FUV Live Sessions

Cosmic country musician, singer and songwriter Daniel Donato joined FUV host Eric Holland in Studio-A to talk about the value of tradition in music, how important it is to tell the truth in songwriting and the healing power of music that reflects the dynamic experience of living. Songs: Half Moon Night, Lose Your Mind and Dance In The Desert

Stephen Malkmus and Jim White of The Hard Quartet joined WFUV host Alisa Ali to lay down some tracks off their self-titled 2024 album along with their bandmates, Matt Sweeney and Emmett Kelly, and to talk about the ultimate trifecta: forming a band, making an album and touring together. Songs: Action For Military Boys, Our Hometown Boy and Rio’s Song

Indie rock band, Peach Pit, joined WFUV host Sam Sumpter in Studio-A to talk about their latest album, Magpie, how this project’s sonic diversity takes the listener on a journey, the importance of bandmate communication and having the nicest fans in the music industry. Songs: Magpie, Am I Your Girl and Did You Love Somebody

English rock band, Wunderhorse, sat down with FUV’s Kara Manning to talk about their first fully collaborative album, Midas, letting their first album, Cub, breathe after the pandemic and what it was like to record at Pachyderm Studios in Minnesota. Songs: Midas, Teal and Rain

French-American duo, Pearl & The Oysters, sat down with WFUV host Kara Manning to talk about their new album, Planet Pearl, extraterrestrial metaphors in their music and how they bonded over their shared love of unconventional genres when they met in high school. Songs: Side Quest, Triangular Girl and Cruise Control

Phantogram, the electronic duo, sat down with WFUV’s Alisa Ali to talk about their fifth album, Memory Of A Day, how sonic ideas from fifteen years ago resurfaced for this project because they were too good to forget and the value in making music with your best friend. Songs: All A Mystery and Come Alive

Singer, songwriter and guitarist Laura Marling sat down with WFUV’s Kara Manning to talk about the release of her eighth studio album, Patterns in Repeat, how giving birth to her daughter altered her perspective on life and how her career has evolved over the past fifteen years. Songs: Patterns, Caroline and The Shadows

Friko, the Chicago-based band, stopped by Studio A and talked to FUV host Sam Sumpter about the release of their debut album, Where we’ve been, Where we go from here, how being such close friends has influenced their music and why Chopin and Indie Rock go hand in hand. Songs: Where We’ve Been, Crashing Through and Get Numb To It!

Singer-songwriter Gigi Perez sat down with WFUV host Sam Sumpter to talk about her meteoric rise to fame with her viral hit single, Sailor Song, how imperative it is to write music that helps people cope with life’s painful challenges and the importance of artistic autonomy. Songs: Sometimes (Backwood), Sailor Song and Please Be Rude

The globetrotting, genre-defying band Peter Cat Recording Co. sat down with WFUV host Kara Manning to talk about what it’s like to have multiple songwriters in the studio, how they navigate a multigenre sound and the themes that show up in their most recent album, BETA. Songs: Foolmuse, Flowers R. Blooming and I Deny Me

Beabadoobee has skyrocketed to fame over the past few years and she sat down with FUV host Kara Manning ahead of her sold out Central Park Summerstage show in September to talk about her new album, This Is How Tomorrow Moves, how her music has matured and what it meant to work with iconic producer, Rick Rubin. Songs: Beaches, Ever Seen and Coming Home

The two-piece rock band, Shovels & Rope, joined FUV host Eric Holland in Studio A to talk about their new album, Something Is Working Up Above My Head, how they navigate their marriage along with their music and how important it is that everything they do in the studio be able to be replicated on stage. Songs: Piranhanana, Love Song From A Dog and I’d Be Lying

Sammy Rae & The Friends joined WFUV host Alisa Ali in Studio A to perform music from their debut album, Something for Everybody, and talked about their varied musical influences, how the group came together and how important it is to appreciate your audience. Songs: Thieves, No Rulebook and Coming Home Song

The endearing and earnest Orla Gartland sat down with FUV host Sam Sumpter to talk about her second album, Everybody Needs A Hero, her preference for talking about her feelings via songwriting and what it’s like to put music out independently. Songs: Mine, Late To The Party and Little Chaos

Indie singer-songwriter and guitarist, Soccer Mommy, sat down with WFUV host Kara Manning to talk about her new album, Evergreen, how she aims to write universal lyrics and what it was like to strip back production for her fourth studio album. Songs: Lost, Driver and M

Katie Crutchfield AKA Waxahatchee sat down with WFUV host Benham Jones after her New York City show at The Beacon Theater back in August to talk about her new album, Tigers Blood, early aughts pop influence and her musical legacy. Songs: Right Back To It, Bored and Crimes of the Heart

Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Sarah Kinsley sits down with WFUV host Kara Manning to talk about her debut album, Escaper, and how her classical training influences the music she makes now. Songs: Last Time We Never Meet Again, Glint and Knights

The Linda Lindas sit down with WFUV host Eric Holland to talk about their new album, No Obligations, and what it's been like to open for their musical heroes while still in high school. Songs: Fine, All In My Head, Too Many Things and Resolution Revolution

New York’s own Cassandra Jenkins sits down with WFUV’s Kara Manning to talk about why she loves the city she grew up in, how important it is to stay present and not take the people in your life for granted and if the last track on her third album suggests the beginning of a fourth. Songs: Clams Casino, Petco and Aurora, IL

LA LOM (The Los Angeles League of Musicians) sits down with WFUV host Benham Jones to talk about where they get their musical flavor, their love of vintage gear and how important it is to find the best coffee wherever they wind up on tour. Songs: Danza de LA LOM, San Fernando Rose and ‘72 Monte Carlo

The retro-inspired rock band, The Heavy Heavy, just released their debut LP, One of a Kind, and bandmates Georgie and Will sit down with WFUV’s Alisa Ali to talk about how they make every live performance just “a little bit more” for their growing global fanbase. Songs: Happiness, Because You’re Mine and Cherry

Fran Healy, of the band Travis, plays an acoustic set in FUV’s Studio A and sits down with host Kara Manning to have a candid chat about songwriting, how personal challenges can inspire great music and he gives our listeners some reassuring advice: wait for your moment – it’s coming. Songs: Bus, Naked In New York City and Sing

Vocal powerhouse Cassandra Lewis talks with WFUV’s Eric Holland about her new album, Lost In A Dream, how collaborating with other songwriters helped this record flourish and answers a handful of true or false questions about the more unconventional aspects of her life. Songs: Some Kind Of Love, Lost in a Dream and So Bad

Brooklyn-based Indie Rock band OK Cowgirl sits down with their friend and FUV DJ, Sam Sumpter, to talk about their first record, Couldn’t Save Us From My Gut, and how listening to their intuition has helped them make this honest and authentic album. Songs: Little Splinters, Mars Cheese Castle and On My Mind

Hannah Joy, Tim Fitz and Harry Day from the Australian band, Middle Kids, talk with WFUV’s Kara Manning about their new album, Faith Crisis Pt 1, what it was like to get vulnerable with their songwriting, how they collaborated to complete the album and whether or not there will be a Pt 2. Songs: Dramamine, Bootleg Firecracker and Bend