The car breezes down the highway as the aging CD changer is fueling the imagination of a young Carly Fratianne. She picks up another can of Red Bull and sips it as more vibrant, soulful lyrics awake in her mind.

"It was a real sweaty time," says Carly of being sandwiched between her brothers in the back of her dad's station wagon. "We would listen to old country records. That was probably my first real cathartic music moment."

Souther performs an exclusive version of "Miles" and "Honest."

Music mixed by Joey Gurwin at Oranjudio.

IN THE BUS: Our producer Mel had a nice chat with Operators. Hear that on our new, end-of-podcast feature.

Us: www.intherecordstore.com.

Souther: https://souther.band.

Operators: http://operatorsmusic.com.

Oranjudio: http://oranjudio.com.

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