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The latest Kyle Meredith With… includes Franz Ferdinand bassist Bob Hardy as well as a bonus interview with frontman Alex Kapranos that took place last year. Hardy goes into how their album Tonight: Franz Ferdinand  influenced their new release, Always Ascending, which was elevated by how the group “got to grips with more of the technology.” He also discusses the role a bassist has on a dance record and what made the band break away from their post-punk beginnings. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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The solo musician and co-founding member of Animal Collective, talks about his new record, Buoys, and what sets it apart from his previous three releases. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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On today's Kyle Meredith With..., Kyle talks to Juliana Hatfield about her new album, Weird, and gets the scoop on several new songs. She also tells the story of how she recently met Liz Phair for the first time and time-travels back with Kyle to discuss her contributions to the movie Reality Bites and television series My So-Called Life, both of which are celebrating anniversaries this year. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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On the latest Kyle Meredith With..., guitarist and songwriter Dave Keuning discusses his first solo record, Prismism, since stepping aside from The Killers. Together, the two discuss the album's roots and inspirations, which include The Smashing Pumpkins and Queen, and how a version of shock therapy lent itself to Keuning's creativity. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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On the latest Kyle Meredith With..., Courtney Taylor-Taylor of The Dandy Warhols speaks with Kyle about the band’s brand-new record, Why You So Crazy, and their 25th anniversary tour. Taylor-Taylor also explores the artsy nature of ’90s Portland, what he thinks is the greatest piano piece ever written, and how the urge to evolve keeps the band from remaining in past genres. He also discusses how cynicism plays into lyrical content and the pursuit to find a breathtaking sound. Also included in this episode are two older interviews with Courtney Taylor-Taylor, one from 2012 and one from 2017, in which he discusses Ringo Starr’s influence and the graphic novel he wrote that ended up having a companion album. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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The latest Kyle Meredith With... is a special triple episode, featuring three musicians — Brandi Carlile, Courtney Barnett, and Erika Wennerstrom — who all have brand-new records out recently. Carlile discusses her politically charged single, “The Joke”, and the idea of radical acceptance and forgiveness and revisits her album The Story. Barnett talks about the shift in her songwriting toward bigger worldwide issues, her tee shirt collection, and the chances of her and Jen Cloher (Australian singer-songwriter and Barnett’s wife) doing an album together in the future. Finally, Wennerstrom shares what it’s been like taking time away from the Heartless Bastards, how trips to faraway lands influenced the writing of her new record, and the mythos of the highway. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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On the latest Kyle Meredith With..., David Gray speaks about his upcoming record, Gold in a Brass Age, discussing the album’s themes of nature and slowing down, how these reflections tie in with his own 50th birthday, and how his attitude changes going into each new album. He also talks Steve Reich, Life in Slow Motion, and his breakthrough album, White Ladder, which was released 20 years ago. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Sharon Van Etten talks to Kyle Meredith ahead of her highly anticipated new album, Remind Me Tomorrow. Together, they also spend time talking about Van Etten's last few years out of the spotlight, which included becoming a mother, going to graduate school, and appearing in Twin Peaks and Netflix's The OA. She even shares a story about moving in with Michael Cera and how that affected her new album. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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This Friday on Kyle Meredith With..., Kyle Meredith interviews David Bazan of Pedro the Lion, who explains why he resurrected the name “Pedro the Lion” and what led to his new project, a concept series of five albums focused on different cities he has lived in throughout his life. He shares childhood stories that led to a song called “Black Canyon” and left him with a strange and haunting impression of Phoenix, Arizona. Bazan also discusses Fug Yep, a project that brings awareness to mental health and addiction, inspired by his relationship with the late Richard Swift. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Kyle Meredith With... kicks off 2019 with genre-bending singer-songwriter Caroline Rose, whose recent album Loner marks a significant departure from her previous folk-inspired style. Rose discusses what influences went into the making of the album, including movies as well as shows like Jeopardy!. She also explains how screenwriting influences her songwriting, the power of shared loneliness, and her new tradition of watching movies in the van while traveling. She also teases her next record, which she says will be a “bigger-sounding” follow-up to Loner. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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