Kreative Kontrol

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Ep. #780: Jason P. Woodbury
Jason P. Woodbury discusses his project JPW and its debut album, Something Happening / Always Happening, growing up and finding music in Arizona, his entry into music journalism and contributing to Aquarium Drunkard, the time I was on his Transmissions po
Ep. #779: Kevin Morby
Kevin Morby discusses his new album More Photographs (A Continuum), the continuing resonance of This is a Photograph, tragic Tennessee figures like Big Stars Chris Bell, the collapse of Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies, youth, aging, and dying, lovi
Ep. #778: Protomartyr
Joe Casey discusses the new Protomartyr album, Formal Growth in the Desert, selling his childhood home and losing his mother and other family members, music-making viability in a pandemic, having his home repeatedly burglarized and deeper societal issues,
Ep. #777: Ky
Ky discusses their stirring debut album, Power is the Pharmacy, remembering Joni Sadler, leaving Ottawa for Montreal, co-founding the Error 403 studio and being a recording engineer, academic pursuits and searching for a feeling, classical music, challeng
Ep. #776: Zoon
Daniel Monkman discusses the new Zoon album, Bekka Ma'iingan, climate change and The Nature of Things, the hardships of touring and why Europe gets it right, grieving and mental health, collaborating with Owen Pallett and Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo, what “
Ep. #775: Will Oldham & Lori Damiano
Will Oldham and Lori Damiano discuss their beautiful and funny new childrens book, Shortys Ark, gardening and horses, what childrens books are like, zoos and this Live Sea Otter Cam, wild illustrations, the circuitous origin of the song Shortys Ark,
Ep. #774: L CON
L CON discusses her lovely, revealing new album, The Isolator, the Guelph geese, creative instincts, existential anxiety, and embracing vulnerability, secret rules, exploring her Swiss-Canadian heritage and the alphorn, piano and parts work, climbing Swis
Ep. #773: William Tyler
William Tyler discusses his band, the Impossible Truth, and their new live double-album, Secret Stratosphere, Tennessee politics and America in a socio-political stalemate, things that mass and social media have done and does to us, truth, communication,
Ep. #772: Friendly Rich
Friendly Rich discusses his poignant and pointed new album, Man Out of Time, beard perceptions, working remotely with fewer but still very impressive musical collaborators, imposter syndrome and being in the room with heroes, French and English, the end o
Ep. #771: Harrison
Harrison discusses the making of and inspiration behind his new album, Birds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees, life in Toronto, gaming and escapism, different ways to be a professional musician, the birds and the bees, the great outdoors, multilayered al