Nikkie McLeod’s new single, “Deep Cry” is featured in this episode. J. McVay spoke with Nikkie about the song, the upcoming EP, and the special connection the music has to their family and musical background. Also, in this episode we check out new music from MOURN, Claptone (featuring a familiar voice from the oughts), Phantastic Ferniture, and Julian!

The release show for Nikkie McLeod’s Quarrel EP will be at Rockwood Music Hall in NYC on October 30th (get tickets). They also play at the Williamsburg Music Center on July 22nd and at Shapeshifter Lab on August 12th. The next single, “Quarrel,” will be out on September 3rd.

00:00 - // Sponsor + Intro

01:01 - // We’re about to try something new...

05:19 - “Deep Cry” - Nikkie McLeod

10:28 - // Interview with Nikkie McLeod

22:06 - // The rest is pretty standard

26:40 - “Thank You For Coming Over” - MOURN

29:03 - // Lilting to the ¾ beat

34:41 - “Animal” (feat. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah) - Claptone

38:45 - // Club banger

48:00 - “Gap Year” - Phantastic Ferniture

51:03 - // like the plant

55:25 - “Low” - Julian

57:08 - // Julian adjacent

61:45 - // OUTRO

62:11 - // OVER