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Lawrence Gowan speaks about the making of Circling From Above, how he and his bandmates have a shared love of the vinyl listening experience, and how music can inspire people in all walks of life.

Brian Christinzio spoke with us recently from his home in Manchester about this new album, the fears and anxieties that inspired the songs and how the album is not meant to provide answers about the incidents depicted in its songs.

In this conversation Willie Nile discusses The Great Yellow Light, his positive outlook on life, as well as his friendship with The Alarm’s Mike Peters, who passed just before our conversation took place earlier in 2025. The Great Yellow Light is out June 20.

In this conversation Eric Hilton discusses the album, his punk rock roots, upcoming plans for Thievery Corporation and his career in the hospitality world.

Adult Child is the fourth and latest solo release from Nashville-based musician and songwriter Buick Audra (Friendship Commanders).

Beauty’s Pride is the latest album by veteran Canadian band Born Ruffians

Secret Monkey Weekend is comprised of Lila Brown Hart, Ella Brown Hart and Jefferson Hart.

The Mother Tree (Erotox Decodings) is the latest album from David J Haskins (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets) and is issued in concert with a book of poetry, Rhapsody, Threnody & Prayer by Fonograph Media.

Imogen Clark relocated from Australia to Nashville almost two years ago, arriving just in time to see her career take flight.

On this Into Music, Jock Bartley discussed the Firefall’s origins, Bartley’s Kansas roots, Firefall’s time on the road with groups such as Fleetwood Mac, and the 1978 album Élan.

Sohrab Habibion and Michael Jaworski are founding members of the New York City-based band SAVAK.

Stephen Hunking has been making music under the Dew Claw moniker since 2004 but has been recording and releasing albums since the 1980s, beginning with the band Hypnolovewheel.

Taylor Bickett is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter who recently released the single “The Crime.”

Author and journalist Sean Egan’s new book, Decade of Dissent: How 1960’s Bob Dylan Changed The World, which is out May 20 via Jawbone Press, arriving just before birthday 84 for the Duluth, Minnesota-born songwriter and Nobel laureate.

In this conversation, Constance Keane discusses the origins of M(h)aol, how she had enough faith in the music she was part of to book a headlining tour, hire a publicist, and act like M(h)aol was an almost veteran entity in the outfit’s early days.

In this conversation, James Palko discusses his life as a recording engineer, how his late exposure to cutting-edge technology influenced the choices he makes in the studio, his love of The Beatles, and what he was thinking about as he turned to one of the greatest figures in American literature as a starting point for songwriting.

Charming Disaster is a Brooklyn-based duo consisting of Ellia Bisker and Jeff Morris.

Goodbye Small Head is the latest album from Ezra Furman, due out May 16 via Bella Union. Furman explains that much of the material originated after she’d suffered a bout of extreme illness.

On this episode, Brendan Murphy discusses the inspiration for the release, including his experiences as a teacher in the Boston public school system, the traumas, challenges, and lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic and how his years in the classroom overlap with his musical life.

In this conversation, Lisa Crawley discusses her relocation to North America, her audiences in New Zealand and Australia, as well as the musical notes that seem to follow her everywhere.

Rob Taxpayer is a Minneapolis, Minnesota based musician and member of the experimental punk rock band The Taxpayers.

Sally Potter’s latest album, Anatomy, is out May 2 via Bella Union. Potter, an internationally acclaimed filmmaker (Orlando, The Party) and longtime composer.

Jack Rabid recently sat for a wide-ranging conversation, discussing a seemingly endless stream of bands as well as the perils of the music industry, the enduring power of music, and why he’s still angry with Capitol Records for what they did to all those Beatles albums.

Kim House discusses how grief inspired material on the album, how being diagnosed with a chronic illness and a shakeup in her professional life led her to significant personal changes and how her thoughts on creativity have changed over time.

Peter Holsapple’s new album, The Face of 68 is a formidable entry into his already impressive discography, a collection of songs that finds him reflecting on aging, friendship, love and loss with equal measures of ferocity and humor.

Vicki Peterson and John Cowsill’s new album, Long After The Fire, is a collection of songs written by John’s late brothers Bill and Barry Cowsill. Both

Paul Rappaport is the author of the "Gliders Over Hollywood: Airships, Airplay, and The Art of Rock Promotion, out April 15 via Jawbone Press. "

Takiaya Reed is the Black, Cherokee composer and musician behind the exhilarating doom metal outfit Divide and Dissolve.

Shapes is the new release from Santa Barbara-based singer-songwriter Wryn. Over the last several years, the artist has experienced several profound personal and artistic transformations which, in one way or another, inform this new recording.

In this conversation Sarah Mary Chadwick discusses her struggles with trauma, mental health, her attitude toward alcohol (which she gave up after completing this new release) as well as the creative process itself.

Miki Berenyi recently discussed the origins of Miki Berenyi Trio, her approach to songwriting, the musical climate in which Lush existed, and a variety of other topics from her home in London.

In this conversation, Bob Lord discusses his early years playing music in Massachusetts, including being a founding member of the group that would become Converge, his entry into the classical world, playing bass up close with John Entwistle, how Dreadnaught has stayed together for 30 years, and what makes the music he releases under the PARMA umbrella stand out from other releases in the classical sphere.

On this episode of Into Music, MikelParis discusses the origins of “guitardrumming,” his hopes for the future of the technique, and what it means to be a musical forerunner.

Mike Clark is guitarist with the Los Angeles-based band Final Gravity. Formed in 2007, the quartet adds a hard edged sound to a progressive rock base that comes to the fore on the 2024 effort Stormchaser.

Brock Geiger has appeared on nearly 50 albums in his career, highlighting his role as both an attentive collaborator and musical chameleon. Geiger’s new release moves across a broad range of musical settings that reveal the full depth of their charms with each repeated listen.

Stories I Only Tell My Friends is the latest album from Chicago-based singer-songwriter and guitarist Nikki O’Neill.

Luther Russell is a singer-songwriter and producer based in Los Angeles, California. Already a dedicated writer and musician in his teens, he formed the band The Bootheels, which featured Jakob Dylan (The Wallflowers) and Aaron A. Brooks (Moby, A.J. Croce), before founding The Freewheelers, which released three albums between 1991 and 1996.

Vicki Randle is a multi-instrumentalist based in Oakland, California who has performed and/or recorded with Aretha Franklin, Mavis Staples, Wayne Shorter, Todd Rundgren, Laura Nyro, and Herbie Hancock among others.

Seán Barna is the creative force behind recordings such as Sissy, An Evening at Macri Park, and Margaret Thatcher of the Lower East Side.

James Cook is a Portland, Oregon-based singer-songwriter whose new album, under the Captain’s Audio Project moniker, is titled Waiting for the Moon.

Mary Bue is a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based singer-songwriter whose latest release is The Wildness of Living and Dying.

Chris Greene is a Chicago-based saxophonist, bandleader, and community historian whose latest recording with the Chris Greene Quartet is Conversance. The LP marks the band’s debut on the long-running Chicago independent imprint Pravda.

John McCutcheon’s latest release is the album Field of Stars, a project he intended to record in 2020.

Holly Lovell is a singer-songwriter based in Denver, Colorado. Her latest album, Hello Chelsea, explores a variety of themes including addiction, family history, and grief.

In this conversation, Grant Mullen discusses how Naked Giants has navigated a decade together, including a period of inactivity during the COVID-19 pandemic. He also discusses how the members have learned to live with music and Naked Giants as one part of their lives but not the sole focus.

In this conversation, Soph Nathan discusses the importance of personal expression in her writing, what it’s like having close friendships with her bandmates in Our Girl, and how co-producer Fern Ford had a hand in helping Nathan realize the full potential of The Good Kind.

For today's Into Music, we have a double feature! Chloe and Asy Saavedras discuss with Jedd Beaudoin, separately, about the history of Chaos Chaos, how they continue to navigate a relationship sometimes complicated by their roles as bandmates and at other times complicated by their roles as siblings, and what the future might hold for Chaos Chaos.

In this conversation, Jedd Beaudoin talks with Johnny Leitera about how album covers and images can inspire the imagination, the power of repetition in art, and the challenge of writing songs for specific projects.

In this conversation, Avery Mandeville discusses how a trip to Durham, North Carolina during which she wrote a song a day, helped shape her new album, whether she’s ever been concerned about incorporating humor into her songs, and how the eclectic material on Now That’s What I Call Little Hag still forms a cohesive record.

On this episode of Into Music, Raia Was discusses the recording of the EP as well as her views on how compositions evolve and more.