Firekid (alter ego of Dillon Hodges) combines rural and urban music, acoustic and electronic sounds, to create something that feels contemporary and timeless at the same time.

On this episode of Dad Rock, co-hosts Patrick Foster and Jim Lenahan interview Firekid, whose debut album is out Sept .25 on Atlantic Records. He also plays an original song in studio and ... demonstrates how he plays cover songs using an old Nintendo Game Boy for the backing tracks.

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