Behind the Vinyl

We sat down with New Jersey's own Joey Walsh of Wyndup Kid to chat about his recent release called "Disco." It's a fear of missing out anthem. Joey thinks back to before quarantine when there were nights that he decided to stay indoors instead of going out. He has decided that he is going to branch out and do the things he loves because they make him happy. The music is a fun watch. Joey wanted it...

We are extremely excited to release this interview with Kate, KT, and Katie of the band Vial. They just released the album "LOUDMOUTH" on Friday, which is getting a ton of buzz already. The band tells you everything you need to know about their sophomore album. We also hear fun stories throughout like finding the drummer Katie on Tinder, meeting for the first time as a full-band over coffee, retur...

We took a trip into the mind of Shannon Taylor of awakebutstillinbed for this interview. Shannon was able to tell us all the details from the band's EP "stay who you are" which came out in December of last year. We heard some stories that not too many people think about when it comes to producing and recording an album. Shannon tells us that vocals is dependent on how the person is feeling on that...

This week's episode is with the one and only Laure Stevenson! Laura discusses with us the journey of being a mom and a musician, her and her husband meeting at a rock and roll summer camp, her journey into the underground tunnels of Disney, and the fun she had shooting her recent music video for 'State.' We dive into Laura's themes in her music, and her hopefulness that being honest and vulnerable...

We had Colleen Green on for this interview. I remember hearing "I Wanna Be a Dog" for the first time last month and it caught my attention because it has such an upbeat and catchy sound. Colleen's most recent release "It's Nice to Be Nice" followed up with the same cheerful sound. We talked about the album coming our way way in September — the first in several years for Colleen. We also chatted ab...

This week we bring you a fun filled conversation with the lovely Alicia Boganno from @bullythemusic! We discuss her role as a woman in music and as a recording engineer, and her stride to continue to push women to get more involved with the music industry. She discusses the use of analog on Bully's first two records, and how she loves …the natural mishaps that make people smile." Next Thursday kic...

This interview was a real treat as we welcomed Chris Freeman of Hot Mulligan on the podcast. Hot Mulligan is tuning up for a massive tour with Sincere Engineer, Prince Daddy, and Super American. We got to hear the history of Hot Mulligan and about how they didn't expect to be around for too long. Chris opens up about coming from a small town and how it was either go away to college or work at the...

We had a really awesome interview with Greg and Amanda of Cheekface. They have been super busy this year by releasing an album "Emphatically No." and a single called "We need a Bigger Dumpster." We talked about the specific style of artwork that Amanda created for the album covers. For their music, Cheekface writes their honest reflection on the world and that continued during their most recent re...

This interview we take a trip across the pond to chat with Kathryn Woods of Fresh! Some of the topics that appear in this interview include Kathryn talking about her writing style and how she had trouble with choruses early on, so she stuck to quick two minute punk songs. Also, we dive into the music community, especially all of the friends Fresh made when they made their first trip to America. Ka...

Another interview in the books! We had an epic conversation with Anthony Bucci of Broken Field Runner. Anthony just released a song called Shrouds, which was made when he decided to take a trip home to New York back in December at the height of the pandemic. He was living in his parents' basement again and while doing so he received news that literally ripped his heart out of his chest. His aunt h...

We had Josh and Peter of Sore Thumb on for this interview. Sore Thumb is fresh off an EP called Chronically Late that came out in April. We also explored topics like the theme of being late, being at a different point in their music careers (Sore Thumb being a labor of love), the charity compilation album they put together that raised a bunch of Monet for the LGBTQ Freedom Fund, and so much more!...

This interview brought another opportunity to not only chat with the band, but also bring in the record label as well. We sat down with Tyler Stodghill of Stars Hollow and Eric Smeal and Martin Hacker-Mullen of Acrobat Unstable. We got to take a look at both worlds of music. Tyler talked about the intense cycles of how he feels about music and diy in general. Plus, he is currently going for a mast...

This interview is with Seth and Thomas of Good Sleepy out of Worcester, MA. We had a full conversation about their debut full-length album called "everysinglelittlebit" that came out with No Sleep Records. This album was largely written and recorded during the pandemic. It has themes of wanting to go back to childhood when things were easier, change, long distance relationships, and the expectatio...

For this interview we chat with Candice of the band Woolbright. We had a great conversation about the song "Tuesday," but the band also recently released "Thursday" so check that out too! We also talk about focusing most of their energy towards the band, Woolbright's Twitch channel, teaching yoga, having an Etsy business, and so much more! Keep up with Woolbright through the links below: Bandcamp...

Rosie Tucker released an amazing new album on April 30 called Sucker Supreme. They came on Behind the Vinyl to talk about everything you need to know about the album and their music!  Edits by Brigid Young Flyer border by Kris Khunachak Opening song by Sore Eyes Listen to Rosie Tucker! Website: https://www.rosietuckermusic.com Bandcamp: https://rosietucker.bandcamp.com/album/sucker-supreme Epitaph...

This interview saw Benjamin Lieber of Marigold join the pod to talk about the band's new song called "Waiting on me. The recent single is the start of a build up towards an album that Benjamin and the rest of the group plan on releasing this year. "Waiting on me" gives off a strong Tom Petty sound but has a stop waiting around and go for it attitude. Plus, a fun music video came out that displays...

I sat down with Aidan, Colman, and Jake of Jail Socks for this interview. They recently signed with Counter Intuitive and are ready for a summer of new music and big news. We chatted about what to expect with the new tunes on the way. There is also a cool announcement about a new member that has been helping out and other fun information about the band. After a 2020 where Jail Socks mostly focused...

The legendary Lou Barlow of Dinosaur Jr. and Sebadoh joined me for this interview. His band, Dinosaur Jr., released an album called "Sweep It Into Space" last month. The album had the classic Dinosaur Jr. sound, so if you are a fan of the band, then you are going to want to check it out. Some topics from the rest of the episode included getting music out in the 80s compared to today, college radio...

Ryan, Sam, and Chloe joined me for a fun conversation about their band Short Fictions. We talked a good amount about their amazing album from the end of 2019 called "Fates Worse Than Death." Sam really expanded on the topics and themes for this album. He wrote about his fears of climate change and living in the city of Pittsburgh — where most of the band is from. We learned about their backgrounds...

I am a little late to the party, but for this interview Greg Mendez joined me to talk about the one year anniversary of his album "Cherry Hell." The album came out on February 28 or 2020, which allowed him to do two weeks of touring. Greg also celebrated the anniversary by doing several livestreams. Greg has a unique writing style where he has upbeat sounding songs with lyrics about heartbreak and...

Houston we don't have a problem. I had up-and-coming artist Charlie Houston on for this episode. Houston has gained a quick following. After her two singles "Calls" and "Things" saw great success, she released her debut EP labeled "I Hate Spring" on April 30 to follow up the singles. Houston talks about her time in New York attending NYU, returning home to Canada, the stresses of being young, star...

Friday is going to be a massive day for Origami Angel. They are releasing a double LP that is called GAMI GANG. To help kick things off this week, Ryland of Origami Angel joined the podcast with special guests Jake Sulzer (owner of CI) and Alex Martin (PR & artist management). Ryland says the biggest message from this album is there's often beauty in places that are overlooked. Well, this album ce...

I had singer/songwriter Deanna Faye on for this one. Deanna has been working really hard over this past year. In January she put out an EP labeled "Good to You." The songs on the EP show Deanna's classic rock routes — they have a real 60s or 70s feel to them. Deanna also stays active by consistently uploading videos to YouTube and social media. There is a large variety of content from "how to" vid...

I had Will & Max of the band Dosser (Baltimore, MD) on for this one. Their EP labeled "Brainscan" came out at the beginning of the year. Brainscan takes its name from a 90's sci-fi/horror movie starring Edward Furlong. The movie shows a young teenager transition from being someone who is constantly playing video games to a serial killer. One of the big subjects Dosser wrote about on this EP and fo...