We made it! Another season of Song Confessional has come to an end. We’re finishing strong with a new side project from our very own, Zac Catanzaro, ‘Starflake’; a psychedelic, cumbia, electronic, post-punk circus.

Last week, Starflake closed out the Drop In summer series at The Long Center with the mission to take a confession recorded in our permanent booth and churn out a song in 24 hours. And guess what, they did it!!!

Check out this weeks episode at KUTX.org or wherever you listen to podcasts to hear the track, “Dirty Thoughts” by Starflake.

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Holey Moley! You guys really rose to the occasion for our third confession call episode. With around 20 submissions, it was a real challenge to choose just 6 to feature in the episode but we made it happen. We’ve got songs with an electronic lean, classic singer songwriter with acoustic guitar, eclectic circus sounds, and dreamy transcendent new wave vibes.

Check out this week’s episode for our top picks and to hear the winning track, “Guillermo and Reuben” by Summer Sleep. We’ll also feature a playlist of all the songs up on our Substack coming soon so don’t forget to follow along! 

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It’s Confession Call time again and we need all you aspiring songwriters out there to send in your demos!

Here’s how it works.

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What’s up party people! Have you listened to our new song, “Albatross” from Nashville hero Rayland Baxter yet?

Inspired by a confession taken at Newport Folk Festival all the way back in 2019, “Albatross” is an extremely intimate and reflective look into a young woman’s tragic experience and how she’s managed to keep a positive outlook despite all odds. Here’s a little spoiler…it directly involves Rayland himself! This is probably one of our most powerful episodes yet.

Don’t miss our interview with Rayland out this Sunday on our Substack!

Thank you to the City of Austin for bringing us to Newport Folk, probably the best festival in the country!

Song Confessional is a listener-supported production of KUT & KUTX Studios in Austin, Texas.

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helllllllo world! We’ve got a new song, “Sis, is this your man?” from neo-funk soul husband & wife outfit, The Vapor Caves. Inspired by a confession taken at SXSW Sydney, “Sis, is this your man?” turns one woman’s ongoing love affair with a philandering plagiarizing f-boy into a v chill 2 part dance jam.

Our interview with Vapor Caves is up on our substack!

Thank you to the City of Austin and Brand USA for taking us to SXSW Sydney!

Song Confessional is a listener-supported production of KUT & KUTX Studios in Austin, Texas. 

You can support our work by becoming a sustaining member at supportthispodcast.org.

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It’s true! The Song Confessional podcast will be back for a summer mini-season featuring songs from Vapor Caves, Rayland Baxter and Starflake. Plus they’ll be doing a summer confession call where listeners can write songs based on a confession that got from KUTX Live at Scholz Garten during SXSW. The fun starts May 28th.

This mini season is part of KUTX’s Wet Hot Austin Summer.

Song Confessional is a listener-supported production of KUT & KUTX Studios in Austin, Texas. 

You can support our work by becoming a sustaining member at supportthispodcast.org.

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NOTHING LASTS FORVER EVEN COLD NOVEMBER RAIN! Part two of our episode with Philly’s finest purveyors of rock’n roll, Mo Lawda & The Humble, is here! In this interview, we split the atom, make a quiche, and get real about healthy work habits for independent musicians.

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GOODBYE YELLOW BRICKROAD !!! It’s the last episode of the season and we’re going out with a slow burn, bangarang rock opus by Philadelphia’s Mo Lowda & The Humble! Inspired by one man’s recollection of his first love affair, “Dark Horse” will have you slowly shimmying your hips in your car seat as you drive across the country to stand outside your middle school love’s bedroom not unlike Lloyd Dobler, Bluetooth speaker held above your head blaring “Dark Horse.”

Got a story you want to confess and maybe have it turned into a song? Join the Song Confessional mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest episode, news, and the whereabouts of our confessional booth: https://songconfessional.com/connect.

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WAIT, WHAT! WHY? WHO?!

Thats right. Song Confessional was part of a live event with WUNC’s Embodied podcast. This episode features an interview with co-host Walker Lukens, a juicy confession from last years SX Sydney festival, and a song by Blue Cactus.

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REET REET PETITE!!! Part 2 of our episode featuring Texas’s finest purveyors of world funk sex beat, Golden Dawn Arkestra,  is here! In this interview with lead groove despot, Zapot, you’ll hear how he found enlightenment, five dollars, and a new lease on life by moving to Austin, Texas all those years ago.

We highly recommend listening to part one before diving into this interview.

Big thanks to Long Center for allowing us to gather this scandalous confession at our permanent booth.

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