"Nikkiesha interviews The Black Creatures, a multi-genre duo from Kansas City, Missouri. We also hear a couple of tracks off their album, ‘Wild Echoes,’ which is available from Center Cut Records

This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media.

00:00 - Intro/Sponsor

01:12 - “Wild” - The Black Creatures

05:53 - START /// Interview: Jade & Xavier from The Black Creatures

06:02 - Inspirations for getting into music

09:31 - First songs written

12:17 - Meeting and starting to make music together

15:22 - Behind the name “The Black Creatures”

17:39 - Kansas City, MO and the scene there

23:19 - About the album: ‘Wild Echoes’ / political themes / behind the title, etc

36:51 - Recording process

40:01 - Creative process

43:30 - Effects of the pandemic on album release, etc

50:54 - Connection between music and Black/queer identity

54:15 - Being Black/queer in the music industry

58:48 - Artist comparisons and surprising influences

62:11 - How their sound differs from other genre - related artists

64:36 - Plans for the future / wrapping up /// END

67:40 - Mic Break

68:17 - “Wretched (It Goes)” - The Black Creatures

71:37 - Outro/Sponsor

72:33 - Produced by Stereoactive Media

72:59 - Finish

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