WNXP Podcasts

Legendary singer, songwriter, and producer Swamp Dogg has a new documentary called "Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted" which you can check out during Americana and Nashville Film Fest. Director Isaac Gale and editor Paul Lovelace joined us to talk about the film and the subject of the film Swamp Dogg talks Americana Fest & new album Blackgrass: From West Virginia to 125th ST.

One name that has kept popping up in the Nashville hip-hop scene since the late 2010s is Lul Lion. At shows, on projects and in collectives, she was often the only woman in the mix. And her music is really the only record there is of her story — she’s rarely given an interview.

The Tennessee native seemed to drop off the radar last year. Senior music writer Jewly Hight tracked her down in her current home LA, where she’s been reinventing herself. Her new EP, “Speed of Love,” is WNXP’s Record of the Week.

After six full length records, indie rock veterans Real Estate show no sign of slowing down or staying complacent. Their latest record Daniel showcases the band’s ability to create consistently hooky songs that are universally approachable and pleasant, but it also pushes their sound to new bounds. Recorded at the historic RCA Studio A in Nashville, the New Jersey quintet embraced a bit of twangy tradition, following the current trends of many of their indie peers. Still, Real Estate stays loyal to the jangly guitars and sweet songwriting fans have come to expect.

Watch Real Estate perform “Water Underground,” “Flowers” and “Haunted World” live at WNXP’s Sonic Cathedral here.

This week for What Where When-sday, we talk Hispanic Heritage Month with WPLN’s own Rachel Iacovone.

Most artists move to Nashville to be part of the music community and land opportunities in the business. Not Conner Youngblood. He’s the WNXP Nashville Artist of the Month. And he’s quietly done his thing here for a dozen years. Senior music writer Jewly Hight met up with him at the one place that tenuously connects his new latest project to Nashville.

This week for What Where When-sday, we discuss Silent Book Club with the founder of Nashville’s chapter and the owner of the local bookstore that’s co-hosting. Silent Book Club is happening at various locations throughout the month of September, and on.

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds have been a band since 1983 and have gained a cult following around Nick Cave's persona as a sort of Prince of Darkness. But about ten years ago, he encountered real tragedy that changed him and his music completely. Wild God, is The Bad Seed's 18th studio album, it deals with Cave's journey through grief of the past decade and landing on new, long dormant emotions like joy, that the band are experiencing once again. WNXP was granted this rare interview with Nick Cave.

This week for What Where When-sday, we discuss the Nashville Public Library’s Courtyard Concert series taking place near their downtown location at Church Street Park. It’s happening every Tuesday from September 3rd to October 22 with Ed Brown, Public Information Officer for the library.

Nashville band BEAN. has only been together for a few years but has been rising through the Nashville music scene with their blend of bedroom pop and alternative soul. Their connection all started in the dorm rooms of Belmont University the same place where the wrote songs off their debut self-titled EP.

Gustaf are a post-punk band from Brooklyn, a description that fits what seems like hundreds of bands during this current “post-punk revival.” But few stand out like Gustaf. Yes, their music embodies the familiar sounds of the genre — agitated guitars, dynamic bass lines and talk-singing preaching — but their latest record Package Pt. 2 is also experimental, unexpected and often uncomfortable. It’s obvious the five-piece is willing and able to push their sonic boundaries beyond the simplicity of punk. Their instrumental layering and the vocal stylings of maniacal frontwoman Lydia Gammill are commanding in ways that make the band incomparable to their peers.

Watch Gustaf perform “Starting and Staring,” “Close” and “Ground” live at WNXP’s Sonic Cathedral here.