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Welcome to Transmissions. This week, singer/songwriter Joan Shelley. Her haunted folk songs and crystal clear voice have long made her a favorite of the Aquarium Drunkard crew. Writing about her last one, 2022’s The Spur, Tyler Wilcox wrote: "At this point in her career, we would probably settle for a ‘pretty good’ album from Joan Shelley…But no, The Spur continues an unbroken streak of masterpieces for the Louisville-based artist.”
And, while Shelley, and her daughter and husband, Nathan Salsburg, who’s appeared on this show, have moved from Louisville to Michigan, that whole “unbroken streak of masterpieces” things continues with her new album, Real Warmth. Cut with producer Ben Whiteley, and guests like Doug Paisley and Tamara Lindeman of The Weather Station, the new album is lively, rhythmic, and captivating, with intimate reflections paired alongside protest music of a sort.
She joins us here to discuss—plus, at the start of this one, we get a mini-check in from Nathan and their daughter. Cozy up for this reunion, you’re tuned into Transmissions.
If you dig this talk, please visit reader-supported Aquarium Drunkard for more. We’re supported by our subscribers and over on the site you can find 20 years worth of conversations, playlists, reviews, essays and more.
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Welcome to Transmissions. This week, singer/songwriter Joan Shelley. Her haunted folk songs and crystal clear voice have long made her a favorite of the Aquarium Drunkard crew. Writing about her last one, 2022’s The Spur, Tyler Wilcox wrote: "At this point in her career, we would probably settle for a ‘pretty good’ album from Joan Shelley…But no, The Spur continues an unbroken streak of masterpieces for the Louisville-based artist.”
And, while Shelley, and her daughter and husband, Nathan Salsburg, who’s appeared on this show, have moved from Louisville to Michigan, that whole “unbroken streak of masterpieces” things continues with her new album, Real Warmth. Cut with producer Ben Whiteley, and guests like Doug Paisley and Tamara Lindeman of The Weather Station, the new album is lively, rhythmic, and captivating, with intimate reflections paired alongside protest music of a sort.
She joins us here to discuss—plus, at the start of this one, we get a mini-check in from Nathan and their daughter. Cozy up for this reunion, you’re tuned into Transmissions.
If you dig this talk, please visit reader-supported Aquarium Drunkard for more. We’re supported by our subscribers and over on the site you can find 20 years worth of conversations, playlists, reviews, essays and more.

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