The Road Trip Playlists Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Welcome back to the Road Trip Playlists Podcast and our first episode of 2023. On this episode, host Thomas Darro is joined by Swedish singer-songwriter Freja the Dragon. Freja is fresh off the release of her new EP Midnight Feelings. The four-track EP features previously released singles We're Changing and Closer where she collaborated with Peter, Bjorn, and John. In our conversation, Freja talks about how she accidentally started touring with Peter, Bjorn, and John and how that led from her to want to create her own project and helped lead to Freja the Dragon. Now, Freja is out with her second EP and a collection of four excellent songs. It was a pleasure to speak with her about what led to this EP, what it has meant to her, and about her inspiring path into music. 

This week on the Road Trip Playlists Podcast we are joined by Alt-Pops rising stars DWLLRS. The California based duo have been lifelong acquaintances that became best friends after rooming together in college. Through a mutual bond of overthinking, music, and gaming fueled by Raising Canes, Joey Spurgeon and Bren Eisman found creative outlets through their music project DWLLRS. The two joined us in studio for an interview and photo shoot where we talked about how they came to start the band, playing their first tour, and the exciting things to come. Check out the full interview on our website. 

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Welcome back to The Road Trip Playlists Podcast! I am very excited to share this week's guest is Sammy Rae, from the amazing Sammy Rae & The Friends. Sammy Rae & The Friends are an eight-piece band that are uniquely talented in several studies of music. From world to jazz to funk, folk and rock, they’ve got all the bases covered. It was a pleasure to talk with Sammy Rae about the start of 'The Friends' and what the community of 'The Friends' is like and about its rapid growth. Sammy Rae tells incredible stories of how she went from performing concerts for kids in New York libraries and how that is how she met bandmates C-Bass and Will, in what of my favorite stories ever told on the podcast. This is a really fun episode, that I can't wait for you to hear! 

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This week's episode of The Road Trip Playlists podcast is a special one. Stu Larsen is an incredible singer-songwriter from Australia, and he is also the first concert that I ever was assigned to write about. I moved to New York City with no plan and somehow got a shot at music journalism, and the first concert I ever reviewed was a special one all because of Stu Larsen. It was a pleasure to share this story with him. We also talk about his amazing travels, he has been traveling for the last 15 years and has some amazing stories. We discuss how he ultimately took the leap to pursue music, Passenger producing his album 'Vagabond' and their friendship, as well as what happens when you get back together with the person you wrote a breakup album about. This episode was a joy for me and I hope it is for you as well. 

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This week's guest on The Road Trip Playlists Podcast is Noah Kahan. Noah is one of my favorite musicians. His two newest projects, with his EP 'Cape Elizabeth' released in 2020 and his sophomore album 'I Was / I Am' released in 2021, are two releases that I can't stop listening to. The releases add to his already impressive catalog that has logged over a billion streams with Certified Gold tracks like 'Hurt Somebody' featuring Julia Michaels. He has also collaborated with artists like Chelsea Cutler, Quinn XCII, Gryffin, and more. I had the chance to see Noah Kahan perform live at the New York City venue Webster Hall following the interview. Read about my experience on the Road Trip Playlists website here.

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Welcome back to The Road Trip Playlists Podcast and to season two of The Road Trip Playlists Podcast. This week I'm joined by Parker Millsap. Parker has shared the stage with Elton John, opened for Jason Isbell and performed on Conan. His album ‘The Very Last Day’ was nominated for the Americana Music Association's album of the year. He is currently on tour promoting his newest album ‘Be Here Instead’ and will be at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom Saturday night. Check out the new album and buy tickets to see him on tour at parkermillsap.com. I really enjoyed my conversation with Parker, we talk about his favorite road trip candy, his new album ‘Be here instead’, and being back on tour. Thank you for listening. For more music coverage head to roadtripplaylists.com and stay tuned for more episodes in the coming weeks! 

Jaret Reddick the lead singer of Bowling For Soup joins the show this week. Jaret is one of the funniest guests we have had on the podcast and he told some incredible stories from his 27 years in Bowling For Soup. He tells about how he almost missed his audition for Disney Channel's 'Phineas and Ferb' because he was hung over, how Bowling For Soup went from a Texas bar band to being grammy nominated and still together 27 years later, how opening up about his mental health has been surprisingly fulfilling, and so much more. It is a really fun interview, enjoy! 

Be sure to check out Bowling For Soup's latest release 'Where's the Love' featuring Hanson. Get tickets to Bowling For Soup's upcoming tour at bowlingforsoup.com. Stay up to date with all things Jaret Reddick on his website. 

This week on The Road Trip Playlist Podcast I cross someone off my interview bucket list. Kishi Bashi joins the show. We talk about his recently released 'Emigrant' EP, as well as his Omoiyari project with the album and upcoming song film release, he talks about getting his start on tour with Regina Spektor, flunking out of Cornell, and more. 

Kishi Bashi is the pseudonym for violin virtuoso K Ishibashi. Having recorded, toured, and collaborated with diverse artists such as Regina Spektor, Sondre Lerche, and of Montreal. His music has been praised by NPR, The New York Times, and much more. His music is beautiful, moving, and truly unique. Fall in love with the incredible music he creates here. 

This week on the Road Trip Playlists Podcast we are joined by Max Rainer. Max is the frontman of the folk/rock band Wilderado. Wilderado recently released their newest single 'Head Right' which is the debut of their upcoming LP. The band has made it onto many of the top playlists on Spotify, Apple Music, and Sirius FM. We talk about the new single, how the band came together, and more. All on this episode of The Road Trip Playlists Podcast. 

This week on the Road Trip Playlists Podcast, I'm joined by the super talented James TW! James TW is a young British singer/songwriter that has already had incredible success. The artist for his career has over 2 Billion Streams on his songs, and a certified platinum track with 'When You Love Someone.' James recently released an excellent new single, 'Butterflies'. We talk about his new single, being discovered on YouTube, playing basketball against Shawn Mendes, and more on this week's episode of The Road Trip Playlists Podcast!