Long Distance Listening

Eric Reed of Alabama Deathwalk joins us to talk about his new record “Young Runner”. Eric talks about writing songs by making weird hand shapes on guitar, moving far away from friends and finding peace as he also dives deep into each track on the record.

To mix things up, Andrew and Nate each draft 10 albums from 2020 as well as share their official Top 10 Albums of the Year. Feel free to reach out @ldlpod on instagram or twitter to share your lists as well!

Andrew and Nate go track by track through Lianne La Havas’ self-titled record sharing how they discovered the artist through another artist they interviewed on the podcast. They also compare Lianne’s vocals with the instrumentals, give their thoughts on her Radiohead cover, and dive deep into the high and low lyrics on the record.

Andrew and Nate go track by track through Phoebe Bridgers’ sophomore record “Punisher” sharing their favorite parts of each song and favorite aspects of the record as a whole. They also rank “Punisher” compared to “Stranger in the Alps” revealing which one is their favorite.

Solo artist Chris Minielly who makes music under the moniker Jaguar Sun joins us to discuss his recently released debut LP “This Empty Town”. We talk about the origin of the project, get into Chris’ writing, recording, and producing methods, as well as go track by track through the record as Chris answers our questions and provides extra insight behind each song on the record.

Campbell Burns of the band Vacations joins us to talk about their new record “Forever in Bloom” in a two part interview. On part one, we discuss many things including some of the differences of approach in writing, recording, and production in “Forever in Bloom” compared to the band’s debut record “Changes”.

Dave Wilton joins us for Part 2 to do a track by track interview through “The Path Became a Ghost”. Dave shares about his son helping him write a song, empathizing with his daughter, and seeking to be a better husband to his wife among many other important incites into the record.

Andrew and Nate dive deep in their review of Pinegrove’s “Marigold” going track by track throughout the record. Nate (longtime Pinegrove fan) and Andrew (new Pinegrove fan) offer their perspectives on the instrumentals, lyrics, vocals, and production of the record and share what they love most about the album.

Dave Wilton of A Boy and His Kite joins us to talk about his new record “The Path Became a Ghost” in two part interview. On part one, we discuss many things including poetry, parenthood, and Dave still being emo.

Lexi Vega a.k.a. Mini Trees joins us to talk about her only-bangers sophomore EP—Slip Away. We also discuss her song-writing style, production process, and go track by track through the EP as Lexi shares a lot of captivating, behind the scenes content.

Joey Vannucchi of From Indian Lakes and Dides joins us to talk about both projects as well as a new project he is working on. Joey also talks about currently being an independent artist and discusses how artists like himself can be supported during COVID-19.

On today’s episode we review Soccer Mommy’s brilliant new record “color theory” and dive deep into her late 90’s / early 00’s rock sound as well as her vulnerable and poetic lyricism.

Tyson Motsenbocker joins us for Part 2 of our interview with him where we will go track by track through his sophomore record “Someday I’ll Make It All Up to You”. Tyson shares a lot of incredible information about inspirations, the recording process, and elaborates on song lyrics. Part 1 was a more general interview that we highly recommend you listening to before Part 2 if you haven’t already. T...

Tyson Motsenbocker joins us for Part 1 of two part interview. On this episode, Tyson shares about his songwriting style, recording process for his new album “Someday I’ll Make It All Up to You”, and stories of being confronted at shows by people who want to pray for his salvation. Part 2 will be a track by track interview on “Someday I’ll Make It All Up to You” where Tyson shares an incredible amo...

Kevin Krauter joins us again to go track by track through “Full Hand” for Part 2 of our interview. Kevin shares a lot of interesting information about the record that takes listening to his new album “Full Hand” to the next level.

On this episode, Andrew and Nate listen to Caspian’s newest release—On Circles—straight through for the first time and give their initial thoughts on the album. They also share how they discovered Caspian unexpectedly when they attended a concert together and Caspian was the opener.

Kevin Krauter joins Andrew & Nate for Part 1 of a 2 part interview. In this part, Andrew and Nate interview Kevin about the making of Full Hand, how it was written and recorded, his natural tendencies while writing lyrics, and the theme of the new record.

Andrew and Nate review Colony House’s recently released album “Leave What’s Lost Behind” for their Part 2 episode after interviewing Caleb Chapman for Part 1. Andrew and Nate dive deep into the album and its lyrics while also joking about their relationship in light of the themes of this album.

Andrew and Nate now review Dimly Lit for the second part of their two episode series on the album. On Part 2 they spend time elaborating on things they’ve noticed now having listened to the album more times than they can count.

Colony House’s Caleb Chapman joins the podcast for an interview with Andrew and Nate discussing the band’s new album “Leave What’s Lost Behind” which comes out on January 24th, 2020.

Nate and Andrew recap their favorites from the last decade, including their top 10 albums for the past decade!

Nate and Andrew talk about their favorite moments in music during 2019. They also rank their top 10 albums of the year!

Andrew and Nate are huge fans of From Indian Lakes. They recorded this podcast on 10/18—the release date of From Indian Lakes’ new album “Dimly Lit.” This is their first reaction to hearing the album and they are so excited to share it with you.

On today’s episode, Andrew and Nate discuss Copeland’s Blushing and it’s romantic and dreamy moods and imagery. They also talk about Spam or Jam as well as their Top 3 Tooth & Nail albums.

Zach Bolen from Citizens gracefully joined the podcast to talk about the band’s new album “Fear.” Not only do we talk about the band and new record as a whole, but we also go in depth discussing each track from “Fear.”