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Mandy Moore calls in to talk with Kyle Meredith about her new album, In Real Life , the quick followup to her 2020 comeback LP that finds her once again teaming up with husband Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes to document the big change in their lives of becoming parents. The actress/musician discusses how motherhood is represented in the songs, the various sounds and genres that populate the record, and...

Sheryl Crow catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Sheryl , the new Showtime documentary based on her life and career. The multi-platinum songwriter tells us why it was finally time to tell her story, the shelved album that came before her debut that sounded too much like Sting, and wanting to re-produce 1996’s Love Is a Good Thing . Crow also talks about her later career that wasn’t represen...

Jack Johnson catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Meet the Moonlight , an album that finds Jack reflecting the darkness of the past few years through the optimistic filter that he’s known for.  The singer-songwriter discusses working with Blake Mills, writing as a reaction, digging into Greg Brown and JJ Cale’s catalog, and singing the bass line from Zepplin’s "Dazed and Confused" t...

Scott Ian and Pearl Aday drop into Kyle Meredith With… to talk about the latest album from Motor Sister , Get Off . The pair talk about how they decided to take the band much further than just a tribute act to Mother Superior, playing in a different style compared to Anthrax , recording an homage to KISS with the song “Time’s Up,” while and the mystery artists set in Aday's sights in the song...

Chris Parnell joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Senior Year , the new Netflix movie that stars Rebel Wilson as a high school cheerleader who wakes up from a 20 year coma to go back to school with her 2002 mindset still intact. Parnell also talks about his his infamous portrayal of Dr. Spaceman on 30 Rock , as well as the famous Natalie Portman SNL digital short, what we can expect from the upcomin...

Ray LaMontagne catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Monovision , his 2020 LP that is finally getting its supporting tour. (Get tickets to that "The Monovision Tour" here !) The singer-songwriter talks about re-recording “I Was Made to Love You” with Sierra Ferrell, being a creature of habit, and his work-life balance. LaMontagne also gives us a story about being complimented on his...

Soccer Mommy ’s Sophie Allison catches up with Kyle Meredith for an interview about her newly announced record, Sometimes, Forever . The indie singer-songwriter touches on how her sound has one foot in the past and one in the present, referencing The Smiths in the way she wanted to record the record, and choosing to write more biographical than character-based songs. Allison also tells us about in...

Toro y Moi sits down for a chat with Kyle Meredith about Mahal , an album that touches on his Filipino heritage while also commenting on the world at large. The artist also known as Chaz Bundick talks about the repurposed WWII-era Jeep that he bought and how it ties into the record, landing on a '70s psychedelic soul and funk sound for the LP, and how he sees this as a sister album to 2015’s W...

Suki Waterhouse joins Kyle Meredith to discuss her debut album, I Can’t Let Go . The actress/musician tells us about looking to Lucinda Williams and Sharon Van Etten for inspiration, distancing herself from the original emotions that the songs were written about, the self-sabotaging moments in "Devil I Know," and the voyeuristic nature of the Internet. Waterhouse also digs into her upcomin...

Simple Plan ’s Pierre Bouvier joins Kyle Meredith to discuss Harder Than It Looks , the sixth album from the Canadian band. The pop punk legend discusses going back to their roots,how this new record arrives on the 20th anniversary of their debut, their current tour with Sum 41 , and making a cameo in 2004’s Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen movie New York Minute . Bouvier also gives his thoughts on the...

Graham Nash catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Graham Nash: Live , a new release that spotlights a complete run through his first two solo albums, Songs for Beginners and Wild Tales . The legendary songwriter talks about the relevancy of songs “Military Madness,” “Oh Camil,” and “Prison Song,” and forever being tied to his late '60s relationship with Joni Mitchell. He also teases a so...

Ashe drops by Kyle Meredith With… to talk about “Another Man’s Jeans” and how it kicks off an era of new music. The singer-songwriter talks about leaning into the '70s folk-pop rock sound on this single, going for a Tarantino vibe with the new music videos, and how all of this new music finds her owning her confidence. Ashe also tells us a bit about her next single, how last year’s Ashlyn albu...

Screenwriter Michael Hirst and producer Donald De Line drop by Kyle Meredith With… to talk about Billy the Kid , a new series on EPIX based on the famous American outlaw. Hirst, who also wrote Vikings and The Tudors , talks about his love of historical fiction and why westerns endure, as well as putting a spotlight on depression in a time when that wasn’t thought of as a diagnosis. We also hear ab...

Mod Sun sits down with Kyle Meredith about his latest single, "Rich Kids Ruin Everything," a song about championing originality and the copycats on TikTok, and the upcoming album that it’s setting up. The pop punk star discusses what it means to have the genre back at a peak, his decision to put a heavy concentration on music videos, and the upcoming movie he’s done with Machine Gun Kelly...

Metallica ’s Kirk Hammett gives Kyle Meredith a call to talk about his debut solo EP, Portals , and how it was came out of his horror movie exhibition and Metallica's S&M 2 . The guitarist also tells us about just discovering prog rock bands like Genesis, Yes, and Jethro Tull, as well as not being much of a fan of The Beatles. He later talks about what it means to have his EP be the first...

Maren Morris joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her latest album, Humble Quest , and how it tells the story of her road to success using specifically personal stories in the vein of classic '60s and '70s country. Morris also discusses finding her way to happier songs after coming out of a depression, taking inspiration from Jack White as a way to kick her writing into gear, and adding a lit...

Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Things Are Great , t he band's first album in six years. The South Carolina rocker discusses how the LP “almost killed him” with no touring, a divorce from his wife, writing a breakup record knowing that his kids might listen, and masking the truth with tricky wordplay. Bridwell goes on to speak on his disdain for the C...

Gavin DeGraw joins Kyle Meredith to discuss Face the River , his new studio album that serves as a tribute to his late parents. The singer-songwriter tells us about his dad getting to hear the entire LP before passing, working with Dave Cobb as a producer, and wanting to write in the story-style of Bob Seger, Springsteen, and Billy Joel mixed with Sam Cooke and Jimmy Cliff. He also talks about tak...

Kae Tempest sits down with Kyle Meredith to discuss The Line Is a Curve . The UK spoken word poet/novelist/playwright tells us about using characters to work out their own issues, having guests Lianna La Havas and Fontaines DC’s Grian Chatten on the record, and the self-fulfilling prophecy found inside one of the tracks. Tempest also talks about recording the album in one take, three different tim...

Alt-J ’s Gus Unger-Hamilton catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about The Dream , the band’s fourth album. The English artist discusses how using more voices in their songs adds deeper dimensions, and why the tracks' characters seem to thrive on dramatic monologues. Unger-Hamilton also touches on the recent Beatles documentary lent some inspiration and made him a bigger fan of the band. Else...

Frank Turner joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his ninth studio album, FTHC , which recently landed at No. 1 on the UK Album chart. The English singer-songwriter tells us about his "50 States in 50 Days tour" that he’s currently on (get tickets here !), writing about addiction, acceptance, and mortality, and about his friend Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit’s suicide. Turner goes on to...

State Champs ’ Derek Discanio sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about Kings of the New Age , the band’s fourth LP, which he says finds them making their biggest statements yet. The lead singer discusses how the band is the middle child of the pop punk scene, the pros and cons of B-sides, and how the album’s narrator is on a bad path but headed in the right direction. Discanio also talks about t...

Solomon Hughes calls in to talk with Kyle Meredith about his role portraying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty . The actor tells us of the importance of showing Kareem’s backstory in the "Pieces of a Man" episode, getting inside the character, and Abdul-Jabbar being at odds with the "Showtime" atmosphere of the '80s Los Angeles Lakers. Hu...

Paul Oakenfold sits down with Kyle Meredith for an interview about Shine On , his fourth full-length album. The legendary DJ tells us about making a cinematic record, how the opening track traces back to "Ready Steady Go," bringing dance music out of the nightclub, and resurrecting 2014’s "Touch Me." Oakenfold also previews his upcoming tour with New Order and Pet Shop Boys ( get t...

Daryl Hall joins Kyle Meredith to talk about BeforeAfter , his first best-of collection that highlights his solo albums. In diving into the new collection, the Hall & Oates singer takes us back to making Sacred Songs with Robert Fripp (who compared Hall’s work to Bowie’s at the time), being on the forefront of streaming shows on the web a full decade ahead of everyone else, and covering "H...