My Favorite Album with Jeremy Dylan

Filmmaker (Rounders, Ocean's 13, Solitary Man) , showrunner (Billions) and podcaster (The Moment) Brian Koppelman returns for his fourth appearance on the show, to open up Bruce Springsteen 's devastating classic Nebraska (1982). We talk about how Brian turned to the album during a period of personal pain as a young man, how the stories resonate in the age of Trump and point to some of the factors...

Singer/songwriter and POND frontman Nick Allbrook takes me backstage before the band's recent LA show to reveal his long-term infatuation with Outkast 's 2003 classic 'Love Below', the complex and endlessly inventive record helped teach Nick it was ok to love pop bangers. We talk about how the album is structured like a concept record, the wonderfully weird production choices, how Andre 3000 and O...

10 conversations about the highs and lows of music in 2016 Emmy winner Jeff Greenstein on when David Bowie guest starred on his first TV sitcom. How Melbourne indie soul band Cookin' on 3 Burners had a smash hit on the French dance charts. Americana singer/songwriter Melody Pool on finding her way back to her darkest emotional places to write her stellar album Deep Dark Savage Heart. ARIA-nominee...

We kick off 2017 at the Chateau Marmont, where I join Harper Simon for bacon, eggs and coffee to talk about the most iconic double album in pop history - the Beatles White Album.  We talk about how the album shows George Harrison coming into his own, the incredible musical diversity on the record, Eric Clapton and outside players guesting on Beatles records, whether knowing the Beatles personally...

Sydney Morning Herald columnist, author and podcaster (Double Disillusionists) Andrew P Street on the Aussie new wave classic 'Pleasure of Your Company', what makes a band like Models a band when the lineup is constantly changing, how this album changed the way he thought about Australian music, using musical taste to define your identity and how going from writing about music to writing about pol...

RIP George Michael, who shockingly passed away today at 53. Reposting this episode from January 2015 in his memory, about his classic solo album 'Faith'. ------ We kick off our second year of podcasting with a visit to the podbooth from our returning champion Rob Draper . Rob, who appeared on the very first My Favorite Album a year ago talking Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited , stops by to chat with h...

This episode was originally released December 2015. For the first ever My Favorite Album Christmas special, I delve into the origins of the Christmas pop songs we all know today with musicologist and Sydney Morning Herald journalist  Tim Byron - how did we go from religious music to songs about cold weather? Why were all the best Christmas songs written by Jewish guys? And why is an album of Chris...

The man behind 'Pappa Razzi and the Photogs', 'The Passionate and Objective Jokerfan' and an array of other musical identities in the Motern Media stable, Matt Farley, welcomes me into his Danvers MA studio to convince me that the greatest Beach Boys album is not 'Pet Sounds' but actually their 1977 cult album 'Love You'. We delve into the weird and murky circumstances of its creation, how it serv...

ARIA-nominated singer-songwriter Lisa Mitchell on Regina Spektor's 'Begin to Hope' and how it celebrates intelligence, eccentricity and imperfection. Plus, Lisa reveals the albums that inspired her latest record 'Warriors' and reveals her favorite album of 2016, and how she balances creativity and social media. My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode fea...

To celebrate the recent Crowded House reunion shows, reposting this great early episode about the Crowdies' second album: Golden Guitar winning and ARIA nominated producer/musician Matt Fell ( Tim Freedman, John Williamson ) joins host Jeremy Dylan for a breathless exploration of Temple of Low Men , an underrated album by the best band of the 80s - Crowded House . Along the way, they break down cl...

Peter Bibby and I pull up a pew at a Newcastle church to talk about the stoner metal epic 'Dopesmoker' by Sleep. One song over an entire album, a peon to weed. We delve into the bizarre story of its creation and release, whether you need to be high to appreciate the album, whether it's a good record to have sex to, and why it makes a good soundtrack to Donald Trump's ramblings. My Favorite Album i...

Slate media critic Jack Hamilton joins me to discuss Stevie Wonder's sometimes overlooked classic album 'Innervisions', how it showcases Stevie's political side, how he balanced sophisticated artistry with massive commercial success, the Red Hot Chilli Peppers version of 'Higher Ground' and the remarkable dynamic Stevie has with his live audiences and what we might expect from Stevie in the age of...

Writer/producer Blake Masters (Falling Water, 2 Guns, Brotherhood) steps out of his edit suite to talk about the Drive By-Truckers 2004 masterwork 'the Dirty South'. We talk about way the album plays to the strengths of the bands three songwriters - Patterson Hood, Mike Cooley and Jason Isbell, the continuing resonance of the Truckers work post-Trump, how they played against the stereotypes of a S...

Presenting a conversation between myself and Dawes frontman Taylor Goldsmith, on bulletproof coffee, how welcoming ex-bandmate Blake Mills into the producer chair changed the band's approach to record making for "We're All Gonna Die", why the hipsters are wrong about LA, the albums that have been his biggest inspiration and whether he feels like part of a creative community. My Favorite Album is a...

Singer/songwriter Sadler Vaden, guitarist with Jason Isbell's 400 Unit and ambassador for the timeless spirit of rock'n'roll, joins me to shine a light on an underrated classic from the Rolling Stones catalogue, 1973's Goats Head Soup Why has this album always lived in the shadow of Exile on Main St? How did the guest musicians like Billy Preston influence these songs? Do Sadler and Jason Isbell f...

Guy Clark biographer Tamara Saviano joins me to discuss Guy's classic album 'Dublin Blues', which artists are carrying on Guy's legacy, his impact on the development of Americana music, Guy's relationships with his wife and muse Suzannah and friend and co-writer Rodney Crowell, the timeless quality of Guy's songwriting, how Guy and his friends used their music to talk to each other and why Tamara...

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What made Sir George Martin the Fifth Beatle? As a tribute to the late, legendary record producer, I sit down with Davey Lane (You Am I) and drummer Brett Wolfie to talk about Martin's contributions to the greatest pop records ever made. We delve into: - The tough decision he forced them to make that changed the band forever - How Martin's arranging skills made Can't Buy Me Love a hit - Sir George...

Reposting this great chat with Rose Elinor Dougall on the occasion of her long-awaited (at least by us) new music, which you can find on her Facebook page. English singer-songwriter Rose Elinor Dougall joins host Jeremy Dylan to explain her love for "Tender Buttons", the 2005 album from indie electronica band  Broadcast . Rose reveals how she discovered the record while still part of The Pippettes...

Legendary songwriter, singer, guitarist (and half of iconic duo Hall & Oates) John Oates on the album he holds as the gold standard of record-making, Joni Mitchell's indelible classic 'Blue'. We talk about the impact the album had on John as he began working on the first Hall & Oates album, his experiences crossing paths with Joni through the years, why he considers her a brave songwriter, her con...

In a break with the regular show format, I'm bringing you a great conversation with legendary guitarist and bandleader Jimmy Vivino , backstage at the Conan, where he leads the Basic Cable Band. We taped this after our podcast on the classic 'Super Session' album (episode 122 of this show). We talk about the origins and evolution of the Max Weinberg Seven (while Springsteen's E Street Band were on...

Reposting one of my favorite episodes to celebrate #InternationalPodcastDay One of today's most renowned and skilful Americana singer-songwriters, Jason Isbell , talks about a classic record that helped inspire the genre - The Rolling Stones 1971 LP  'Sticky Fingers' . We talk about how growing up around Muscle Shoals Alabama got Jason into the record as a child the album, how shows the Stones mat...

DJ, serial band member (from the Angry Angles to Roya and many many more), stylist and quintessential New York transplant Alix Brown invites me into her NYC home for a conversation about the quintessential New York album (recorded in London) - Lou Reed's 1972 'Transformer'. We talk about how Reed working with producer David Bowie was the culmination of a transatlantic tennis match the Velvet Under...

On the eve of the Americana Music Festival, singer-songwriter and Double J disk jockey Emma Swift drops into the podbooth to chat with host Jeremy Dylan about one of the seminal Americana albums of the 90s - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams . Along the way they break down classic songs Right On Time, Can't Let Go, 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten, Joy and Metal Firecracker and talk about the al...

The best nose in Aussie rock and frontman of legendary racket-makers You Am I , Tim Rogers , joins host Jeremy Dylan to reveal his surprising pick for his favorite album - John Hiatt 's 1987 breakthrough "Bring the Family", which featured songs like 'Thing Called Love' and 'Have A Little Faith In Me'. Why did the album that made middle-age cool give Tim hope as a troubled teen? How did the all-sta...