Spare Notes

In this episode, I had a nice chat with B and K from the band Bussy Kween Power Trip, from Chicago, Illinois. Their debut album, Coming With the Strap, came out earlier this year. I actually saw them in Philly a few months ago at Break Free Fest, and they absolutely melted my face off. B’s singing is absolutely scorching, and K’s bass playing, I swear, some of the best in the land. We cover topics related to absurdity, performance, and Cracker Barrel.

Bussy Kween Power Trip: https://linktr.ee/bussykweenpowertrip, https://www.instagram.com/bussykweenpowertrip/.

Cracker Barrel Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bNSGfns10U

Photo By: Max Glazer https://maxaglazer.myportfolio.com/

Episode Track Listing: Snippets: 1. "Rahm Emanual Diss Track" 2. "Cracker Barrel." 3. "Cop Garage. 4. "Cracker Barrel."

This is a segment called Three Questions, where I ask an artist 3 in-depth questions. One question is for sure, specifically aimed at their current project, and the other two are usually about ideas connected to their artistry overall. In this episode, I interviewed Josaleigh Pollett. They’re a Salt Lake City artist with a Poltergeist-inspired single out this week, called “Radio Player.” We get into the topics of collective grief, the ideas of Hope, Jason Molina, and the multiple avenues of uncertainty and change.

Bandcamp: https://josaleighpollett.bandcamp.com/track/radio-player

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brosaleigh/?hl=en

Episode Track Listing: Snippets: "Radio Player"

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Had a nice chat with Nico Magi(Guitars/Vocals) from the band Pamplemousse. Pamplemousse is a duo and also includes Sarah Lenormad (Drums). They are based in the Lorraine region of France, though they formed in Reunion Island. Their new album Porcelain came out Septermber 26, 2025. We cover topics related to music rehearsal, Performance, and Black Box recording studio. Black Box was founded in 1993 by Iain Burgess and Peter Deimel.

J’ai eu un joli chat avec Nico Magi (Guitares/Voix) du groupe Pamplemousse. Pamplemousse est un duo et comprend également Sarah Lenormad (Batterie). Ils sont basés dans la région Lorraine en France, bien qu’ils se soient formés à la Réunion. Leur nouvel album Porcelain est sorti le 26 septembre 2025. Nous couvrons des sujets liés à la répétition musicale, la performance et le studio d’enregistrement Black Box. Black Box a été fondée en 1993 par Iain Burgess et Peter Deimel.

Bandcamp: https://pamplemoussetheband.bandcamp.com/album/porcelain

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pamplemousse_band/?hl=en

Released by: A Tant Révër du Roi Records @ https://atrdr.net/ & @https://www.instagram.com/a_tant_rever_du_roi/?hl=fr

Episode Track Listing: Snippets: 1. "Smile the Num" 2. "The Big Speakers." 3. "The More Beautiful Madonna. 4. "Miami Blue."

In this episode, I interviewed Bedbug, aka Dylan Citron. They’re a Los Angles-based artist, but used to be in Boston and threw countless shows in the DIY music scene. Their most recent Album came out a while back and is titled pack your bags the sun is growing. We discuss topics related surrounding musical influences, intentional creations, the DIY music scene in LA and Boston, and more.

Bedbug: https://www.instagram.com/bedbugofficial/

Bandcamp: https://linkedin.bandcamp.com/album/pack-your-bags-the-sun-is-growing

Episode Track Listing: Snippets: 1. "halo on the interstate" 2. "pack your bags, it's time to go home." 3. "leave your things, the stars are returning."

In this episode, I interviewed Lamont Brown, best known for his moniker, RNIE. He’s a Philadelphia-based artist. His latest LP, which is self-released, is titled FULL NEPTUNE and was released on August 29th, 2025. Originally from Pittsburgh, he’s also spent significant time coming up in the Charlotte, North Carolina, DIY music scene and New York City. We discuss topics related to music, such as influence, discipline, themes, and intentionality.

RNIE: https://www.instagram.com/rn_ie/?hl=en

Bandcamp: https://rnie.bandcamp.com/album/full-neptune

Episode Track Listing: Snippets: 1. "LOW HIGH." 2. "JOY." 3. "BITTERS." 4. CENTURY III.

Original Photo by: Amanda Giordano https://www.instagram.com/ag1ordano/

This is a segment called Three Questions, where I ask an artist only 3 in-depth questions. One question is specifically aimed at their current project, and the other two are about ideas connected to their artistry overall. In this episode, I interviewed Aure. She’s a Paris-based singer, former architect, and multilingual singer. Her first EP, “A Few Notes,” was released in 2023 on Mayway Records, and she’ll release her first album in 2026. Out recently is her single “The Sailors' Tales,” and we jump into the deep end talking about the topics of language, uncertainty, imagination, and her new song.

C'est un segment appelé Trois Questions, où je pose seulement 3 questions approfondies à un artiste. Une question est spécifiquement axée sur leur projet actuel, et les deux autres portent sur des idées liées à leur art en général. Dans cet épisode, j'ai interviewé Aure. Elle est une chanteuse basée à Paris, ancienne architecte et chanteuse multilingue. Son premier EP, « A Few Notes », est sorti en 2023 chez Mayway Records, et elle sortira son premier album en 2026. Sorti récemment, son single "The Sailors' Tales" nous plonge dans les profondeurs des sujets de la langue, de l'incertitude, de l'imagination et de sa nouvelle chanson.

Aure: https://www.instagram.com/aure.afewnotes/

Mayway Records: https://maywayrecords.com/

Episode Track Listing: Snippets: 1 & 2. "The Sailors' Tales"

"The Sailors' Tales' Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m09IPcg13qA

Original Photo by Chloé Bruhat: https://www.instagram.com/chloebruhat/?hl=en

I sat down with Jens Kuross recently and talked about his new LP, Crooked Songs. Some themes and topics we cover are learning, ambition, recreation, and Idaho. There’s also a published version of this interview in The Tonearm magazine if you’d like to read it with an extended introduction. It’s Called Room Sound and Raw Truth, and the link to the article is here: https://www.thetonearm.com/room-sound-and-raw-truth-jens-kuross-talks-crooked-songs/

Jens Kuross: https://www.jenskuross.com/

https://www.instagram.com/jenskuross/?hl=en

Released on Woodsist Records: https://woodsist.com/

Episode Track Listing: Snippets: 1. "What I Miss Most of All. 2. "Beggars Nation. 3. "Crooked Song".

Original Photo by Mark Oliver: https://www.instagram.com/photogrind/?hl=en

Find Me at: https://jonahinthesnow.com/

Talked to Lena Bartels recently, whose 2nd LP, called The Brightest Silver Fish, is out as of September 12th. We get into some ideas of music being a place to lean into the darkness of being alive, and what it’s like for her dipping into that eeriness. Questions that come up that we discuss and correlate with the album are what it’s like making active choices, the fragility of the COVID era, and coming out of it while planning for a future beyond that, and recognizing the moments of oscillating or moving from disempowerment to empowerment.

Léna Bartels: https://www.instagram.com/l.enabartels/?hl=en

Released on Glamour Gowns Records: https://www.instagram.com/g.l.a.m.o.u.r.g.o.w.n.s/

"Amber" music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s1Ful3S46I&list=RD8s1Ful3S46I&start_radio=1&ab_channel=L%C3%A9naBartels

Episode Track Listing: Snippets: 1. Bad Sugar. 2. Fighter. 3. Amber. 4. The Brightest Silver Fish.

Original Photo by Morgan Helani Mein: https://www.morganmein.com/

In this episode, I talked to Yuri, who is BOK SUNA. Her album CARNATE came out recently. A fun fact is that she illustrated her music videos, and at one point, we get into this idea of two stars converging, which is illustrated in the “doghorn” video, and she talked about how it relates to the conception and creation of this album, CARNATE. And it’s like there are these layers of creation that BOK SUNA operates on that are just really beautiful. Y’all should check out the vids, and of course, the album. We get into the absence of structure in music, finding humor in this messy world, how prose poetry inspires, and a little bit of Sharknado and Justin Bieber.

Album link: https://softseedmusic.bandcamp.com/album/carnate

"doghorn" video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drOfRqayOaA&list=RDdrOfRqayOaA&start_radio=1&ab_channel=ZegemaBeachRecords

BOK SUNA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bokfuckingsuna/?hl=en

Episode Track Listing:

Snippets: 1: gtfo. 2. doghorn. 3. luckie charm

Had Jeni Magaña on recently, and her band is Magana. She’s a multi-instrumentalist and producer who is always creating and releasing art into the world. Her EP Bad News came out earlier this year. She also plays bass in Mitski and has another band called Pen, Pin. I think that if the world shut down again, her innate desire to create would probably produce so many albums within a year, as much of her life is spent on tour, and the time isn’t always there.

Magana was kind enough to share notes connected to the music she’s put out, and we get into them. I’ll attach a link so you can see said notes. I decided it’d be fun to incorporate artists' notes on their creations into the show because one, the name of the show, and two, to see some of their thought process of how they formulate their creations. Magana and I get into a lot, from Doing Art for yourself to being a working musician.

Ideas of tension, release, and resolution came up a couple of times in making music, so I’m attaching a link to “Adagio for Strings” by Samuel Barber because Magana mentioned that piece, and it’s really quite powerful, and as she notes, illuminates these ideas clearly.

Episode Spare Notes:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hmPkbfMjyVYdMpt48Vq0ppy8MsmWRsvbcDuAErfPKAU/edit?tab=t.0

Episode Track Listing:

Snippets: 1. Fantasie Impromptu (fast) by Chopin. The rest are by Magana: 2. Girl in Chains (Teeth) 3. Lawyers Were Our Friends (Dreams) 4. To My Love 5. Shower Song (Bad News)

Full song: Half to Death (Bad News)

Magana

Website: http://s976828381.onlinehome.us/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maganarama/?hl=en

linktree: https://linktr.ee/maganarama?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadKGy8cxI2jxORKhFHCS1D2s9PMT6wx5XE0wdNFADlm2H1vvTiaD452Aws0Jg_aem_r0CxzPeFlkcbBGLbQqKfyg

"Adagio for Strings" by Samuel Barber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izQsgE0L450&ab_channel=MarshallJ.Hendrickson