Fan Talks by Bandbox

Fan Talks hosts and self-proclaimed Bruce Springsteen scholars Alex and Seth take a track-by-track journey through The Boss's latest release, Letter to You. How does the twentieth album measure up in the eyes of these two die-hard fans? Find out in episode sixteen!

Alex and Seth go track by track through Weezer's fourteenth studio album, OK Human. Featuring a 38-piece orchestra and a clear baroque-pop influence, the 2021 release is a departure from a band already prone to departures. Hear what the guys have to say about it in this episode of Fan Talks!

Alex and Seth welcome Bandbox Podcast Network producer McCoy to the show as they listen to the brand new record from The Hold Steady, Open Door Policy. 

What five songs best represent the musical progression of Joy Division and New Order? Which English footballer performs the rap at the end of "World in Motion"? What does Seth think about the way Math is taught? Find out in this episode of Fan Talks!

In part two of our Hold Steady episode, Craig Finn and Tad Kubler take us from Teeth Dreams to Open Door Policy. Plus, Alex and Seth reveal their favorite, least favorite and most underrated THS tunes!

In part one of the Fan Talks Hold Steady episode, singer Craig Finn and guitarist Tad Kubler tell Alex and Seth about the first seven years of the band's career, from their 2003 formation to 2010's Heaven is Whenever.

Waxahatchee mastermind Katie Crutchfield joins Alex and Seth for the Waxahatchee episode of Fan Talks! From playing her first album,2012's American Weekend, for unassuming patrons of the coffee shop she worked at to topping dozens of critics' 2020 year-end lists with Saint Cloud, hers is quite the story.

On the Nada Surf episode of Fan Talks, lead singer Matthew Caws joins Alex and Seth to tell the twisting tale of the New York power-pop band's first decade, from recording their debut LP, 1996's High/Low, with Ric Ocasek to reinventing themselves on 2002's Let Go.

Charly Bliss guitarist Spencer Fox joins Alex for the CB episode of Fan Talks! Why did the band re-record their instant classic debut, 2017's Guppy? What does Spencer think of Bandbox's Charly Bliss playlist? These questions and more are answered this week!

In the St. Vincent episode of Fan Talks, Alex and Seth pick their favorite song off each of St. Vincent's five studio albums!

Produced by Richard Molby