In Loving Recollection

In Loving Recollection episodes:

• 06.12.2024

  Episode 56: Kerosene Hat by Cracker

  After a day spent searching for a place to make a record, members of the Richmond, VA by way of Redlands, CA band Cracker would decide to make a detour and get something to eat at Pappy and Harriet’s Pioneertown...

  
• 06.05.2024

  Episode 55: Why That Doesn't Surprise Me by The Lucksmiths

  In the summer of 2000/2001, Melbourne, Australia's The Lucksmiths would enter Audrey Studios in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond to record with producer Craig Pilkington. When the sessions were complete, the band would emerge with an ambitious new album. In...

  
• 05.29.2024

  Episode 54: Is a Woman by Lambchop

  After experiencing some success with the release of his band’s fifth album Nixon and quitting his long standing job with a flooring company, Lambchop’s Kurt Wagner would take advantage of the momentum and extra time by working on the songs...

  
• 05.22.2024

  Episode 53: The Jacket by Widowspeak

  Having been based in Upstate New York for a time, Widowspeak’s Molly Hamilton and Robert Earl Thomas would make the decision in 2020 to return to the place where their band had first begun, Brooklyn, New York. Unfortunately, their return...

  
• 05.15.2024

  Episode 52: Butter by Butter 08

  While on tour in Japan with the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, musician Russell Simins would meet Japanese expatriates Miho Hatori and Yuka Honda of the New York City based band Cibo Matto. Once all three were back in New York,...

  
• 05.08.2024

  Episode 51: Take a Picture by Margo Guryan

  In the fall of 1968, Bell Records would release singer-songwriter Margo Guryan’s debut full-length Take a Picture. Initially, the album would fail to garner much attention due to the Guryan’s reluctance to perform and promote the record. Many years later,...

  
• 05.01.2024

  Episode 50: Golden Time by The Rock*A*Teens

  By the 1990s, the Atlanta mill village known as Cabbagetown had become a haven for artistic types due to its location and cheap rent. It is in this rich environment that The Rock*A*Teens would form and become the pride of...

  
• 04.24.2024

  Episode 49: Protest a Dark Anniversary by Masters of the Hemisphere

  Formed during the halcyon days of the late 90s/ early 2000s Athens, GA music scene, Masters of the Hemisphere would become the quintessential indie pop act of beloved local label Kindercore Records. In Episode 49, Adrian Finch, Jeff Griggs, Bren...

  
• 10.01.2023

  Episode 48: ”Jimmy Carter” by Blue Mountain

  In the summer of 1995, the Oxford, Mississippi based band Blue Mountain would release their sophomore effort Dog Days. The album would contain a tribute to our nation’s 39th president and all-around good human being, Jimmy Carter. In celebration of...

  
• 07.04.2023

  Episode 47: ”No More Kings” by Pavement

  In the fall of 1975, the children’s educational program Schoolhouse Rock! would debut a song about the history of the Thirteen American Colonies titled “No More Kings.” Two decades later, quintessential American indie rock band Pavement would record a version...

  
• 04.26.2023

  Episode 46: Good God by Cyrus Gengras

  After several years of non-stop touring, Los Angeles based musician Cyrus Gengras would find himself stuck at home in the spring of 2020. Making the most of the situation, Gengras would order a digital 8 track recorder, break out the...

  
• 04.19.2023

  Episode 45: The Spur by Joan Shelley

  In the spring of 2021, singer-songwriter Joan Shelley would visit Earthwave Studio, a recording facility situated in the pastoral landscapes of Shelbyville, Kentucky. In this ideal environment, Shelley and her collaborators would record the collection of songs that would make...

  
• 04.12.2023

  Episode 44: Shake Some Action by Flamin’ Groovies

  Following the release of Teenage Head in 1971, San Francisco’s Flamin’ Groovies would experience a significant amount of setbacks and change. Eventually, they would persevere and create a classic. In Episode 44, the Flamin’ Groovies’ Cyril Jordan tells the story...

  
• 04.05.2023

  Episode 43: Nobody But Me by The Human Beinz

  In the summer of 1967, the Youngstown, Ohio band known as the Human Beingz would enter a Cleveland recording studio and make a hit record. A few months later, they would return to record a full length album. In Episode...

  
• 03.29.2023

  Episode 42: Dirt Yard Street by Clay Harper

  Having relocated as a teenager from the suburbs of Philadelphia to a small town in Georgia, singer-songwriter Clay Harper would eventually draw inspiration from the experience, and in the end, make a record. In Episode 42, the former Coolies frontman...

  
• 03.22.2023

  Episode 41: The Moog Cookbook by The Moog Cookbook

  After meeting through the sale of an obscure keyboard, musicians Brian Kehew and Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. would bond over their shared love of vintage synthesizers. Eventually, the two friends would start a band, make a record, and buy some...

  
• 03.15.2023

  Episode 40: North To The Future by Joe Christmas

  In the spring of 1996, the Georgia based indie rock band Joe Christmas would travel to Chicago to record with engineer and musician Bob Weston. The end result would be a collection of mostly subdued and sparsely arranged material that...

  
• 03.08.2023

  Episode 39: Wild Mountain Nation by Blitzen Trapper

  Armed with a four track and a vision of a post apocalyptic future, Blitzen Trapper’s Eric Earley would spend much of the mid aughts tolling away inside a leaky practice space in downtown Portland. Eventually, a record would emerge. In...

  
• 03.01.2023

  Episode 38: When Your Heartstrings Break by Beulah

  Having recorded their first album as a duo, the San Francisco based band Beulah would make their next record with an expanded lineup and an increase in fidelity. In Episode 38, founding member and multi instrumentalist Bill Swan tells the...

  
• 12.21.2022

  Episode 37: Christmas Party by The Walkmen

  Following the relative success of their sophomore effort Bows + Arrows, New York City’s The Walkmen decide to finish out 2004 with the release of a holiday themed 7”. In Episode 37, The Walkmen’s Walter Martin makes his triumphant return...

  
• 04.06.2022

  Episode 36: 5’ll Getcha Ten by Cowboy

  With Capricorn Studio shut down due to a remodel, the Macon, Georgia by way of Jacksonville, Florida band Cowboy would travel to Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama to make a record. In Episode 36, Cowboy’s Tommy Talton tells...

  
• 03.30.2022

  Episode 35: The Bear by Walter Martin

  After moving with his family to upstate New York, singer-songwriter Walter Martin would set up in an old, one room schoolhouse and begin working on the material that would make up his next record. In Episode 35, Martin tells the...

  
• 03.23.2022

  Episode 34: Due North by Liam Kazar

  In Episode 34 of In Loving Recollection, Chicago native Liam Kazar tells the story of his 2021 debut record Due North. Recorded at various locations with help from an encouraging group of collaborators, the Kansas City based musician discusses the...

  
• 03.16.2022

  Episode 33: Songs for John Venn by Lou Turner

  While researching the life of English mathematician John Venn, Nashville based singer-songwriter Lou Turner became inspired after discovering parallels between her life and his. In Episode 33, Turner tells the story of her 2020 album Songs for John Venn. Recounting...

  
• 03.09.2022

  Episode 32: All Around by The Oranges Band

  After meeting at American University in the late 90s, Roman Kuebler and Dan Black would collaborate on a recording project that would eventually morph into the Baltimore, Maryland based quintet The Oranges Band. In Episode 32, Kuebler and Black tell...

  
• 03.02.2022

  Episode 31: The Nerves EP by The Nerves

  During their brief time together, the legendary power pop trio The Nerves struggled to gain any sort of recognition. In an effort to remedy the situation, the San Francisco based band would enter a Chinese recording studio and make a...

  
• 02.23.2022

  Episode 30: Cypress by Let’s Active

  Having made a name for himself as an engineer and producer during the burgeoning college rock scene of the early 80s, Mitch Easter would form the band Let’s Active with bassist Faye Hunter and drummer Sara Romweber as a vehicle...

  
• 02.16.2022

  Episode 29: Ready, Steady, Go by Holiday

  With their matching suits and unabashed love of the classic pop song, the band Holiday would become one of the country’s finest practitioners of indie pop during the alternative rock heyday of the 1990s. In Episode 29, Holiday’s Josh Gennet...

  
• 02.09.2022

  Episode 28: Starlite Walker by Silver Jews

  In the summer of 1994, David Berman along with bandmates Stephen Malkmus, Bob Nastanovich, and Steve West entered Easley McCain Recording in Memphis, Tennessee. The end result would be Starlite Walker. In Episode 28, Silver Jews founding member Bob Nastanovich...

  
• 07.07.2021

  Episode 27: Once We Were Trees by Beachwood Sparks

  In the winter of 2001, the Los Angeles based psychedelic country band Beachwood Sparks traveled to a snowy New England to make a record at J Mascis’s house. In Episode 27, bassist Brent Rademaker tells the story of the band’s...

  
• 06.30.2021

  Episode 26: No Medium by Rosali

  When her plans to tour in January of 2019 get delayed, Michigan born songwriter Rosali Middleman decides to travel to South Carolina to spend some time alone and focus on new material. In Episode 26, Middleman tells the story of...

  
• 06.23.2021

  Episode 25: Spotlight on Optiganally Yours by Optiganally Yours

  After a chance encounter with a mysterious instrument called an optigan at a thrift store in Oakland, musician Pea Hicks brings it to his home in San Diego and quickly begins making music with his roommate Rob Crow (Pinback, Heavy...

  
• 06.16.2021

  Episode 24: Light Heat by Light Heat

  Following the release of his band’s 2005 record We’re Already There, Quentin Stoltzfus would lose the right to perform and record under the name Mazarin. Eight years later, he would finally release new music under the name Light Heat. In...

  
• 06.09.2021

  Episode 23: Bright Idea by Portastatic

  In the early 2000s, indie rock stalwarts Superchunk had entered a period of reduced activity. With his long-standing project Portastatic becoming his main musical outlet, Superchunk frontman and Merge Records co-founder Mac McCaughan travels to San Francisco with his Superchunk...

  
• 06.02.2021

  Episode 22: Blood Rushing by Josephine Foster

  In January of 2012, singer-songwriter Josephine Foster, who was living abroad at the time, returned to her home state of Colorado to make a record. In Episode 22 of In Loving Recollection, Foster tells the story of her 2012 album...

  
• 05.26.2021

  Episode 21: Great Lakes by Great Lakes

  When childhood friends Ben Crum, Dan Donahue, and Jamey Huggins all eventually move to Athens, Georgia in the 1990s, they begin making music under the name Great Lakes.  Episode 21 of In Loving Recollection explores the making of their 2000...

  
• 05.19.2021

  Episode 20: Wiseacre by Eric Slick

  In Episode 20 of In Loving Recollection, Philadelphia native Eric Slick tells the story of his 2020 record Wiseacre. Recorded in his home base of Nashville, Tennessee with producer Jeremy Ferguson (Lambchop, Turbo Fruits), the multi-instrumentalist discusses the circumstances that...

  
• 12.02.2020

  Episode 19: The Molly Burch Christmas Album by Molly Burch

  Following the release of her 2nd album in the Fall of 2018, singer-songwriter Molly Burch decides to spend 2019 making a Christmas record. For Episode 19 of In Loving Recollection, the Austin, TX based artist discusses how the The Molly...

  
• 11.25.2020

  Episode 18: Arabella by Laurie and John

  In the Winter of 2003, twin siblings Laurie and John Stirratt found themselves living in the same city for the first time in many years. Taking full advantage of the reunion, the Stirratts decide to make a record. For Episode...

  
• 11.18.2020

  Episode 17: Karaoke Angel by Molly Sarlé

  Following a hiatus from her work as a touring and recording artist, Mountain Man’s Molly Sarlé decided to once again make music. In Episode 17 of In Loving Recollection, Sarlé tells the story of her debut solo album Karaoke Angel....

  
• 11.11.2020

  Episode 16: Beat Beat Heartbeat by The Natural History

  In the nascent days of New York City’s early 2000s rock scene, brothers Max and Julian Tepper along with drummer Derek Vockins created short and efficient bursts of melodically jagged pop under the name The Natural History. For Episode 16...

  
• 10.28.2020

  Episode 15: Emergency Third Rail Power Trip by Rain Parade

  During the 1980s music scene known as the Paisley Underground, no other band effortlessly combined 60s Psychedelia with the DIY spirit of Punk better than Rain Parade. In episode 15 of In Loving Recollection, Rain Parade’s Matt Piucci tells the...

  
• 10.21.2020

  Episode 14: What in the Natural World by Jake Xerxes Fussell

  Beside having one of the best middle names in independent music, singer and guitarist Jake Xerxes Fussell is one of his generation’s finest interpreters of traditional music. In Episode 14 of In Loving Recollection, the Georgia native tells the story...

  
• 10.14.2020

  Episode 13: A Dream in Sound by Elf Power

  In the mid-90s, a group of like-minded bands known as the Elephant 6 Collective began to establish their presence throughout the various indie rock scenes of the U.S. with their most fruitful activity growing in the fertile soils of Athens,...

  
• 10.07.2020

  Episode 12: What Comes After the Blues by Magnolia Electric Co.

  In the fall of 2003, singer-songwriter Jason Molina confused many with his decision to retire the Songs: Ohia moniker and begin recording and touring with a set group of musicians under the name Magnolia Electric Company. In Episode 12 of...

  
• 04.22.2020

  Episode 11: City Music by Kevin Morby

  Midwest native Kevin Morby has been one of the more consistent songwriters of his generation since his solo debut in 2013.  For Episode 11 of In Loving Recollection, Morby discusses the making of his 2017 record City Music. Speaking on...

  
• 04.15.2020

  Episode 10: Overgrown Path by Chris Cohen

  For Episode 10, Los Angeles based songwriter Chris Cohen tells the story of his 2012 solo debut Overgrown Path. The multi-instrumentalist discusses the circumstances that shaped the album’s creation touching on the joys and stresses of DIY recording and the...

  
• 04.08.2020

  Episode 9: All This Sounds Gas by Preston School of Industry

  Following the demise of Pavement in 1999, founding member Scott Kannberg, aka Spiral Stairs, makes the most of the break up with his new project Preston School of Industry. Looking back on the moments that shaped his experience, Kannberg delves...

  
• 04.01.2020

  Episode 8: The Glands by The Glands

  From a town known for birthing great music, Athens, Georgia’s The Glands produced what is considered by many to be one of the best records to ever come out of the Classic City. In this episode The Glands’ Joe Rowe and Doug Stanley...

  
• 03.25.2020

  Episode 7: The Singles of The Tammys

  During the 1960s, in which girl groups were at their height, there was nothing quite like “Egyptian Shumba” by the Pennsylvania-based group The Tammys. In Episode 7 of In Loving Recollection, sisters Gretchen and Cathy Owens tell the story of...