FUV Live Sessions

Kieran Shudall and Joe Falconer of the English indie rock band, Circa Waves, sat down with WFUV host Eric Holland to talk about their latest album, Death & Love Pt. 1, the pivotal life moment these lyrics were written during, how each record from the band gets more authentic and their classic indie rock influences like The Strokes and Arctic Monkeys. Songs: T-Shirt Weather, Like You Did Before and...

Mon Rovîa, whose stage name comes from the capital city in Liberia where he was born, sat down with WFUV host Kara Manning to talk about his fourth EP, Atonement, why he chose to create a four-act EP series about the hero’s journey, how his writing often includes the undercurrent of the past and why people can continue to feel hopeful as long as they choose to pour love into one another. Songs: cr...

WFUV’s Kara Manning caught up with Rhian Teasdale of the English indie-rock band Wet Leg to talk about their second album, Moisturizer, the transition of the band from a duo to a five-piece, how important it is to take your time and try to have fun while making a record and the mindset shift from the first album to the second. The music in this episode was recorded at The Village Studios in Los An...

Justin Vernon – who makes music as Bon Iver – caught up with WFUV host Benham Jones to talk about SABLE, fABLE, how each album is designed to help people get through hard things, the collaborations that brought this record to the next level and the thread of death, rebirth, renewal and extinction that exists across the narrative arc of all Bon Iver projects. This bonus episode is interview only, b...

English singer-songwriter Paris Paloma sat down to have an intimate chat with FUV host Alisa Ali about her debut album, Cacophony, how she applied her creative writing skills to songwriting, the importance of making music with a message and just how empowering it is to listen to a crowd full of female fans sing these songs as a group. Songs: Labour, As Good A Reason and Hunter

Music icon Kim Deal of The Breeders, The Pixies and The Amps chatted to WFUV host Eric Holland about her debut solo record, Nobody Loves You More, how she heard the instrumentation for the album in her head before recording it to tape, the fact that she never anticipated making a solo project and the personal stories behind some of the more intimate songs on the album. Songs: Nobody Loves You More...

Lucy Dacus (of the band Boygenius) chatted to WFUV host Alisa Ali about her latest solo project, Forever Is A Feeling, how forever feels, the difference between songwriting and poetry, and the lush instrumentation listeners will hear on this album. The songs in this episode were recorded live at St. Ann & The Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn. Thanks to Ali Carlisle-Steinberg for recording and mixin...

Jack Van Cleaf sat down with WFUV host Alisa Ali to talk about his self-titled Sophomore album, JVC, how viral fame in 2023 catapulted his career, the challenges of growing up and getting to know yourself and what it has been like to learn from music industry icons like Zach Bryan and Noah Kahan. Songs: Rattlesnake, Couch Potato and Green

Adam Duritz and Dave “Immy” Immerglück of Counting Crows joined WFUV host Benham Jones in Studio-A for an exclusive duo performance to celebrate their 2025 album - Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets! - and they chatted about what it’s like to make music for 30 years, the secret sauce in a classic Counting Crows track and what they’re listening to right now. Songs: Spaceman in Tulsa, Washington Sq...

To celebrate the one year anniversary of the FUV Live Sessions podcast, WFUV host Alisa Ali sat down with The Head and the Heart to talk about their new album, Aperture, how the band is closer than ever before, what making music is like now versus when they started and how they have the best fans in the world. Celebrate one year of music interviews by rating, reviewing and following the show! Song...

Alabama native and music industry newcomer, Kashus Culpepper, joined WFUV host Sam Sumpter in Studio-A to talk about what it’s been like to go from being a listener of music to a player of music, the pinch me moments along the way and where he finds inspiration. Songs: After Me?, Pour Me Out and Talk With Me

New Jersey’s own Joe P sat down with WFUV host Alisa Ali ahead of his exclusive FUV performance at Racket NYC to talk about his 2024 album, Garden State Vampire, how co-writing with other songwriters helped him get out of his shell, where the album title came from and how touring without a crew can feel more organic. Catch Joe P live this summer at Stone Pony Summer Stage at Asbury Park in New Jer...

Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner of Tune-Yards joined FUV host Alisa Ali in studio-A to talk about their new album, Better Dreaming, what it’s been like to make music and tour as a duo, the influence their child has had on this project and how this latest record is meant to inspire “dance floor liberation.” Better Dreaming is available Friday, May 16th wherever you listen to music! Songs: Heartbrea...

WFUV host Eric Holland caught up with Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers to talk about the band’s latest album, Automatic, the bizarre reality of going from busking on New York City streets to playing some of the city’s biggest venues and how the band’s songwriting is inspired by real people and real moments from their lives. This episode features live songs from a special duo performance with bandma...

The Swell Season duo, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, joined WFUV host Alisa Ali in Studio-A to talk about their new album, Forward, which dropped last week and is their first album together since 2009, how their partnership serves as a catalyst for musical inspiration and how important it is to be honest during the songwriting process. Songs: Falling Slowly, People We Used To Be and Stuck In Re...

You might know Kareem Rahma from his social media features, “SubwayTakes” and “KEEP THE METER RUNNING,” but what you might not know is that Kareem has a music project: Kareem Rahma & Tiny Gun – the entire band joined FUV Live Sessions Executive Producer, Meghan Suma, at WFUV to talk about their latest single, New Year New York, how important it is to say “yes” to everything in this city and the go...

Multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter, Saya Gray, joined WFUV host Alisa Ali to talk about her self-titled album, SAYA, how the project was influenced by travels across California and Japan and how being a session musician helped spark her work as a solo artist. Catch Saya in New York City May 3, 2025 or May 4, 2025 at Bowery Ballroom! Songs: SHELL ( OF A MAN ), ..THUS IS WHY ( I DON’T SPRI...

Los Angeles-bred and Brooklyn-based indie rock band, Momma, joined WFUV host Sam Sumpter in Studio-A to talk about their new album, Welcome to My Blue Sky, finding inspiration at gas stations, what they learned from touring and how songwriting can benefit from a long-term friendship. Welcome to My Blue Sky is out NOW! Songs: I Want You (Fever), Rodeo and Ohio All The Time

Lauren Mayberry, of the band CHVRCHES, talked to WFUV host Kara Manning about her debut solo studio album, Vicious Creature, the pros and cons of working on an independent project, how this record helped her access creativity and identity and what it was like to work with The Cure’s Robert Smith. Songs: Something In The Air, Oh, Mother and Anywhere But Dancing

Egyptian-Belgian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Tamino, visited WFUV’s Studio A to give host Paul Cavalconte a crash course in the electric oud and to talk about his genre-defying new album, Every Dawn’s a Mountain. Songs: Babylon, Sanctuary and Dissolve

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Jason Isbell sat down with FUV host Eric Holland following his Beacon Theater performance in February to talk about his new solo acoustic album, Foxes in the Snow, how much has changed in his life over the course of his career, his return to early musical influences and how he turned on the tap and let it flow for this record. Songs: Bury Me, Foxes in the Sno...

Singer-songwriter Victoria Canal sat down with WFUV host Kara Manning to talk about her debut album, Slowly, It Dawns, and the water theme that trickles down throughout the record, how important it is to write songs that highlight all the different parts of her personality and what she has learned from collaborating with music icons Hozier and Coldplay’s Chris Martin. Songs: June Baby, Vauxhall, B...

Iconic indie rock band Franz Ferdinand sat down with FUV host Eric Holland at The Power Station at BerkleeNYC to play three songs from their new album, The Human Fear, and singer/guitarist Alex Kapranos talked about the magic that happens when the band gets together in the studio, the organic themes that surfaced during the making of this project and how lyrics don’t belong to any one person – the...

Multihyphenate singer, songwriter, guitarist and actor, Yola, sat down with WFUV host Kara Manning backstage at SOBs in Manhattan ahead of a live performance to talk about her latest EP, My Way, what it’s like being a goddess of agency, how being an immigrant helped her succeed in the music industry and how important it is to have a diverse community to live a more technicolor life. Songs: My Way...

Singer-songwriter Katie Gavin (of the band MUNA) joined WFUV host Alisa Ali to talk about her debut solo project, What A Relief, how these songs showcase different parts of her personality, what it's like to have Phoebe Bridgers as a boss and what changes she’d like to see in the music industry. Songs: Casual Drug Use, Aftertaste and Inconsolable