Talking Lion

In this episode, we talked to our friend Jades Goudreault about Montreal bagels, her nomadic childhood, Hotel Cafe, aliens, meeting her producer (Pierre Blondo), driving out to LA, insomnia, bass lines, goal journaling, and her recently release EP "Motel 6".   Discord: discord.com/invite/3EbvrZReVX Patreon:  patreon.com/talkinglion Shirts:  sleepinglionmusic.com/store

Recorded 11.11.20: In this chat, we talk to Conner Rush, the founder of Fyre Games, about his new video game (Summerland), how sound design can tell a story, and what happens when we die. Play Summerland for free on Steam:  https://store.steampowered.com/app/1444110/Summerland/ Patreon:  patreon.com/talkinglion Text us: 914-226-4772 Shirts:  sleepinglionmusic.com/store

In this season's finale episode, we talked to our new friend ROSIE about this crazy year, Tik Tok, songs ruined by exes, multi-faceted creativity, music as a primitive survival instinct, authenticity, inconvenient inspiration, and the story behind her viral new single "Never the 1".  

Recorded 9.5.20: In this chat, we talk to our drummer, Jacob Harelick, about professional Simon Says, Westchester Judaism, our "tour", love squares, his various early bands (Walking Is Like Running, Arthur The Pleasure, Soul Candy), being a Ripe/Lawrence fanboy, niches, reaching out, terrible shows, fracturing his heels, and the various artists he drums for (including salem ilese, Sophia Gripari,...

In this episode, we talked to our good friend Emilia Ali about healthy rescheduling, getting to know Boston, her mother's music, touring from the womb, contact typos, PornHub drums, Berklee, being typecast as a vocalist, learning how to collaborate (and her work with Val of Fiji Blue & dwilly), relationship baggage (and how to express it), kidneys dating gallbladders, day planning, pirate ancestor...

In this episode, we talked to our new friend Frank Kadillac of Neon Dreams about moving around Canada, gaining empathy, getting raided by a SWAT team, meeting Waka Flocka, racism, Black Lives Matter, time traveling, weirdos at parties, quality gaps, self care, boxing, The Fray B-sides, and stories behind his upcoming record "The Happiness of Tomorrow"   Text us: 914-226-4772  Shirts: sleepinglionm...

In this episode, we talked to our college friend Miranda Glory about The Bachelor, NYC open mics, Berklee, pizza debts, EDM features, Songland, phone backgrounds, songwriting intuition, performing with a broken toe, astrology, limerence, and the stories behind her songs ("Take"/"Lost Cause").   Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/TalkingLion

In this episode, we talked to our friend Molly Moore (with a cameo from her dog, Atlas) about transformation, Zoom sessions, growing up in the suburbs of New York, handling breakups, couch karma, learning the bass, "friendship freckles", world hunger, and her new single "Handsomer" (w/ Maty Noyes).   Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/TalkingLion

In this episode, we talked to our friend R.LUM.R about puns, video games, voice acting, anime, comedians, the genius of Bill Wurtz, great lyrics, getting starstruck, the day we met in Nashville, looking back at songs, lightning in a bottle, his song with Brasstracks ("I'm Alright"), slam poetry, the pop merits of Coheed & Cambria, living day-by-day, and his debut album "Surfacing".   Subscribe to...

In this episode, we talked to our college friend Ariza about foiling our plans for anonymity, receiving feedback, collaborative chemistry, finding value, growing up in Columbia, IB classes, Abbey Road, his hand injury, forming a duo with Miette Hope (The Natural Synthetic), and his prolific collaborations (including working with Ian Kirkpatrick on songs for Julia Michaels & Dua Lipa).   Subscribe...

In this episode, we talked to our friend Tim Bettinson of Vancouver Sleep Clinic about high school bands in Brisbane, improv comedy, FIFA video games, finding his falsetto, Triple J, live shows (including the time we opened for him in Boston), the Twilight soundtrack, cover art, surviving LA, hymns, collaborations (w/ THEY/OTR/Shallou), quarantine beards, stage injuries, pirating music, and the st...

Recorded 8.17.20: We talked with our friend/collaborator Sophia Gripari about what it means to be "Lonely In LA" (which is also the name of our new song that's out now!)   Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/TalkingLion

In this episode, we talked to our good friend Sophia Gripari about trouble sleeping, making music as a kid, our shared drummer (Jacob Harelick), going to "Hogwarts", Berklee, "enjoyment insurance", great teachers, dancing on Wednesdays, hosting a songwriting camp in Joshua Tree, Shania Twain karaoke, our upcoming collaboration "Lonely In LA" (out 9.3.20), and the stories behind her songs ("Lesson...

In this episode, we talked to our good friends in Fiji Blue about our time in college together, New Years Eve, Arizona hockey, inspirational teachers, coincidental connections, being in a duo, reference tracks, new quarantine hobbies, producers who can cook, Fiji water, pirate chefs, and the stories behind their songs ("Space Makes Me Sad" / "Home" / "Numb" / "Butterflies" / "I Should've Told You"...

Going through voice memos, demos, stems, and a chat with Ashlynn Malia, we talked about the unexpected creation of our new EP “Different Plans”.   Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/TalkingLion

In this episode, we talked to our close friend (and "quaranteam" member) Kira Kosarin about singing with her parents, enjoying little victories, creating DIY music videos, Broadway behind the scenes, The Thundermans, what it means to be an artist, roller skating, achieving dreams too early, going "Off Brand", and the stories behind the songs on her recently released EP "Songbird".   Subscribe to o...

Recorded 7.15.20: Going through voice memos, demos, and stems we talked about our new single "We're Fine" and the 5-year journey it took to complete.   Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/TalkingLion

In this episode, we talked to our college friend Dylan Dunlap about our time together in Boston, Allston basement shows, how to write about tough subjects, busking, his songs ("LiarLover"/"Face Value"), half measures, watching movies alone, his rising single "If That's Alright", mental health, autism, breakfast burritos, childhood injuries, and the story of how he met his girlfriend (Marissa) whic...

Recorded 7.8.20: In this chat, we're joined by our friend Max Chester to talk about college auditions, math theorems, left-handed polar bears, bad puns, friend-families, rough breakfasts, anxiety dreams, stuffed animals, bravery, Eurovision, broken phones, fireworks, chess stalemates, external support, crafting a narrative, finishing our EP ("Different Plans"), and a surprise outro (that may or ma...

In this episode, we talked to our new friend ella jane about Tik Tok, oat milk, coincidentally growing up in the same hometown, Instagram covers, generation gaps, high school bands, Dad bands, privacy, graduation, pencil injuries, her upcoming Gatsby-inspired song "nothing else i could do", her three-legged golden-doodle, and the story behind her viral debut single "The City".    Subscribe to our...

Recorded 7.3.20: In this chat, we talk about Mercedes Benz's in Zimbabwe, Guitar Hero, past conflicts, embarrassing childhood crushes, eisoptrophobia, unintentional success, poetry prompts, unexpected similarities in movies (feat. a Campbellian analysis of the Frozen I & Frozen II), hiking, endoscopy semantics, and our new segment: "Can I Ask You A Personal Question?".     Subscribe to our Patreon...

Recorded 6.24.20: Going through early demos, we talked with our friend & co-writer, Casey Cook, about our first session together and the stories behind our new single, "Tendencies" (w/ Transviolet).   Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/TalkingLion

In this episode, we met Stephen and talked about early music memories, his first song ("Bullet Train"), executing good ideas, "front porching", the inspiration (and drama) behind his "Crossfire" trilogy, the existential crisis at the heart of his record "Sincerely", acid trips, boredom, his experience with Lyme disease, collaborating with Pell ("In The Morning"), playing Super Smash Bros. with Gre...

Recorded 6.21.20: In this chat, we talk with our filmmaker friend Russell Goldman about TV reviews, intimidatingly good ideas, industrial musicals, the first film we worked on together ("Alpacaland"), our fathers, shrimp tails, "Better Call Saul", Spike Lee joints, the history of "Atlantis" (the movie), Disney, "The Last of Us Part II", Phoebe Bridgers's new album "Punisher", mental health, his fi...

In this episode, we met Lizzy McAlpine and talked about high school bands, going to Berklee (and what classes have been like during quarantine), theaters/musicals, solo songwriting, flower tattoos, parrot names, screenwriting, and the stories behind her songs ("apple pie"/"to the mountains"/"mean something").   Subscribe to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/TalkingLion