Songs of Our Lives

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Sam Wenc! Sam’s new record, “Language At An Angle,” is the first under his own name. We talked about that, the processes behind it, and how it feels performing the work. Then we dig deep into the trenches with the multitudes of Okkyung Lee, Susan Alcorn’s all-time greatness, Robert Wyatt’s immortality, the romance of Henry Flynt, Green Day, Jeremy Lee Faulkner, feeo, Neil Young + more!Listen to all of Sam’s picks HERELanguage At An AngleLobby ArtJohnny Coley “Antique Sadness”“My Pool, My Rules”Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)Follow Foxy Digitalis:WebsitePatreonInstagramBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong ListGreen Day “Geek Stink Breath”Johnny Coley "Immortal Field”Philip Cohran & the Artistic Heritage Ensemble “The Minstrel”Robert Wyatt “At Last I Am Free”Silver Jews “Blue Arrangements”Henry Flynt “You Are My Everlovin’”Okkyung Lee “Here We Are (Once Again)”Jeremy Lee Faulkner “My Pool, My Rules”Natural Information Society “Finite”feeo “Sandpit”Susan Alcorn “O Sacrum Convivium”Yo La Tengo “Night Falls on Hoboken”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Danz CM! From her recent album, “LARM,” to her new song “Over the Ocean” to Synth History and so, so much more, there was a lot to discuss. She’s a one-person show in so many ways. After all that, we get into the all-time greatness of Broadcast, Yo La Tengo’s romance, The Kinks, Link Wray, Radiohead, Eiffel 65, World Party, and lots more!Listen to all of Danz’s picks HERELARM EP“Over the Ocean” VideoDanz’s WebsiteDanz on IGSynth HistorySongs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)Follow Foxy Digitalis:WebsitePatreonInstagramBlueskyThe Jewel GardenMorning SoundsSong ListFrankie Valli “Grease”The Kinks “Waterloo Sunset”Henry Mancini “Lujon”Radiohead “Subterranean Homesick Alien”No Mercy “Where Do You Go”Eiffel 65 “Blue”Yo La Tengo “Our Way To Fall”Flo & Eddie “Keep it Warm”World Party “Is It Like Today?”Link Wray “Rumble”The Brian Jonestown Massacre “Anemone”Broadcast “Ominous Cloud”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Peter Taylor! I’ve known Peter for nearly 20 years now - he’s a true Foxy Digitalis lifer, having first written for the site around 2006. He also makes music as MAbH, and is the person behind Foxy Digitalis’s Inside No. 9 podcast series. He’s a real one. So I’m thrilled to have him on for the 2025 Christmas Special talking childhood memories, favorite songs, emotional connections, and all of that. Classics by The Waitresses, Wham!, and The Pogues plus Nat King Cole’s golden voice, Cliff Richard’s full-on holidayfest, and plenty more!Listen to all of Peter’s picks HERE!Inside No. 9 on Foxy DigitalisMAbH BandcampFirst MAbH albumPeter on InstagramOmni Gardens “Christmas”Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)Follow Foxy Digitalis:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong ListBing Crosby “Christmas Is A’Comin”Nat King Cole “Silent Night”The Waitresses “Christmas Wrapping”The Pretenders “2000 Miles”Mike Oldfield “In Dulci Jubilio”Wizard “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day”Cliff Richards “Mistletoe & Wine”Low “Little Drummer Boy”Wham! “Last Christmas”The Pogues & Kirsty McCall “Fairytale of New York”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Matt Evans! Among the many awesome things Matt gets up to, he’s got a new record from his duo with Amirtha Kidambi, Neti Neti, called “Echo of Being / Grace in Rot.” We talk about all the things surrounding the creation of the project and the record before diving into a laundry list of great tunes from Weezer, Alvin Lucier, Pq, Tracy Chapman, Terry Riley, Ben Seretan, Hermeto Pascoal and my favorite answer so far to the ‘lyrics’ question + loads more!Listen to all of Matt’s picks HERE“Echo of Being / Grace in Rot”Matt on IGSongs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)Follow Foxy Digitalis:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong ListMark Mothersbaugh “Rugrats Theme”Ben Seretan “I Like Your Size”Hermeto Pascoal “Música Da Lagoa”Tracy Chapman “Fast Car”Terry Riley “In C”Paul McCartney “Wonderful Christmastime”George McCrae “You Can Have It All”Yo La Tengo “Our Way to Fall”Alvin Lucier “I am sitting in a room”Weezer “Undone (The Sweater Song)”Pq “Proprioception”Marvin Gaye “Come Live With Me Angel”Eliane Radigue “Adnos I”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Andrew Weathers! In celebration of the 10-year reissue of his inredible, “Fuck Everybody, You Can Do Anything,” on Debacle, a REMIX episode w/ AW was needed. We get into a bunch of the songs connected to the record (plus a few more) through the questionnaire, digging into the likes of The Progress, Drake, Rites of Spring, Buell Kazee, Andrew WK and plenty more!Listen to all of Andrew’s picks HEREFuck Everybody, You Can Do AnythingAndrew’s WebsiteSongs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)Follow Foxy Digitalis:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong ListRites of Spring “End on End”Drake “Shote For Me”Starting Line "The Best of Me”The Progress "Nightlife: Tornado Alley”Osker "Anchor”Orchid "Death of a Modernist”Buell Kazee "East Virginia”I Have Dreams "Countless Rooftops”Wakelee "mildlyinteresting”Andrew WK “Party Hard”Nimrod Workman “Oh Death”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Sean McCann! It’s always a blast to connect with someone I’ve known for years, and especially around the occasion of their first-ever opera. In this case, Sean’s latest, “The Leopard.” We get into that, the difficulty in completing it, and plenty more before diving into the effervescent magic of Albert Ayler, The Blue Nile’s specific kind of romance, Billie Holliday, Psychic TV, Joseph Beuys & Nam June Paik, Led Zeppelin, GBV, Meat Puppets + more!Listen to all of Sean’s picks HEREThe LeopardRecital ProgramSean’s WebsiteSongs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)Follow Foxy Digitalis:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong ListRosie & The Originals “Angel Baby”Albert Ayler “Our Prayer”Led Zeppelin “The Rain Song”Grateful Dead “Box of Rain”Sublime “40 oz to Freedom”Joseph Beuys & Nam June Paik “Coyote III/Pianovariation 1984”The Blue Nile “Saturday Night”Pink Floyd “Wot’s… Uh the Deal”Guided by Voices “Dusted”Billie Holiday “Let’s Call A Heart A Heart”Psychic TV “The Orchids”Roxy Music “Mother of Pearl”Meat Puppets “Up On the Sun” (Demo Version)

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Dania! Her new record, “Listless,” has been on regular rotation the last few months, but as it gets dark earlier, it’s going to be a mainstay on the stereo. We talk about the magic and mystery of late nights, Japanese snake gourds, and how it all came together on this record. Then we can’t stop talking about Tiesto covering the greatest song of all time, Mariah’s all-time status, Fayrouz, PJ Harvey, Clarissa Connelly, This Mortal Coil and more!Listen to all of Dania’s picks HERE“Listless”Dania’s WebsiteParalaxe EditionsSongs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)Follow Foxy Digitalis:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong ListFayrouz “Hana El Sekran”This Mortal Coil “Song to the Siren”Taha, Khaled, Faudel “Abdel Kader” (123 Soleils, 1998)Samuel Barber “Adagio for Strings”AFI “Miss Murder”Islamic Call to PrayerMagnetic Fields “The Book of Love”Eartheater “Below the Clavicle” (Live, Acoustic)PJ Harvey “The Piano” (Live, Acoustic)Clarissa Connelly “Wee Rosebud”Mariah Carey “The Beautiful Ones”Craig Armstrong feat. Liz Fraser “This Love”Dolly Parton “Jolene”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Randall Dunn! We recorded this episode in person at The Jewel Garden the morning after Charmaine Lee’s “Awaken the Dragon” tour rolled through Tulsa. We were well caffeinated for this episode (and Charmaine as in the room!) and had a blast talking about Kou Records, Randall’s new Slate & Ash instrument, John Carpenter, Beach Boys, Scott Walker, the Terminator 2 Soundtrack, Van Halen and more!Listen to all of Randall’s picks HEREKou RecordsRandall on InstagramSlate + Ash - RuinsSongs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)Follow Foxy Digitalis:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong ListGlen Campbell “Wichita Lineman”Henry Mancini “Day of Wine & Roses”Scott Walker “The Electrician”Beach Boys “I Just Wasn’t Meant For These Times” / “Surf’s Up”Lou Reed "Walk On The Wild Side”Dua Lipa "Levitating”Terminator 2 SoundtrackVan Halen "Sunday Afternoon In The Park”Beach Boys “Surf’s Up”John Carpenter “Chariots of Pumpkins”Aphex Twin “#3”Goblin "Profondo Rosso”Gary Numan "Cars” / John Tesh “NBA Theme”“Theme from CHiPs” (via Charmaine)Earth “The Driver” / Zola Jesus "Lost” / Miles Davis “Guinnevere”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Dan Knishkowy (aka Adeline Hotel)! “Watch the Sunflowers” is Dan’s latest Adeline Hotel record, the second in an ongoing trilogy that began with last year’s “Whodunit.” We get into all of that, life moving forward, returning to music a decade later, and more! Then we chat about how visceral Mount Eerie can be, Arthur Russell’s lyrics, The Meters crushing one of the all-timers, Scott Walker, Wilco, Lambchop + more!Listen to all of Dan’s picks HEREWatch the SunflowersDan on InstagramAdeline Hotel Interview at Foxy DigitalisSongs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)Follow Foxy Digitalis:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong ListEdgar Wright “Flannery’s Georgia”Mount Eerie “Two Paintings By Nikolai Astrup”Yumi Arai "Hikō-ki Gumo”Van Morrison “Astral Weeks”Loudan Wainwright “Motel Blues”Taking Back Sunday “A Decade Under the Influence”Ella Fitzgerald “Like Someone In Love”Lambchop “The Hustle”Arthur Russell “What It’s Like”Wilco “Spiders (Kidsmoke)”The Meters “Wichita Lineman”Chet Atkins & Dolly Parton “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?”Scott Walker “Duchess”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Kalia Vandever! She’s got a fantastic new record, “Another View,” coming out next month Northern Spy. We talk about being drawn to the trombone, working with Mary Halvorson, repetition, dread, inspiration from Carmen Maria Machado's “In the Dream House,” unearthing narratives, and plenty more. Eventually we wind our way into sharing special music-related moments with our parents, Stevie Wonder’s ability to lift us up, Tortoise, Aretha Franklin, Little Simz, Shirley Horn, Mk.gee, and more!Listen to all of Kalia’s picks HERE“Another View”Kalia’s websiteKalia on InstagramSongs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)Follow Foxy Digitalis:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong ListLouis Armstrong “What A Wonderful World”Madison Cunningham “Life According to Rachael”Stevie Wonder “Golden Lady”Aretha Franklin “I Say A Little Prayer”Steve Lacy “Bad Habit”Billie Eilish “Birds of a Feather”Billie Holiday “But Beautiful”Little Simz “I Love You, I Hate You”Shirley Horn “Here’s To Life”Tortoise “Oganesson”Doechii “Death Roll”Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong “They Can’t Take That Away From Me”Mk.gee “Are You Looking Up”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s David Garland! What a joy this episode was to record. David’s got a new record, “The Spark,” out this week and it’s been on regular rotation over here. We talk about his approach, making music at 70, and plenty more before diving into wondering how much music has been lost to time, the surprising romance of Alvin Curran, Connie Converse, Diane Cluck, Bee Gees, Jen Zimberg, David’s own music, and more!Listen to all of David’s picks HERE“The Spark”David’s WebsiteDavid’s InstagramSongs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)Follow Foxy Digitalis:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong ListDon McFeelyNina Simone “I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)”Talking Heads “Pulled Up”Connie Converse “One By One”Yoko Ono & John Zorn improvisationAlvin Curran “Songs and Views from the Magnetic Garden”Bee Gees “Holiday”Diane Cluck “Draw Me Out”Van Morison “Astral Weeks”Jen Zimberg “Leave Room”David Garland “I Am With You”The Song of Songs

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Chris Williams! His new album, “Odu: Vibration II,” is magic. It pulls listeners into a sonic world where unraveling becomes transcendent. After digging into it, we chat about Ornette Coleman’s all-time status, being left speechless by ganayva,James Brown’s depth of genius, Jessika Kenney & Eyvind Kang, MF Doom, The Stylistics, Tower of Power, and more!Listen to all of Chris’s picks HERE“Odu: Vibration II”Chris on InstagramSongs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)Follow Foxy Digitalis:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong ListTower of Power “You’re Still a Young Man”Ryuichi Sakamoto “andata”James Brown “I Got You (I Feel Good)”Ornette Coleman “All My Life”Jay-ZSelena “Dreaming Of You”The Stylistics “Betcha By Golly, Wow”Burial “Shell of Light”MF Doom “One Beer”Marvin Gaye “I Wanna Be Where You Are”ganayva “Nine Jeweled Prayer”Jessika Kenney & Eyvind Kang “No Sound”Flying Lotus “me Yesterday//Corded”Earl Sweatshirt + The Alchemist “The Caliphate”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Ryan Sawyer! His new album, “For Those Who Wish to Sing Will Always Find a Song,” has a bit of a hold on me. It’s one of my favorite albums of 2025. After talking through some of the concepts and the framework behind it, we get into incredible Daniel Johnson lore, unexpecte,d meanings in Johnny Cash songs, Dylan in the tropics, Ornette Coleman, Funkadelic, Wendy Eisenberg, Girly Girl Productions, Bernice, and so much more!Listen to all of Ryan’s picks HERE“For Those Who Wish to Sing Will Always Find a Song”Ryan’s InstagramSongs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)Follow Foxy Digitalis:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong List“Clementine” (Traditional)Bonnie Raitt “Nick of Time”Funkadelic “Standing on the Verge of Getting It On”Ornette Coleman “What Reason Could I Give”Girly Girl Productions “10 Drunk Cigarettes”Wendy Eisenberg “In The Pines”Bob Dylan “Key West (Philosopher Pirate)”Johnny Cash “Home of the Blues”Daniel JohnstonEarth Wind & Fire “That’s the Way of the World”Van Dyke Parks “Manzanar”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, Patrick Shiroishi is back! Patrick returns to the show nearly two years later with an incredible new album, “Forgetting is Violence,” out this week on American Dreams. I can’t get enough of the record, so after talking about various facets of it, we get into Upsilon Acrux, Otomo Yoshihide’s New Jazz Quintet, Future, Dave Brubeck, My Chemical Romance, and more!Listen to all of Patrick’s picks HERE“Forgetting is Violence”Patrick on InstagramUpsilon Acrux “Who's Running Shit (son of destiny's child)”Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)Follow Foxy Digitalis:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong ListUpsilon Acrux "Who's Running Shit (son of destiny's child)" Dave Brubeck Quartet "Take 5" My Chemical RomanceChild Vigilante "Fieldy's Dreams" Little Women "Throat I" Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Quintet "Eureka" Upsilon Acrux "Old Dusk Seas: Odyssey" Nai Palm "Crossfire" Dead in the Dirt "The Bind Hole" Future "Fuck Up Some Commas" Cursive "The Martyr" Tevin Campbell "I2I"Albert Ayler "Goin' Home"

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Weston Olencki! Over the last few years, Weston’s become one of my favorite musicians around, and their latest album, “Broadsides,” only cements that further. We get into the record’s interesting backstory and some specific moments before diving into the romance in Radigue’s work, Rahman Mammadli’s shredding, The Carter Family, Linkin Park, Asmaa Hamzaoui, Aphex Twin, and more!Listen to all of Weston’s picks HERE“Broadsides”Weston’s WebsiteWeston on InstagramHappy Valley Band “Crazy”Rahman Mammadli’s KEXP sessionSongs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)Follow Foxy Digitalis:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong ListLooney Toons "Kill the Wabbit"Ralph Stanley "Little Birdie"Asmaa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktu "Lalla Malika 2&3"Gerard Grisey "Quatre chants pour franchir le seuil"Aphex Twin "Avril 14th"Linkin Park "Faint"Eliane Radigue "L'Île re-sonante"Scott Walker "Clara"Elizabeth Cotten "Freight Train"Rahman Mammadli "Yanıq Kərəmı̇"Happy Valley Band "Crazy"The Carter Family "Will the Circle Be Unbroken"Thomas Tallis "Spem in Alium"

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s White Boy Scream! For episode #100, it had to be special, and recording this with Micaela in person at The Jewel Garden… well, it doesn’t get much better, does it? We talk about the next White Boy Scream record (that we have been working on all summer!), grief, growth, and so much more. Then we dive into all kinds of music from Maria Callas, Kelsey Lu, Dorian Wood & Thor Harris, & Erykah Badu to Talk Talk, The Knife, Pietro Mascagni, and more!Listen to all of Micaela’s picks HEREMicaela’s WebsiteMicaela on InstagramSongs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)Follow Foxy Digitalis:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong ListProkofiev "Peter & The Wolf Theme" Low "Fly" The Knife "Without You My Life Would Be Boring" Maria Callas "Vissi d'arte" Swans "Lunacy" Zhu "Good Life" Erykah Badu "Orange Moon" Talk Talk "Wealth" Tool "Lateralus" Kelsey Lu "Due West" Dorian Wood & Thor Harris "We Are Assembled in the Throes of a Long-Awaited Ecstasy" Pietro Mascagni "Cavalleria rusticana - Intermezzo" Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders "Promises [Movement 6]"

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Wilder Maker’s Gabriel Birnbaum! Wilder Maker have an incredible new record on the way, “The Streets Like Beds Still Warm.” It’s the first in a trilogy that tells a story of one night in the city from dusk to dawn. I love it. We talked about the story behind that before diving into a Bonnie Raitt, Deerhoof, Sandro Perri, Dougie Poole, Angel Olsen, and so much more!Listen to all of Gabriel’s picks HEREThe Streets Like Beds Still WarmWilder Maker on InstagramSongs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)Follow Foxy Digitalis:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong ListPaul Simon “Graceland”Bill Callahan “The Breeze/My Baby Cries”Dougie Poole “Vaping on the Job”Bonnie Raitt “I Can’t Make You Love Me”Death Cab For Cutie “The New Year”Loggins & Messina “Danny’s Song”Angel Olsen “Big Time”Bill Evans “Peace Piece”State Champion “Death Preferences”Dave Douglas “Charms of the Night Sky”Deerhoof “This Magnificent Bird Will Rise”Sandro Perri “In Another Life”Wilco “Radio Cure”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Dorian Wood! She’s probably my favorite singer in the whole world. Her voice just stops me in my tracks every time. But she’s so much more than that, with so many wonderful, interesting projects across mediums, so it was a thrill to finally get on a chat together. After talking about her various projects, we get into the weeds with the Prince song everyone is wrong about, “Blue” Gene Tyranny’s singular genius, Love, Stevie Wonder, Ike and Tina, Silverchair, and so much more!Listen to all of Dorian’s picks HEREDorian’s WebsiteDorian on InstagramDorian’s BandcampDorian & Thor’s albumSongs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)Follow Foxy Digitalis:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong ListCri-Cri “Di Porque”Nina Simone “Lilac Wine”“Blue” Gene Tyranny “Next Time Might Be Your Time”Ike & Tina Turner “River Deep, Mountain High”Portishead “Sour Times”Prince “Batdance”Fiona Apple “I Know”Scott Walker “Darkness”Silverchair “Across the Night”Stevie Wonder “You Haven’t Done Nothin’”Sinead O’Connor “Jump in the River” (Karen Finley Remix)Love “You Set The Scene” (Alternate Mix)Massive Attack “Superpredators”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Marissa Nadler! It was such a blast to connect with another life, someone who I have known for over 20 years at this point. Her latest album, “New Radiations,” is my favorite thing she’s done yet, and considering what’s come before, that’s a testament to the work she’s put in. We get into all of that before talking about when a chorus doesn’t deliver on the promise of a verse in a song, the effervescence of The Supremes, Mariah’s all-time status, Bob Dylan, Chris Isaak, Procol Harum, Hole, and more!Listen to all of Marissa’s picks HERE“New Radiations”Marissa’s websiteMarissa’s InstagramSongs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)Follow Foxy Digitalis:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong ListPhil Collins “In The Air Tonight”Joni Mitchell “Little Green”The Supremes “Baby Love”Echo & The Bunnymen “Killing Moon”Hole “Teenage Whore”The Velvet Underground “I Found a Reason”Dolly Parton “Jolene”Bob Dylan “Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands”The Roches “Hammond Song”Cassandra Jenkins “Hard Drive”Mariah Carey “Without You”Chris Isaak “Wicked Game”Rocky Theme SongProcol Harum “A Whiter Shade of Pale”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Stefan Christoff! We talk a lot about his project, Earth Sounds Now and their album “Convergence,” plus the activist work he’s doing around Palestinians and Gaza before getting into a lot of great tunes. We chat about Don Cherry’s all-time status, meeting Lhasa, hip-hop lyrics, Hector Lavoe, Coltrane, Nicolás Jaar, Chico Buarque, & more!Listen to all of Setfan’s picks HEREEarth Sounds Now “Convergence”chapultepec atmósferasAdriana Camacho and Stefan Christoff “Años y Minutos”Stefan Christoff "In Belém"Stefan Christoff "Live Amsterdam / Berlin"Stefan on InstagramSongs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)Follow Foxy Digitalis:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong ListThe Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir “Полегнала е Тодора (Love Chant)”Chico Buarque "Construção”Nicolás Jaar “No”Don Cherry “Utopia and Visions”Pixies “Where Is My Mind”Lhasa de Sela “De Cara a la Pared”Celia Cruz “La Vida Es Un Carnaval”Ravel String Quartet: II. Assez vif. Très rythmeMos Def “Auditorium”Marvin Gaye “Inner City Blues”Hector Lavoe “Periodico De Ayer”John Coltrane “Naima”Brian Eno “The Big Ship”