My Favorite Album with Jeremy Dylan

Singer-songwriter Olivia Wolf joins me to discuss the definition of a cult classic, Bobby Charles's self-titled 1972 record, and the qualities that made it an enduring source of comfort and inspiration. We explore its relaxed Woodstock-era sound, the involvement of the members of The Band and the various legends that have sprung up around the album, the influence of collaborative recording on Wolf's own work, songwriting and cover song choices, and memorable musical encounters with Buddy Miller and Robert Plant.

Today, ARIA winning singer-songwriter Fanny Lumsden joins me to talk about a contemporary classic to be, the 2024 album by Paul Kelly, 'Fever Longing Still'. We talk about Fanny discovering Paul as a child through the film The Castle, how the album captures the chemistry and energy of his incredible touring band, how Fanny's perspective on the songs changed hearing them night after night when she toured with Paul, the non-musical influences on Paul's songwriting, working with Paul's producer Steve Schram on her new album 'Traditions', how her duet with Paul on the album came about and much more.

Hollye B's career has already taken her from New York dancer to punk frontwoman to vocalist in Mike Campbell's Dirty Knobs and now as a compelling Americana singer-songwriter. Hollye joins me to talk about the modern classic album from Jenny Lewis, 2008's 'Acid Tongue'. We delve into how Hollye discovered Jenny through Grey's Anatomy while in high school, how the album balances artistic freedom and expansiveness with discipline, Jenny's genius at creating intimacy as a vocalist, sexism in the indie world, how the album and its creation harkens back to the 70s Laurel Canyon scene, the sprawling cast of LA backing musicians featured across the album, how Lewis marries different forms and approaches in her lyrics and more.

The brilliant Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville ('Won't You Be My Neighbor?', '20 Feet From Stardom', 'Man on the Run') joins me today to talk about the epic insanity of The Clash's legendary triple album 'Sandinista!'. We talk about the album as 'the ultimate onion to keep peeling back', the ahead-of-its-time meta commentary and self-deconstruction on the album, how the band recorded the album during a frenzy of activity around the world, the album's status as The Clash's 'White Album', the political underpinnings of the album and its title, the wild diversity of music influences that come together on the album, and much more. Plus, we touch on Morgan's recent Paul McCartney documentary 'Man on the Run'.

Today, Nashville-based Australian country hitmaker Melanie Dyer joins me to talk about the modern classic album from Kacey Musgraves that redefined the borders of country music for a generation, 2018's 'Golden Hour'. We talk about how the album represented a major sonic shift from Musgraves' first two albums, the fork in the road she was faced with in her career, how some of the songwriting harkens back to early 20th century American standards, the importance of space in the production, the story of the glass slipper shooey and how Musgraves continues to face forward and break new ground with each record.