Taylor Goldsmith, lead singer-songwriter for the band Dawes, joins us this week to talk about the group's new album, All Your Favorite Bands. The album is out today and Taylor can be heard playing an acoustic version of the title track at the end of this episode. In addition, Taylor looks back at his time working on The New Basement Tapes alongside Elvis Costello, Jim James, Rhiannon Giddens, and Marcus Mumford. He also meditates on songwriting, influences, and how art is criticized and consumed in today’s culture. Brian and Taylor also discuss the life and works of Bob Dylan, how turning 30 is a pivotal moment in an artist’s life, and the hope Taylor still holds on to in his music.

 

Topics this week:

All Your Favorite Bands by Dawes

U2’s Pride in the Name of Love

Kid Rock’s Bawitdaba

Dawes’ Time Spent in Los Angeles

Nothing is Wrong by Dawes

Otis the Drunk on The Andy Griffith Show

Lost on the River by The New Basement Tapes

“Casey at the Bat” by Ernest Lawrence Thayer

The New Basement Tapes - Kansas City

The New Basement Tapes – When I Get My Hands on You

Johnny Fritz’s When a Ford Man Turns to Chevy

Johnny Fritz’s Suck in Your Gut

Bill Callahan’s Faith/Void

Somewhere Under Wonderland by Counting Crows

Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, and Seymour: An Introduction by J.D. Salinger

North Hills by Dawes

Dawes – When My Time Comes

Miles of Aisles by Joni Mitchell

Still Crazy All These Years by Paul Simon

Graceland by Paul Simon

Rhythm of the Saints by Paul Simon

Infidels by Bob Dylan & Mark Knopfler

Automatic for the People by REM

The New Basement Tapes – Florida Key

The Basement Tapes by Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan’s Hurricane

Bob Dylan’s Joey

Bob Dylan’s Highlands

Bob Dylan’s It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)

Iconoclast with Maya Angelou & Dave Chappelle

Southeastern by Jason Isbell

Wilder Mind by Mumford & Sons

 

People this week:

Dawes

Middle Brother

Deer Tick

T Bone Burnett

Elvis Costello

Mumford and Sons

Jim James

Rhiannon Giddens

Jonathan Prince

Bob Dylan

Hank Williams

Jackson Browne

Tom Petty

Sam Koppelman

Bruce Springsteen

Peter Mensch

Cliff Burnstein

My Morning Jacket

Alabama Shakes

 

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