Making Music is a podcast dedicated to exploring the creative process of writing and recording music featuring original songs and guest collaborators.
2023 is ending and that means it’s time to share my favorite albums of the year. This completes my 8th year of doing this podcast and these end of the year wraps up are some of my favorite episodes to put together so I hope you enjoy it too.
Stay tuned for more episodes in 2024!
https://jakehaws.com/ep-123-favorite-music-of-2023-top-ten-albums/
In this episode, I break apart a song called, “Coming Around.” This comes from my album Starting Over released back in August of 2022.
This song is influenced by the band Low. Sadly, Mimi Parker (half of the duo) passed away last year after battling cancer. I was lucky to see them perform a few times and it was always a transcendent experience. She will be greatly missed.
Posted on June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 by jakehawsEp. 121: Song “Coming Around” (Influenced by Low) In this episode, I break apart a song called, “Coming Around.” This comes from my album Starting Over released back in August of 2022. This song is influenced by the band Low. My favorite song o...
In this episode, I break apart a song called, “Wait For It.” This comes from my album Starting Over released back in August of 2022.
This song is influenced by Ryan Adams. He’s done a ton of great songs throughout his career, but one of my favorites is “Kindness” from his 2011 album, Ashes & Fire. I like the relaxed pace and how all the different sounds blend together.
Posted on June 20, 2023June 20, 2023 by jakehawsEp. 120: Song “Wait for It” (Influenced by Ryan Adams) In this episode, I break apart a song called, “Wait For It.” This comes from my album Starting Over released back in August of 2022. This song is influenced by Ryan Adams. He’s done a ton...
In this podcast episode, I break apart a song called, “Someone Else.” This comes from my album Starting Over released back in August of 2022.
This song is influenced by Elliott Smith, particularly his song “The Biggest Lie” from his 1995 self-titled album.
https://jakehaws.com/ep-119-song-someone-else-influenced-by-elliott-smith/
In this episode, I break apart a song called, “End Of My Rope.” This comes from my album Starting Over released back in August of 2022.
This song is influenced by Spoon, particularly their song “Got Nuffin” from their 2010 album, Transference.
Posted on June 5, 2023June 5, 2023 by jakehawsEp. 118: Song “End Of My Rope” (Influenced By Spoon) In this episode, I break apart a song called, “End Of My Rope.” This comes from my album Starting Over released back in August of 2022. This song is influenced by Spoon, particularly their song...
In this episode, I break apart a song called, “I'm So Sorry That I Didn't Understand.” This comes from my album Starting Over released back in August of 2022.
This song is influenced by the band, Bob Dylan, particularly his song "Tangled Up In Blue."
Posted on May 29, 2023May 29, 2023 by jakehawsEp. 117: Song “I’m So Sorry That I Didn’t Understand” (Influenced By Bob Dylan) This song is a homage to Bob Dylan, particularly his songwriting style for many of his songs where there isn’t really a chorus, just a line repeated at the end of v...
New podcast episode! I break apart a song called, “Heaven Help Us.” This comes from my album Starting Over released back in August of 2022. It's influenced by The War On Drugs.
Originally, I thought of the song as more a sparse folk ditty. The chorhttps://jakehaws.com/ep-116-song-heaven-help-us-influenced-by-the-war-on-drugs/
Posted on April 17, 2023April 17, 2023 by jakehawsEp. 116: Song “Heaven Help Us” (Influenced by The War On Drugs) In this episode, I break apart a song called, “Heaven Help Us.” This comes from my album Starting Over released back in August of 2022. Originally, I thought of the song as more ...
In this episode, I break apart a song called, “Feeling Like A Ghost.” This comes from my album Starting Over released back in August of 2022. This song is influenced by the band, The Shins, particularly their song "Pink Bullets."
Posted on April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 by jakehawsEp. 115: Song “Feeling Like A Ghost” (Influenced by The Shins) In this episode, I break apart a song called, “Feeling Like A Ghost.” This comes from my album Starting Over released back in August of 2022. This song is influenced by the band, Th...
In this episode, I break apart a song called, “Killing time.” This comes from my album Starting Over released back in August of 2022.
This song is influenced by the band, Wilco, particularly their song “California Stars.”
Posted on March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 by jakehawsEp. 114: Song “Killing Time” (Influenced by Wilco) In this episode, I break apart a song called, “Killing time.” This comes from my album Starting Over released back in August of 2022. This song is influenced by the band, Wilco, particularly ...
In this episode, I break apart a song called, “Figuring This Out.” This comes from my album Starting Over released back in August of 2022.
This song meshes together a whole bunch of different influences including Vampire Weekend, Modest Mouse, Animal Collective, The Walkmen, Gorillaz, Regina Spector, and Phil Collins.
Posted on February 6, 2023February 6, 2023 by jakehawsEp. 112: Song “Figuring This Out” (Influenced by Vampire Weekend) In this episode, I break apart a song called, “Figuring This Out.” This comes from my album Starting Over released back in August of 2022. This song meshes together a whole...
In this episode, I break apart a song called “Stand On Your Own,” which is influenced by Marcus Mumford. This comes from my album Starting Over, which came out August of 2022
Posted on January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 by jakehawsEp. 111: Song “Stand On Your Own” (Influenced by Marcus Mumford) In this episode, I break apart a song called “stand on your own,” which is influenced by Marcus Mumford. This comes from my album Starting Over, which came out August of 202...
What was your favorite music in 2022? In this podcast episode, I count down my favorite albums.
https://jakehaws.com/ep-110-favorite-music-of-2022-top-ten-albums/
In this episode, we keep up with our family tradition of recording Christmas music and tackle John Lennon's song, "Happy Christmas."
Posted on December 27, 2022December 27, 2022 by jakehawsEp. 109: Christmas Music 2022 – John Lennon’s “Happy Christmas” Every year, my family has a tradition of recording Christmas songs. To date, we’ve done 34 songs over 16 years. This year, we came in a day late but we still did it. We d...
Jake Haws, hace sonar fuerte su indie rock con su nuevo sencillo. Hablamos de Stand On Your Own, una canción que viene más que bien, para darle ese empujón de energía que tu día necesita. Se siente bien, es ligero, sus compases provocan un intercambio de emociones, hacen que la…
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