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You can find lyrics in anywhere. In this song's case it was - paint samples. Someone had left behind a Sherwin Williams paint sampler (the kind that splays out like an Asian folding fan).  I was absent mindedly flipping through it one day and realized that the names of paint colors are ridiculous and fantastic.  So I went to the color “blue” and pulled out ones that I thought sounded int...

I've always wanted to write a New Order-tinged electro rave-up, and now I have . "Glitter on the Dancefloor" is that rare flight of genre fantasy that has a reasonable payoff. In this episode we discuss: Songwriting being akin to painting landscapes on postage stamps Mixing whisper tracks into vocal performances The ZVex Fuzz Factory (one of my secret weapons)

Its hard to write something that's truly contemporary.  It takes time to reflect on a thing from a position that isn't just reactionary and have a perspective that's worth sharing.  "Afghanistan" tries to split the difference - it's a song written quickly and instinctively while watching the fall of Kabul on CNN, but recorded with more intent. In this episode we discuss: Writing songs th...

You find weird things about Las Vegas once you're there for more than a long weekend.  There aren't any bookstores anywhere near the strip.  The entire place has a kind of druggy rhythm - taxi drivers and breakfast chefs in the morning, alcohol and smoke in the evening.  It smells like bad cigars and mothballs and plastic and sunscreen. And it's a great place to set an apocalyptic r...

Ever wondered how a song goes from an idea into a fully produced recording? Join Kyle Evans (bandleader of Echo Bloom) every two weeks as he documents the birth of a new song and gives a guided tour of how it was constructed. If you're a musician searching for inspiration, a fan looking for the next thing to fall in love with, or just are curious how things are made, come along for the journey.