped the script, Steely Dan’s best lyrics, why you shouldn’t take on Kendrick Lamar, a version of Nirvana better than Nirvana, where it all comes together with Nick Cave, and more!
Listen to all of Cadence Weapon’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Lawrence English on the show. I’ve known Lawrence for almost two decades now, and I am in constant awe of his music, his drive, and the way he builds community through his work. A new collaboration with Akira Kosemura has my attention right now, but I know there’s always something else lurking around the next corner. Our conversation is winding, vaguely on topic (and in the usual format), but we hit some high points with his love of anime, the power of Public Enemy to open windows, Merzbow’s uplifting spirit, the surprise of Ace Frehley’s solo album, Sakamoto bringing out the tears, and so much more!
Listen to all of Lawrence’s picks HERE (note that we didn’t get to all these picks in the episode!)
Lawrence English & Akira Kosemura “Selene”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Matthew Sage on the show. His band, Fuubutsushi has a new album out in June called “Meridians” and it is dosed with magic. After chatting about that for a bit and his decision to take cached.media off Bandcamp, we get into it. Imagining existing in world before Erik Satie, learning to love Paul McCartney, Black Dice’s unfathomable music, the undeniable genius of Bill Evans, being crushed by Joanna Newsom, Daft Punk turning on the lights, having your family turn on you because of Bobby McFerrin, and so much more!
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Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Shane Parish on the show. When it comes to modern guitar gods, Shane is right up there for me. I am constantly amazed by not just what he can play, but HOW he plays - there is so much subtlety, emotional depth, and joy in it that it becomes infectious. His new album, “Repetoire,” is an absolute triumph. After we get into that and his love of transcribing music for solo guitar, we go all out with one of Dylan’s most brutal songs, loving life with Nina Simone, Fugazi doing Fugazi things, Coltrane going immortal, Nick Drake and courtship, and finally - FINALLY - someone picks THE answer for which cover song is better than the original. Oh, and there’s loads more, too!
Listen to all of Shane’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Myriam Gendron on the show. Suffice to say, Myriam is one of my favorite musicians and songwriters on the planet, and her newest album, Mayday, only cements that further. Beyond all the great music we talked about, Myriam brought up an interesting point around thinking about songs vs. performances that I am still pondering weeks later. But, with that, we talked about getting destroyed by Nico, the most beautiful melody in history, Guns N Roses lack of redeeming qualities, Will Oldham’s beautiful restlessness, contentious Leonard Cohen gems, Rosali on fire, lullabies with Sandy Denny, and so much more!
Listen to all of Myriam Gendron’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Jharis Yokley on the show. Jharis’s debut album, "Sometimes, Late At Night,” has been in constant rotation for a while. I knew he was an incredible drummer, but had no idea just how good a songwriter he is, too. After talking a bit about the record, we go long with how Disney songs ingrain in our memories, the hardest anime theme around, Bee Gees making us feel good, Herbie Hancock raising his own level, lots of love for ABBA, Kanye’s best lyrics, Laura Mvula’s voice from another dimension, and more!
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Jharis Yokley “Sometimes Late At Night”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Lea Bertucci on the show. We jump right in - no time for a proper intro! From Lea’s selection criteria for this show, her love of Mexico City, The Tonebook Volume 2, we chat about where you go when it all starts with Sade, Dee Lite’s joyfulness, Garbage being garbage, a scandalous take on Neil Young, the power of Jolene, Julee Cruise oozing romance, the depth of Scott Walker’s lyrics, and so much more!
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Lea Bertucci’s “Of Shadow & Substance”
Lea Bertucci Instagram (for shows, news, etc)
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Six Organs of Admittance aka Ben Chasny on the show. We talked a bit about his new album, “Time is Glass,” the recording process behind it, then we dive headfirst into the fire. We talked about how aliens would love The Carpenters, early music memories from TV, Loren Connors romantic side, the Melvins’ all-time greatness, controversial Bob Dylan takes, tears for Jimi, Bert Jansch always and forever, plus loads more!
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Six Organs of Admittance “Time is Glass”
Six Organs of Admittance upcoming shows
Ben Chasny Guitar Solos Interview on Foxy Digitalis
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Emil Amos on the show! We went way off script and got into all sorts of rabbit holes because Emil is such a good storyteller, but this was such a good time. After a lengthy discussion about tape music and trading in the 90s, Emil gets into the storyzone talking about whether Guns N Roses still has redeeming qualities, the genius and repulsion of Sun City Girls, Miami bass, making aliens come to terms with George Jones, Jerry Garcia, and plenty more.
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Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite JLIN on the show. Her new album, “Akoma,” is something else! After overcoming some technical difficulties and talking about working with the Arkansas Pine Bluff marching band, we get into it about Luther Vandross’s velvet voice, the places Earth, Wind, and Fire take you to, Nile Rodgers being so far ahead of the game, Eartha Kitt’s influence on her music, what makes Sade great, Teena Marie’s masterpiece, her own songs she can’t stand anymore, and a lot more!
Listen to all of JLIN’s picks HERE
JLIN’s upcoming tour dates & website
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite claire rousay on the show! When I was developing this show last year, claire was one of the people I knew I wanted to have as a guest. With her excellent new album, “sentiment,” out on April 19 via Thrill Jockey, it was the perfect opportunity to bring her on the show. We talk about her connection with more eaze, what DJ Khaled’s life must be like, the all-time greatness of Prince’s “Dirty Mind,” Kath Bloom and Loren Connors making magic, the most cringe Myspace music there is, learning to love Elliot Smith, Mark Kozelek, how Young Thug is the greatest artist of the last 20 years, and so much more!
Listen to all of claire’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Rosali on the show. Her new album, “Bite Down,” is out on March 22 via Merge and it’s absolutely wonderful. We talked a bit about that and its iconic cover before digging into the all-time greatness of Funkadelic, Ween’s sweeter side, Bob Seger raging, all the love for Nico, getting down with Mariah Carey, the power of a song’s opening line, Incredible String Band going on a microscopic trip, losing love for The Smiths, TLC, the propulsive infiniteness of Black Sabbath, and loads more!
Listen to all of Rosali’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Matana Roberts on the show. This one was so much fun. Matana was at the airport waiting to fly out to Montreal, and something about the background airport noise adds to the vibrant mood. We dig into a lot of things like when we might see Matana at Burning Man, coming full circle with Albert Ayler, getting in trouble lip syncing Madonna, Joni Mitchell in blackface, the loveliness of Helado Negro, Klein doing things nobody else is, Éliane Radigue, recent killers from Mary Halvorson and James Brandon Lewis, + so much more.
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Matana Roberts on Constellation Records
Matana Roberts “Coin Coin, Chapter 5: In The Garden”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite MIZU on the show. Her new album, “Forest Scenes,” is such an immersive and emotional listening experience. After talking a bit about that, MIZU gives me a crash course in classical music as well as chatting about the fun of soccer mom music, John Cage’s divisiveness, the wonder of Schumann, when Bach loses some of its luster, how incredible Rachika Nayar is, the moment Talk Talk became so much more, Sophie hyping us up, William Basinski in all his glambient glory, Philip Glass overwhelming us with emotion, and loads more!
Listen to all of MIZU’s picks HERE
MIZU’s website (tour dates, etc)
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Ka Baird on the show. Their latest album, “Bearings: Soundtracks for the Bardos,” is something else. For all of the great music Ka’s made over the last 2+ decades, this one really stands out. After that, we try to figure out what it was about 1971 that went so damn hard! And we get into how the Muppets are a national treasure, the staying power of the Raincoats, Alice Coltrane’s all-time greatness, connecting with Joanna Newsom, MC Yallah’s infectious relentlessness, the impossibility of Can, Sinead O’Connor’s incredible power, and loads more!
Listen to all of Ka’s picks HERE
Bearings: Soundtracks for the Bardos
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite cartoonist Beth Hetland on the show. Her new graphic novel, “Tender,” is coming out in March, and I got to learn a bit about her writing process before we dive into the tunes. From there, we talk about some recent all-time bangers, the way Harry Belafonte will make you happy, Prince’s greatness, a surprise from Doja Cat, weird ass Christmas songs, and so much more!
Listen to all of Beth’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite The Body’s Lee Buford on the show. First, we get the other perspective on Dis Fig & The Body’s “Orchards of a Futile Heaven.” This record just absolutely rips. Then, things go off with the Jason Molina’s crushing music, Neutral Milk Hotel’s being too ubiquitous, music that’s so vapid it rocks, Peter Gabriel’s wild romantic lines, the brutality and awesomeness of “Cop Killer,” Willie Nelson bringing a sadness to someone else’s song that is devastating, the undeniable nature of Dead Prez, our mutual Roman Empire, and more!
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Dis Fig & The Body “Orchards of a Futile Heaven”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Felicia Chen aka Dis Fig on the show. There are collaborations that just make sense, and one listen to Dis Fig & The Body’s “Orchards of a Futile Heaven” screams that these two projects are meant to collide. After talking about how that happened, we blast off talking about how early is too early for a memory of Naughty by Nature, the desolation Sufjan Stevens can bring, how Earth is also sexy… maybe, earnestness going too far, Senyawa’s magic, getting hyped with Nero, Portishead’s greatness, and loads more!
Listen to all of Felicia’s picks HERE
Dis Fig & The Body “Orchards of a Futile Heaven”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Helado Negro on the show. After talking a little about his process and the story of Lupe Lopez, he takes us on quite the journey (including me reacting to one of his off-the-cuff picks live - ha!). We get into the all-time greatness of Teddy Pendergrass, Piero’s timeless moments, Bonnie Raitt’s calypso side, the utter seduction of Maria Marquez’s “Loveroom,” Caliban bringing it, the understated magic of Luiz Bonfa, being moved to tears by Xenia Rubinos, and so much more!
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Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Jeremiah Chiu on the show. He’s been on quite a run of incredible records the last couple years, and on February 2nd, it continues with “The Closest Thing to Silence,” a collaboration between himself, Marta Sofia Honer, and the great Ariel Kalma. After talking about how that came together, we keep channel Ariel’s spirit and keep things in the posi-zone, talking about Stevie Wonder’s all-time greatness, the gravity of Ryuichi Sakamoto, the personal impact of 80s and 90s R&B, Burt Bacharach putting us in a romantic mood, Radiohead recognizing Paul Lansky’s genius, Milton Nascimento’s all-timer, and loads more!
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“The Closest Thing to Silence”
Paul Lansky “More Than Idle Chatter”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Sarah Hennies on the show. We talk a bit about a couple of the many projects Sarah’s working on right now - performances of Michael Ranta pieces and her duo with Tristan Kasten-Krause. I’m not sure there are many people with more happening! Once we get into the songs, the laughs start early and never stop as we talk about the Duke of Dukedom himself, Ivor Cutler’s excellent use of fart noises, how Acetone was hiding in plain sight, the genius and divisiveness of Bobby Conn, how Daniel Romano avoided the Sub Pop curse, finally unlocking Arthur Russell, Souled American being the absolute greatest, and so much more!
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The Music of Michael Ranta & Sarah Hennies - Live at Roulette (Video)
Metaphon website (for Michael Ranta recordings)
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Ilyas Ahmed on the show. After reminiscing a bit about the 2007 Digitalis music fest, Bottled Smoke, we talked about both incredible albums Ilyas released in 2023 - his solo joint, “A Dream of Another,” and Grails’ “Anches En Maat.” We had a blast getting into the underrated shredding of Steve Stevens, Velvet Underground’s ability for tender destruction, where you go after making one of the all-time records as your debut, how Bono ruins some great songs, Guy Picciotto as an underappreciated lyricist, Scott Walker being Scott Walker, Q Lazzarus’s genius and tragedy, feeling good with Donna Summer, and loads more!
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Ilyas Ahmed “A Dream of Another”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Burial Beer Company and Visuals Wine’s Tim Gormley on the show. We get deep into the origins of Burial and the ways music inspired them then and continues to as the brand grows into new spaces (they’ve just opened a music venue in Asheville called Eulogy). It was an interesting conversation about the ways music shapes so many of the things we do. Eventually we get into the goods, going on about breakdancing kits featuring Herbie Hancock, the unrelenting abrasiveness of Pharmakon, Paul Simon’s globe-trotting magic, cracking the Richard Skelton code, Joanna Newsom’s exceptionalness, and loads more!
Listen to all of Tim’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Andrew Weathers on the show. Few people have been involved in more of my favorite albums over the last 10+ years, so I was thrilled to chat with him. Andrew’s a real one. We talk about a lot of pop punk, what made Roy Orbison finally click, the sweeter side of Bill Callahan, how improbable and seriously fun The Highwaymen are, American Analog Set’s all-time greatness, and loads more!
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Andrew Weathers” A Cardinal With A Sign of Blood”
Wind Tide “Blue Breaking Brown”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Aquarelle aka Ryan Potts on the show. After we talk a bit about his massively underappreciated 2023 album, Verdant Machine, we get into the goods and realize we might just be the same person. We ramble about how much the Ghostbuster theme bangs, the art of being loud, what it is about Trent Reznor that doesn’t quite work for us, how there’s nobody else like Joanna Newsom, one of the best voices we’ve ever heard, the other side of James Brown, the greatest indie rock ever, and so much more!
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Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s a Cult Love Christmas Special w/ Natty and Lauran! Cult Love Sound is a Tulsa staple. They’re a collective that runs a label, puts on shows and other events, promotes all things weird and interesting in town, and so much more. I headed on over to the Cult House so we can talk about why they decided to make a traditional Christmas album, Snoop Dogg AI, drunken pudding demands, the genius of Lil B, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and loads more!
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Christmas Selections on the Pipe Organ
Rowan Morrison “Bride of the Wintertide”
Lil B “Santa” (5-hour mixtape)
Donal Hinely “Midwinter Carols: Fourteen Selections on Glass Harmonica”
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Andrew Pekler on the show. Andrew’s new album as SG, For Lovers Only / Rain Suite is an absolute gem - an album I keep returning to this year. After chatting about the record for a bit, we get into the all-encompassing everything of Bo Diddley, the new Beatlemania, a magic combination of a relentless rhythm + sweet melody, discovering electronic music, Coltrane at his most romantic, the overwhelming appeal of “Strawberry Fields Forever,” Jon Hassell’s influence, and so much more!
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SG For Lovers Only / Rain Suite
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite film composer Zach Robinson on the show. Foxy Digitalis fans may remember Zach from the recent oral history of D/A/D’s “Love Will Make You Stay.” After getting into his recent and upcoming work (Obliterated on Netflix and season six of Cobra Kai), we go into some surprising zones. Zach’s got some great picks that lead us to a surprising side of Kenny G, the unbridled joy of T-Square, Celine Dion’s masterstroke, Drab Majesty’s appeal, the quintessential Ennio Morricone, and a whole lot more!
Listen to all of Zach’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite chef and writer Natasha Pickowicz on the show. Natasha is a three-time James Beard Award finalist who published her first cookbook, More Than Cake, earlier this year. We have known each other for over a decade now as she did some incredible interviews for Foxy Digitalis in its last iteration. She has opened up the world of baking to me in the same way Monty Don opened the world of gardening to me, and I was thrilled to chat about she finally gave me an entry point for Low, dreams of a full-album collaboration between Billy Ocean and Scott Walker, reconsidering Chris Isaak, the arrogance of being young, and so much more!
Listen to all of Natasha’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe on the show. After learning about how he first got into soundtracking and scoring work and I tell a story about the time we actually met in person, Robert brings the heat. We wade well beyond the deep end, getting into the enigmatic wonder of Yoko Ono, the lyrical brilliance of Damon Locks, Sade always bringing the mood, the beauty behind “Chemirocha,” and why you just can’t do it anymore with one of the greatest pop songs ever.
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Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe’s Bandcamp
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe on Instagram
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Niecy Blues on the show! Their new album, “Exit Simulation,” is one of 2023’s most astonishing debuts. After talking a little about that and growing up in Oklahoma, we dig into how Syreeta is one of the all-timers, getting suckered by fast food indie folk, the world of Gospel and Contemporary Christian music, one of the ultimate hype songs, asking ‘What would Kate Bush Do?” and loads more!
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“Exit Simulation” on Kranky Records
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Patrick Shiroishi on the show. It would take a novel to list all the incredible things Patrick is doing these days, but notably he has new album out this week, “I was too young to hear silence” on American Dreams. He’s also a member of The Armed, and has a dizzying array of collaborative projects on every single burner. We get into the wild backstory of Doraemon, the power of a wordless chorus, teenage screamo dreams, the levels of K-Dot, and our hopes of a new Joanna Newsom album in 2024.
Listen to all of Patrick’s picks HERE
I was too young to hear silence
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite the inimitable Larry Wish on the show! After talking a bit about his latest album, “Capricorn Sun,” and some of his characters (Composerhead!), we get into the meat of the episode. From breaking music boxes as a child and the sad, wonderfulness of Scott 3 to a world where only one song - the perfect song exists and the true avant garde nature of Nickelback.
Listen to all of Larry’s picks HERE.
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Marc Masters on the show! When I think about music writers that cover experimental music and sound in the margins, Marc is the first name on the team sheet. His new book, “High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape” is out now and is essential reading for the heads. On this episode, we wonder how The Eels’ friend Fred died, pizza-themed cover songs, the greatness of Syl Johnson, The Velvet Underground, and loads more!
Listen to all of Marc’s picks HERE
High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape
High Bias: Music From the Book
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite James Ginzburg on the show. James is a musician, producer, and old friend. He is ½ of emptyset and the founder of Subtext Records. On this episode, we get lost in the strangeness of John Denver’s words, the allure of Arthur Deller’s voice, how freaking great Irene Cara is, and loads more.
Listen to all of James’s picks HERE
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Eric Mingus on the show. Eric’s newest album, Lessons From My Father, is tremendous and moving. We talk about his research on the Mingus Mill in North Carolina and collaborating with Yo-Yo Ma before diving in to memories of his father, Charles Mingus, playing in the house, how far ahead of his time Miles was, The Band’s ability to make someone else’s songs their own, The Boss’s creeper side, and so much more!
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Eric Mingus “Lessons From My Father”
Eric Mingus & Yo-Yo Ma performance
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite soprano, composer, and my favorite snake-loving witch, Nina Dante, on the show. Nina’s channel, The Snake Said to the River is among my favorite things on the internet, and her full-scale embrace of whimsy and magic is inspiring to me. We have a blast talking about falling for The Boss, questioning if The Bangles were cringeworthy or not, the power of Nina Simone, and so much more.
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The Snake Said to the River on Instagram
The Snake Said to the River on YouTubeThe Snake Said to the River on TikTok
Nina Dante + Bethany Younge Lizard Tongue
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite New York composer and saxophonist, Jeff Tobias on the show. After a quick chat about Jeff’s latest album, Music from Milky Way Underground, we dig into memories of taxidermized squirrels using pipes as saxophones, bugs chilling with Rick Froberg, Jeff being dead inside, and so much more.
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Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Geologist! For decades, I’ve loved the sound of the hurdy gurdy, but I’ve never heard it used like Geologist uses it on his new solo record, “Can I Get A Pack of Camel Lights?” If SST put out a hurdy gurdy record in the late 80s/early 90s, it might sound like this. We talk about the instrument, Keiji Haino, and having fun before getting into songs by Thin Lizzy, Daft Punk, Hall & Oates, Tronics, Dory Previn, Pavement, & plenty more!
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Can I Get A Pack of Camel Lights?
Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)
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Song List
Hall & Oates “Maneater”
Betty Noyes “Baby Mine”
Music Makers “United”
Daft Punk “One More Time / Aerodynamic”
Them “Hey Girl”
Kleenex “Die Matrosen”
Tronics “TV On In Bed”
Thin Lizzy “Little Girl In Bloom”
Dory Previn “Lady With the Braid”
System of a Down “X”
Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express “Happiness Is Just Around the Bend”
Pink Floyd “Interstellar Overdrive”
Each of us has them: songs that are like pathways into the many avenues of our lives. The stories we tell about them give a peek into who we are and what we're like. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that made as cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack.Hosted by Brad Rose. Presented by Foxy Digitalis.
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