Mar 12 In the Studio Zac Brown Band Take a Stand on The Owl & The Controversy: “We don’t have to be anything that anyone tells us we have to be.” Zac Brown gives Kyle Meredith a call to detail his two new records. The Owl features the Zac Brown Band, while The Controversy is billed as his first solo pop album. Both albums showcase an artist stretching out into new sounds and working with some of pop’s biggest producers, including Max Martin, Benny Blano, Ryan […] By Kyle Meredith Mar 12 In the Studio Zac Brown Band Take a Stand on The Owl & The Controversy: “We don’t have to be anything that anyone tells us we have to be.” By Kyle Meredith
Mar 11 In the Studio Walter Martin On Jonathan Fire*Eater, The Walkmen, & The World At Night: “I didn’t stand a chance of connecting with anybody if I didn’t have words that were very direct.” Walter Martin jumps on the line with Kyle Meredith to dive into the details behind his new album, The World At Night. The former co-founder of The Walkmen discusses writing much of the new record as a tribute to Stewart Lupton, his childhood friend who he would go on to start Jonathan Fire Eater with, […] By Kyle Meredith Mar 11 In the Studio Walter Martin On Jonathan Fire*Eater, The Walkmen, & The World At Night: “I didn’t stand a chance of connecting with anybody if I didn’t have words that were very direct.” By Kyle Meredith
Mar 10 In the Studio Drive-By Truckers Go Topical on The Unraveling: “So many of the things wrong in our country are directly related to Senator McConnell.” Drive-By Truckers co-lead, Patterson Hood, speaks with Kyle Meredith about the band’s latest LP, The Unraveling. The Athens, GA group found themselves writing what is possibly their darkest record, an unintended follow up to 2016’s American Band that survey’s the political landscape in real time. Hood talks about the difficulty of explaining headline moments to […] By Kyle Meredith Mar 10 In the Studio Drive-By Truckers Go Topical on The Unraveling: “So many of the things wrong in our country are directly related to Senator McConnell.” By Kyle Meredith
Mar 09 In the Studio Mayday Parade’s Derek Sanders Talks Covers EP: “Jimmy Eat World, Saves the Day, & New Found Glory changed my world.” Derek Sanders chats with Kyle Meredith this week about his debut solo EP, My Rock and Roll Heart, which finds the Mayday Parade lead singer recording acoustic covers from Saves The Day, Something Corporate, & The Juliana Theory. The title itself comes from Jimmy Eat World’s “A Praise Chorus,” which gives the two a chance […] By Kyle Meredith Mar 09 In the Studio Mayday Parade’s Derek Sanders Talks Covers EP: “Jimmy Eat World, Saves the Day, & New Found Glory changed my world.” By Kyle Meredith
Mar 05 In the Studio The Naked and Famous Find New Sounds On Recover: “I do like pop music but am really turned off by stupid sentiments in songs.” The Naked and Famous guest on the latest Kyle Meredith with… to discuss their latest release, Recover, a record that finds them becoming a duo once again after a decade of various lineups, while collaborating with new blood in order to find new sounds. Alisa Xayalith and Thom Powers expand on the the LP’s darker […] By Kyle Meredith Mar 05 In the Studio The Naked and Famous Find New Sounds On Recover: “I do like pop music but am really turned off by stupid sentiments in songs.” By Kyle Meredith
Mar 04 In the Studio Silverstein Detail A Beautiful Place To Drown: “With this record, the overlying subject is mental health & mass anxiety.” Silverstein’s Shane Told jumps on the line with Kyle Meredith to dish about the band’s latest LP, A Beautiful Place To Drown, which arrives on the emo-metal group’s 20th anniversary. Told discusses writing on synth and employing saxophone for the first time, knowing when to scream, and the importance of hope in a set of […] By Kyle Meredith Mar 04 In the Studio Silverstein Detail A Beautiful Place To Drown: “With this record, the overlying subject is mental health & mass anxiety.” By Kyle Meredith