French-American duo, Pearl & The Oysters, sat down with WFUV host Kara Manning to talk about their new album, Planet Pearl, extraterrestrial metaphors in their music and how they bonded over their shared love of unconventional genres when they met in high school.

Songs: Side Quest, Triangular Girl and Cruise Control

Phantogram, the electronic duo, sat down with WFUV’s Alisa Ali to talk about their fifth album, Memory Of A Day, how sonic ideas from fifteen years ago resurfaced for this project because they were too good to forget and the value in making music with your best friend.

Songs: All A Mystery and Come Alive

Singer, songwriter and guitarist Laura Marling sat down with WFUV’s Kara Manning to talk about the release of her eighth studio album, Patterns in Repeat, how giving birth to her daughter altered her perspective on life and how her career has evolved over the past fifteen years.

Songs: Patterns, Caroline and The Shadows

Friko, the Chicago-based band, stopped by Studio A and talked to FUV host Sam Sumpter about the release of their debut album, Where we’ve been, Where we go from here, how being such close friends has influenced their music and why Chopin and Indie Rock go hand in hand.

Songs: Where We’ve Been, Crashing Through and Get Numb To It!

Singer-songwriter Gigi Perez sat down with WFUV host Sam Sumpter to talk about her meteoric rise to fame with her viral hit single, Sailor Song, how imperative it is to write music that helps people cope with life’s painful challenges and the importance of artistic autonomy.

Songs: Sometimes (Backwood), Sailor Song and Please Be Rude

The globetrotting, genre-defying band Peter Cat Recording Co. sat down with WFUV host Kara Manning to talk about what it’s like to have multiple songwriters in the studio, how they navigate a multigenre sound and the themes that show up in their most recent album, BETA.

Songs: Foolmuse, Flowers R. Blooming and I Deny Me

Beabadoobee has skyrocketed to fame over the past few years and she sat down with FUV host Kara Manning ahead of her sold out Central Park Summerstage show in September to talk about her new album, This Is How Tomorrow Moves, how her music has matured and what it meant to work with iconic producer, Rick Rubin.

Songs: Beaches, Ever Seen and Coming Home

The two-piece rock band, Shovels & Rope, joined FUV host Eric Holland in Studio A to talk about their new album, Something Is Working Up Above My Head, how they navigate their marriage along with their music and how important it is that everything they do in the studio be able to be replicated on stage.

Songs: Piranhanana, Love Song From A Dog and I’d Be Lying

Sammy Rae & The Friends joined WFUV host Alisa Ali in Studio A to perform music from their debut album, Something for Everybody, and talked about their varied musical influences, how the group came together and how important it is to appreciate your audience.

Songs: Thieves, No Rulebook and Coming Home Song

The endearing and earnest Orla Gartland sat down with FUV host Sam Sumpter to talk about her second album, Everybody Needs A Hero, her preference for talking about her feelings via songwriting and what it’s like to put music out independently.

Songs: Mine, Late To The Party and Little Chaos