Making Music with Jake Haws

As this year wraps up, I'm sharing my favorite albums from 2019. There were a lot of great records that came out and I honestly had a hard time narrowing it down to just ten but I did, and here they are. Music includes Kishi Bashi, Vampire Weekend, David Gray, Billie Eilish, Takenobu, Vid Nelson, Angel Olsen, Big Thief, Joy Williams, and Telekinesis. Spotify Playlist of my favorite albums of 2019:...

For this episode, I meet up with Jack Mergist. We talk about how he balances his music and film projects and we challenge ourselves to write a sequel song to the Weezer classic, "Only In Dreams." Visit jakehaws.com for more info.

In this episode, Michael Stanley and I get together and jam on the Beatles.   Visit jakehaws.com for more music and podcast episodes.

In this episode, I sit down with singer/songwriter Cody Butler (aka The Boy and His Dog aka Cody Francis). He plays some tunes and we talk about his musical endeavors and life. We also collaborate on a song together called "Moving Forward," which is about a father watching his daughter grow up. Visit jakehaws.com for lyrics and free download of the song.

I'm joined by two guests, Dawn Red Sun and Audrey Olivier, originally from Germany and Switzerland, respectively. They share 3 songs they collaborated on and talk about the process of how the music came together. Songs produced by Adam Basedow. Visit their youtube pages for more music: Dawn Red Sun: https://www.youtube.com/user/DawnRedSun Audrey Olivier: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7PAbUqikd...

In this week's episode, I highlight a song from my "50 Songs in 50 Weeks" series, influenced by the gloomy sounds of Nirvana's unplugged performance of "Something In The Way."

In this podcast episode, Mike McClellan and I get together and collaborate on a song. We use the "track and hook" method, which is an approach to songwriting and production used extensively in pop music. We came up with this catchy dance pop tune called "Man on the Moon."

This is a love song I wrote for my wife and put on my latest album, Good Grief. Influenced by The Lumineers. Visit jakehaws.com for lyrics and more info.

This week, I'm sharing an acoustic cover I recently recorded of the Frank Ocean song, "Thinkin Bout You."

For this episode, I break apart a modern disco song I recently collaborated on with Dawn Red Sun. The sound is influenced by Leon Bridges' tune, "You Don't Know." For lyrics and more info, visit jakehaws.com

In this episode, I share a mellow indie rock instrumental used for podcast theme music. Visit jakehaws.com for more info.

For this episode, I break apart a recent song of mine called, "The Last Waltz," which is influenced by Arcade Fire. Visit jakehaws.com for details and more episode.

This week on the podcast, I break apart a haunting piano ballad influenced by Wilco. Visit jakehaws.com for lyrics and more info.

This episode, I break apart an original spacey piano rock song called "Only In Your Head," which is from my recently released album, "Good Grief." Influenced by The Walkmen and Radiohead.

In this episode, I'm joined by film composer Joshua Sohn. We talk about his career, play some of his compositions and create a song together, which ends up being a homage to Queen.

Here's a gritty blues rock song I recently submitted for a car commercial. It's got stomps, claps, distorted guitar, bass, cymbals, hi-hats, and organ. Hopefully it has the type of tough attitude they are looking for.

This week I'm breaking apart a song from my new album called, "Invisible." It's influenced by Ben Folds, Coldplay, Slowreader and The Flaming Lips. Visit jakehaws.com for lyrics and more info.

This week as the year wraps up, I'm sharing my favorite albums from 2018. There was a lot of great records that came out and I honestly had a hard time narrowing it down to just ten but I did and here they are. Featuring music from Pinegrove, Lucy Dacus, Parquet Courts, Emily Brown, Gorillaz, Leon Bridges, Kasey Musgraves, Matt Weidauer, First Aid Kit and Glen Hansard. Visit jakehaws.com for more.

So you may have noticed it's been a few months since I've put an episode out and there's good reason for that: I've been finishing my album! And now the long awaited day has come that I'm sharing it with you. This album is many years in the making and one of the most difficult projects I've worked on. I started recording some of the songs back in 2014 and other songs were written and recorded as r...

This week on the podcast, I break apart a brand new song I recently wrote and recorded called "Moving On." This is my best attempt at making a radio friendly pop song, influenced by Justin Timberlake. Visit jakehaws.com for lyrics, pictures and more info.

I recently went on an awesome trip to Nashville for the first time, including a stop in Memphis. I talk about, among other things, our visit to the Bluebird Cafe, the Grand Ole Opry, Sun Studio, Graceland, and recording at the Third Man Records vinyl recording booth.

This week, I'm featuring a brand new song I just recorded called "Little Bird," which will be on my new album coming out this October. This song was influenced by a San Francisco band called The Dodos.

This episode, I'm joined by music therapist, Emily Sanderson. She performs a few tunes and talks about her career in providing therapy through writing songs and performing music with her patients. We even write a song together as if I was a patient! It's a fun and informative episode you're sure to enjoy.

This episode, I'm joined by local blues legend, Brother Chunky. He plays a few tunes, then we talk about how he got started making music, the ups and downs of playing in a band and recording his new album. After that, we even write a record a new song together about going to Nashville. Visit jakehaws.com for lyrics and more info.

This episode, I break apart an old, slow song I wrote influenced by the indie band Low.   Visit jakehaws.com for more episode and music.