ifitbeyourwill Podcast

A life shaped by piano, repetition and the pulse of electronic music. Christopher Barnes talks about the long road to Gem Club, the spaces between records, and the quiet architecture of Emerald Press. Twelve years on, the music finds its way back. https://iamgemclub.com/ Send us Fan Mail Support the show linktr.ee/colleyc

Somewhere between the prairies and the mountains of northern British Columbia, Shiloh Lindsey found a voice in songwriting. On this episode of If It Be Your Will, we talk about growing up surrounded by music, the influence of family, the early days of For My Smoke, and the long, sometimes discouraging road of making music independently. After nearly a decade between albums, The Western Veil arrives as a deeply personal collection shaped in part by a life-changing motorcycle accident in 2024....

On this episode, Lincoln Halloran talks about the return of Hello Shark after ten years away, the personal experiences behind The River, and finding his way back to songwriting. We get into the early DIY days, sobriety, old friendships, and how time changes the way we see ourselves and the people around us. An honest conversation about making music, looking back, and figuring out what comes next. https://fatherdaughterrecords.com/collections/hello-shark Send us Fan Mail Support the show linkt...

With WHY?’s new album, Oh Golly / Yes Lord, on the horizon, Yoni Wolf reflects on decades of making music that refuses to sit still. Moving between alternative hip-hop, indie rock, sampling, and richly layered arrangements, WHY? has built a catalogue that rewards listening to the whole record, not just the individual song. Yoni talks about the long, sometimes uncertain process of making an album: four-track experiments, finding a record’s shape, sequencing songs, and working with collaborato...

Formed in California’s high desert, Heavy Gus make fuzzy, grunge-soaked indie rock that balances scruffy guitar noise with unexpected flashes of melody, humor, and tenderness. On their forthcoming second album, the trio revisit the loose, live-wire approach of Notions, but life has changed: Dorota Szuta and Stelth Ulvang are now navigating parenthood alongside the creative intimacy of being partners and bandmates. New singles “Super Soaker” and “Past Lives” reveal two sides of that tension, o...