Sounding Out with Izzy: A Grrrl's Two Sound Cents Podcast

For today's episode I am joined by Spencer Peppet of The Ophelias to discuss finding yourself in a personal hall of mirrors, the exhausting reality of having a body, and the complexities of female friendship, all topics she delves into on the band's new album, Spring Grove . Digressions include the intersection of queerness and cannibalism, Spiderman memes, and our shared obsession with Da...

Today I am joined by the wonderful Elodie Tomlinson of The Dumes to talk about unleashing frustration and aggression, working with the legendary  Joe Chicarelli and Rob Schnapf, and the band's latest single "You're A Letdown." ✨ MORE ABOUT THE DUMES ✨ The Dumes is a Portland-based band who formed as a reaction to the toxic and cyclical nature around them. Since launching in 201...

Today's guests are the members of the theatrical Brooklyn-based indie rock band Big Girl. The band joined me over the phone during their drive to SXSW to talk all things theater, self-actualization, and the profound effect adrenaline can have on alleviating pain while performing live. ✨ MORE ABOUT BIG GIRL ✨ Big Girl is a six-piece indie rock band from Brooklyn whose electrifying live perfor...

For today's episode I am joined by Holly Nance and Penelope Gould, the writers of the DIY riot grrrl musical Lost Grrrl Found, a feminist punk coming of age story soundtracked by original songs. We chat all about the bands that soundtracked their own coming of age journeys, crowd-funding the play, and continuing to workshop the project for every show. ✨ CATCH THE NEXT LOST GRRRL FOUND SHOW AT...

For today's episode, I am joined by Caroline Kingsbury to discuss how art can transform feelings ranging from joy to grief. We also discuss the rich queer history of rock and roll, prioritizing queer joy, and her upcoming tour with Pom Pom Squad. ✨ MORE ABOUT CAROLINE KINGSBURY ✨ With a sound that fuses the anthemic spirit of The Killers, the raw vulnerability of Bruce Springsteen, and the t...

For the inaugural episode of Season 9, I am joined by one of the brightest rising talents on the Saddest Factory roster, jasmine.4.t. Jasmine joins me to discuss how queer found family, past housing instability, and the steadfast support of her touring buddy Lucy Dacus inspired the creative direction of her debut album, You Are The Morning . ✨YULIA'S GODUNDME✨: https://gofund.me/6bb02772 ✨...

For the finale of Season 8, I am joined by Tarra Thiessen and Mel Lucciola from acclaimed NYC art punk band Gustaf. Tarra and Mel join me to discuss their individual projects, Tea Eater and Francie Moon. Additionally, Tarra reads me my horoscope from her self-designed "Purpological" deck, and discover that Isabella Rosselini has a YouTube series dedicated to the sex lives of bugs. ✨ KEE...

Today, I am joined by digital music marketing expert Jazmine Valencia, the founder of JV Agency. Jazmine joins me to discuss the evolution of artist-to-fan relationships online, being an extra in a Hawthorne Heights music video in college, and her idea of popular marketing campaigns that worked vs. campaigns that flopped. ✨ MORE ABOUT JAZMINE VALENCIA ✨ Jazmine Valencia is the founder of JV Agen...

For today's episode, I am joined by C.A. Francis, the leader of Brighton post punk shredders DITZ. They tell me all about the recording process for their new album 'Never Exhale,' which they recorded while on the road with IDLES, and why it's important to them to write about politics from a detailed personal angle. ✨ MORE ABOUT DITZ ✨ DITZ, a band that hasn't stopped for a breath since forming i...

Today I am joined by Kit Eaton-Kent, the creative force behind the alt pop solo project Dirt Flirt. She joins me to discuss her new song "Dramatic," how becoming confident in her identity led to becoming more confident in her sound. ✨ MORE ABOUT DIRT FLIRT ✨ Dirt Flirt is a solo alt-pop artist from London who makes emo-tinged pop bangers with introspective lyrics and catchy melodies reminiscent...

Today I am joined by Malia DeLacruz, who makes music under the moniker CIAO MALZ. Malia joins me to discuss her brand new EP 'Safe Then Sorry,' parasocial obsessions with musicians, and our favorite movies of all time. ✨ MORE ABOUT CIAO MALZ ✨ CIAO MALZ is an indie bedroom pop project spearheaded by Malia DeLacruz, who often performs with the critically acclaimed Brooklyn indie rock band Sister....

For today's episode I'm joined by the NYC queer indie punk duo Um, Jennifer? to discuss their latest song "Fishy," organizing local gigs, community solidarity, and the current political climate. ✨ MORE ABOUT UM, JENNIFER? ✨ Um, Jennifer? is a New York-based two-piece band made up of  Elijah Scarpati and Fig Regan, who met at a party in Brooklyn and went on to create a punk-tinged indie pop band...

Today I am joined by North Carolina based femme punk band Babe Haven to discuss their latest album 'Nuisance,' taking action beyond the pit, and why the final girl trope in horror is such an accurate depiction of the harsh realities of girlhood. ✨ MORE ABOUT BABE HAVEN ✨ Based in Durham, North Carolina, hardcore punk four-piece Babe Haven has been setting stages, theaters, and basements ablaze f...

Today, I welcome Hayley Cain from Hayley and The Crushers to the show to bond over being a highly sensitive person who cries to sad country songs, loaded fries, vintage stores, and her journey from a baby California punk to a liberated genre-fluid songstress with a foothold in both the midwest and the west coast. ✨ MORE ABOUT HAYLEY AND THE CRUSHERS ✨ Hayley and the Crushers is a band that combi...

Today I am joined by Brooklyn queer trans punk outfit Crush Fund, who joins me to discuss mutual aid in DIY communities, friendly competition amongst friends in their creative circles, and the horrifying ordeal of not being able to buy a beer after 8 PM while on tour in the midwest. ✨ MORE ABOUT CRUSH FUND ✨ Crush Fund is a self-proclaimed "fake punk girl band" based in Brooklyn, New York and kn...

Subscribe to my brand new Substack, Exactly Like This Road at exactlylikethisroad.substack.com . Happy spooky season my ghouls! 🕷 ✨ CONNECT WITH IZZY ✨ Blog: ⁠https://agrrrlstwosoundcents.com⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/channel/UCv6SBgiYCpYbx9BOYNefkIg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠agrrrlstwosoundcents.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/agrrrlstwosoundcents/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

For today's episode, I am joined by the incredible multi-faceted pillar of the New York indie scene Katie Ortiz, also known as the leader of Brooklyn indie rock band Debbie Dopamine. Katie joins me to discuss their brand new song "Negative Space," navigating gender dysphoria, and our shared methods of new music discovery.  ✨ MORE ABOUT DEBBIE DOPAMINE ✨ Brooklyn-based alt-rock band Debbie Dopami...

It's spooky season, and Kasey Heisler from Brooklyn noise outfit A Very Special Episode joins me today to talk cults, the theater of American politics, and the top seedy underground Manhattan venues from yesteryear. ✨ MORE ABOUT A VERY SPECIAL EPISODE ✨ A Very Special Episode is a noisy and melodic punk band known for their rowdy and immersive live shows, and an agile sound that traverses genre,...

For today's episode, Kiri Oliver from Brooklyn-based pop punk/folk outfit Early Riser joins me to talk about the brand new Early Riser album 'Big Life,' getting to arrest Jeff Rosenstock in one of their music videos, the importance of curated shows and community building, and the commonalities between songwriters and novelists. ✨ MORE ABOUT EARLY RISER ✨ Early Riser is an indie folk-rock outfit...

For today's episode, I'm joined by electropop prodigy Matty Marz to talk about her brand new album 'm.w.u' (an acronym for "moment with you") and how the album ended up predicting the most defining turning points in her life and journey. ✨ MORE ABOUT MATTY MARZ ✨ Matty Marz is an independent pop artist based in NYC and party of an exciting new wave of trans women redefining the landscape of pop...

Today I catch up with Maggie Denning, the frontwoman of one of Brooklyn's most abrasive indie punk bands Tetchy. Maggie joins me to discuss the wild, uninhibited nature of Tetchy shows, the complicated cross-generational relationships between mothers and daughters, queer desire, and dismantling what it means to be the "right kind of woman." ✨ MORE ABOUT TETCHY ✨ Tetchy is a punk rock band from B...

Today I am joined by queer singer-songwriter Grand Pax to talk about her synth-filled bedroom pop EP Crush . We discuss how she wrote the EP to preserve the intensity of short-term feelings and the inability to express them, and how post-breakup clarity informed the direction of how it sounded. ✨ MORE ABOUT GRAND PAX ✨ Grand Pax is a London-based synthpop artist who weaves an evocative tapestry...

For today's episode, I chat with Brooklyn-based riot grrrl veterans The Roulettes about reuniting and recording their brand new upcoming EP 'Mommy Comes Back' after a 20-year hiatus. We also discuss our favorite diner-themed movies and how the band randomly ended up in a scene in Carrie Brownstein's memoir.  ✨ MORE ABOUT THE ROULETTES ✨ The Roulettes are a three-piece riot grrrl...

For today's episode, I'm joined by Nashville songwriter Leah Mason to discuss writing and recording her latest album HEXED in Sweden, the pop capital of the world. Digressions include Greek mythology, the celebrity-press-junket-to-viral-meme pipeline, Tarantino rewriting history. ✨ MORE ABOUT LEAH MASON ✨ Leah Mason is a pop singer/songwriter who kickstarted her career in Nashville's...

For today's episode, I'm joined by DIY synthpop artist Julia-Sophie to discuss her debut solo album forgive too slow last month, a collection of songs that Pitchfork called "crystalline electro-pop songs about mistakes, heartbreaks, and relationships that never got far enough to be either." Jules joins me for a chat about her long and storied journey in the music industry, and ho...