Growing up is never easy. But pop songs about adolescence too often gloss over the complicated moments. The “teenage dream” archetype is just a pop culture fantasy. And no one really wants to be 17 forever.
On her new album “Home Video,” Lucy Dacus talks about youthful growing pains. She remembers the uncomfortable moments. Dacus says that “a lot of childho ... Show More
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Hrishikesh Hirway made an album “the old-fashioned way.” He nearly exploded.
Hrishikesh Hirway, host of Song Exploder, returns with his first album in fifteen years, In the Last Hour of Light, made under a premise that's almost contradictory for a podcaster built around isolated stems: session players who had never heard the songs, vocals tracked live in ... Show More
43m 4s
Apr 17
Maggie Rogers: going viral is a trap
Ten years ago, Maggie Rogers was a senior at NYU, scrambling to finish a song for a music production class she was close to failing. The guest critic that week happened to be Pharrell Williams. She played him "Alaska," a track she'd written in about fifteen minutes. It is a bit o ... Show More
37m 36s
Feb 2021
Episode 156: 56 -61 When Your Grandparents Were Teenagers Top 20 Mix
When Your Grandparents Were Teenagers Top 20 Record Mix 1.A Rose And A Baby Ruth,George Hamilton IV 2.Dont Be Cruel,Elvis Presley 3.Whole Lotta Shaking Going On,Jerry Lee.Lewis 4.Every Beat Of My Heart,Gladys Knight And The Pips 5.There's A Moon Out Tonight,The Capris 6.Your Prec ... Show More
47m 32s
Dec 2014
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
'There Is a Light That Never Goes Out' by The Smiths is explored through personal stories. Released in 1986 on 'The Queen Is Dead' album, it's become an anthem of hope, loss and love. As a teenager, Andy listened to it with his father, as he drove him to work. They had a moment o ... Show More
27m 30s