Aug 26, 2015
Smokey-beyond-her-years Melbourne chanteuse Gena Rose Bruce joins me from a haunted hotel room in Kings Cross to talk about the most personal album from one of Australia's greatest singer/songwriters - Nick Cave's 1997 LP "The Boatman's Call".
We talk about the trickiness of writing songs about real people and...
Aug 25, 2015
English sibling trio Kitty Daisy & Lewis talk their childhood inspiration from Bert Kaempfert's 'A Swingin Safari', working with The Clash's Mick Jones, why they built a studio in an Indian restaurant and making anti-concept albums.
My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode...
Aug 20, 2015
It's no surprise that someone like Will Hoge, whose music blends R&B sounds with heartland rock, would love the genre-busting "Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music", Ray Charles' 1962 album that saw him cover country classics by Hank Williams, The Everly Brothers and more.
Will and I discuss how he stumbled upon the...
Aug 18, 2015
One of Australia's finest Americaan singer/songwriters and producers and I exhault, defend and celebrate one of the great rock stars of all time, Billy Joel, and his seminal 1978 LP '52nd St'.
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Aug 10, 2015
Tired Lion frontwoman Sophie Hopes joins me to talk about 'Takk...' the seminal 2005 album from Icelandic post-rockers Sigur Ros, and why it's been a comfort and inpsiration to her through the years.
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