Essential Tremors Music Podcast

28/06/2024

NEW EPISODE: Mark Robinson and Bridget Cross of Air Miami and Unrest spoke to us about ‘70s dance music, musicals, the Shaggs, the Captain and Tennille, ‘80s indie and punk, and so much more. Via WYPR-FM. Air Miami’s Me. Me. Me. album is out now in a 30th-anniversary reissue edition on 4AD

DC indie-scene veterans Mark Robinson and Bridget Cross of Unrest and Air Miami discuss how '70s dance music, musicals, the Shaggs, the Captain and Tennille, and '80s punk and indie shaped their course.

20/05/2024

NEW EPISODE: Beguiling singer/songwriter Jessica Pratt spoke to us about how songs by the Slits, Laura Nyro, and Sly and the Family Stone shaped her music. Via WYPR-FM. Here Is the Pitch, her latest album, is out now on Mexican Summer.

Los Angeles-based folk troubadour Jessica Pratt talks about how songs by The Slits, Laura Nyro and Sly and the Family Stone helped her forge her musical path.

19/05/2024

Los Angeles-based folk troubadour Jessica Pratt talks about how songs by The Slits, Laura Nyro and Sly and the Family Stone helped her forge her musical path.

18/04/2024

Got to talk to Mr. Bruce Hornsby for the newest episode of Essential Tremors Music Podcast. What a charming, passionate guy. Link in first comment.

17/04/2024

NEW EPISODE: Bruce Hornsby spoke to us about his new collaboration with yMusic and how songs by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and Paul Brady influenced his work. Via WYPR-FM. Deep Sea Vents, their album under the name BrhyM, is out now.

Singer/songwriter Bruce Hornsby discusses how songs by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Paul Brady shaped his own work.

05/04/2024

NEW EPISODE: Composer Arnold Dreyblatt spoke to special guest host Tim Kinsella about how Aztec folk music, Tony Conrad, and Robert Ashley shaped his work. Via WYPR-FM. Resolve, Dreyblatt’s latest album, is out now on Drag City Records.

Composer Arnold Dreyblatt discusses how Mexican folk music, Tony Conrad and Robert Ashley shaped his work.

14/03/2024

Electronic-music producer Jlin sits down with Matt Byars and Lee Gardner of Essential Tremors to talk about three songs that have shaped her work for a live recording of the podcast.

26/02/2024

NEW EPISODE: Beth Orton spoke to us about how music by Sinéad O’Connor, Sons of Kemet, and Father John Misty have influenced her work. Via WYPR-FM. Orton performs at the Big Ears Festival March 21-24. Weather Alive, her most recent album, is available on Partisan Records.

Guitarist/singer/songwriter Beth Orton talks about how songs by Sinead O'Connor, Sons of Kemet and Father John Misty shaped her own work.

22/02/2024

NEW EPISODE: Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney spoke to us about how songs by Sinéad O’Connor, the Pointer Sisters, Patsy Cline, Buddy Holly, Kate Bush, and the Wipers shaped them. Via WYPR-FM. Little Rope, their new album, is out now on Loma Vista Records.

Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney discuss how music by Sinead O'Connor, the Pointer Sisters, Patsy Cline, Buddy Holly, Kate Bush and the Wipers influenced their work.

09/02/2024

NEW EPISODE: Singer/songwriter Sarah Jarosz spoke to us about how songs by Nickel Creek, James McMurtry, and Paul Simon shaped her work. Via WYPR-FM. Polaroid Lovers, her latest album, is out now on Rounder Records.

In this episode, guitarist and singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz talks about how songs by Nickel Creek, James McMurtry and Paul Simon shaped her work.

24/01/2024

NEW EPISODE: Marc Ribot spoke to us about learning guitar from Frantz Casseus, the musical logic of Ornette Coleman, and the genius of Chocolate Genius. Via WYPR-FM. Ribot performs at Big Ears Festival March 21-24. Connection, his latest album with Ceramic Dog, is out now on Knockwurst Records.

Guitarist Marc Ribot discusses pieces by Frantz Casseus, Ornette Coleman and Chocolate Genius.

23/12/2023

NEW EPISODE: Drummer/producer Kassa Overall spoke to us about how tracks by Ahmad Jamal, Digable Planets, and John Coltrane shaped his jazz/hip-hop/electronic hybrid. He performs at the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville March 21-24, 2024. Via WYPR-FM. Animals, his latest album, is out now on Warp Records.

Drummer Kassa Overall is steeped in jazz and has played with some of the greats, but he also came of age with hip-hop, and his polyglot solo work reflects a mix of those traditions. In this episode, he discusses how music by Ahmad Jamal, Digable Planets, and John Coltrane guided his art.

29/11/2023

NEW EPISODE: Kurt Vile talked to us about how songs by Lou Reed, the Pixies, and Thelonious Monk shaped his work. Link in the bio. Vile performs at the Big Ears Festival this March in Knoxville, TN. Via WYPR-FM. back to Moon Beach, his latest release, is out now on Verve Records.

Kurt Vile talks about how tunes by Lou Reed, the Pixies and Thelonious Monk shaped his work.

21/11/2023

NEW EPISODE: John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats spoke to us about creating worlds within songs, blurring storytelling and autobiography, the power of a voice, and breaking out of being stuck in your twenties, musically. Via WYPR-Fm. Jenny From Thebes, the Mountain Goats’ latest album, is out now on Merge Records.

John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats discusses how songs by Stockholm Monsters, Digital Underground and Ava Gabriel shaped his creative process.

25/10/2023

NEW EPISODE: French performer/composer Colleen talked to us about how music by Lee "Scratch" Perry, the Beatles, and This Heat changed her life and shaped her music. Via WYPR-FM. She’s one of the dozens of fantastic performers taking part in the Big Ears Festival March 21-24 in Knoxville. Le jour et la nuit du réel, her latest album, is out now on Thrill Jockey.

French musician Cécile Schott, who records as Colleen, talks about how music by Lee "Scratch" Perry, the Beatles and This Heat changed her life.

20/10/2023

NEW EPISODE: Kim Deal of the Breeders and the Amps spoke to us about how songs by Hank Williams, Black Sabbath, and Pink Floyd influenced her (and so much more). Via WYPR-FM. The Breeders’ seminal Last Splash album is out now in a 30th-anniversary edition from 4AD.

Kim Deal talks about how songs by Hank Williams, Black Sabbath and Pink Floyd shaped her course.

06/10/2023

NEW EPISODE: Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead, the Smile, and various film soundtracks spoke to us about how music by Abdel Halim Hafez, Kraftwerk, and Mohamed Abdel Wahab shaped his recent work. Listen at the link in the bio. Via WYPR-FM. Jarak Qaribak, his collaboration with recent guest Dudu Tassa, is out now on World Circuit Records.

Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood discusses how pieces by Abdel Halim Hafez, Kraftwerk and Mohamed Abdel Wahab influenced his recent album with Kuwaiti-Israeli musician Dudu Tassa.

01/10/2023

Six days from now – Saturday, October 7, at 7:00 PM– this gentleman will be here in Baltimore as part of our Selector Series to introduce, listen to, and discuss with us one of his favorite records, and it will take place in one of the most beautiful spaces in Baltimore, . (There will be drinks, too).

Tickets and further details in our bio.

27/09/2023

NEW EPISODE: Composer/instrumentalist Henry Threadgill spoke to us about how music by Howlin’ Wolf, Thelonious Monk, and James Brown shaped his course. Threadgill will perform at the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville in March 2024, and with this episode we’re thrilled to relaunch our partnership with Big Ears for a series of preview episodes leading up to the festival as well as live events during the long weekend. We’re biased, but it’s one of the best, most eclectic musical events on the planet, and we hope to see you there. Via WYPR-FM. Easily Slip Into Another World, Threadgill’s fantastic new memoir, is out now through Knopf.

Reeds player Henry Threadgill discusses how music by Howlin' Wolf, Thelonious Monk and James Brown shaped his course.

21/09/2023

Jazz kissa—cafés, largely found in Japan, that specialise in the playing and appreciation of recorded jazz, with one pictured here—are the inspiration for our Selector Series. We gather at , 15 or 20 of us, have some drinks, then the proceedings begin: an introduction of the chosen album by our Selector, perhaps providing background or maybe the story behind their emotional connection to the record, then a collective quieting of the assembled as we start listening. While I know that sounds almost ridiculous when you can stream anything you want in the privacy of your earbuds any time you want for free, the shared experience, the process of giving yourself over to the work in question, and the discussion that ensues, all make for the type of experience that is incredibly uncommon these days.

If you’ve heard the episode of our show featuring our Selector for #8 in the series as our guest, you know that there are few who think and speak about music so deeply and thoughtfully as . Our night with Will is Sat., Oct. 7th. With it being such a special event, it will take place in one of the most gorgeous spots in Baltimore, , and we’ll listen to an album Will chose closely, deeply, and just as importantly, together.

Tix and deets in bio.

19/09/2023

While he probably won’t make an appearance in the final cut of the episode—he was a quiet guy—the cat sat right there for about 90 percent of the interview.

18/09/2023

NEW EPISODE: Kuwaiti-Israeli musician Dudu Tassa spoke to us about how music by Brian Eno and David Byrne, Erkin Koray, and others influenced his work. Via WYPR-FM. Jarak Qaribak, his new album with Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, is out now on World Circuit Records.

Kuwaiti-Israeli musician Dudu Tassa's latest record, a collaboration with Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, is a love letter of sorts to a variety of favorite, but potentially lost-to-the-ages songs of the Middle East.

12/09/2023

The lineup announcement is live. See anything you like?

09/09/2023

Our good friends have a great new record out on called Giddy Skelter. We did a wonderful episode with Tim, who has fascinating choices and thoughtful explanations of them. Find it at the link in our bio.

08/09/2023

One of the world’s loveliest human beings, , has a new record out today. She was also a guest on the show a couple years back and her episode is still one of our favorites. Look for it in all the usual places and check out “Clear Pond” where and whenever you decide to do such things.

06/09/2023

Our good friends are having a well-earned 20th Anniversary shindig at the great new space this Sat., 9/9 with some seriously hot sh*t DJ’s. Everything you need and need to know at the link in the IH bio. Come out!

05/09/2023

NEW EPISODE: Songwriter Alisdair MacLean of British pop trio the Clientele spoke to us about how Boards of Canada, Love, and composer Michael Jon Fink shaped his work. Via WYPR-FM. I Am Not There Anymore, the Clientele’s latest album, is out now on Merge Records.

Alasdair MacLean, frontman of the Clientele, discusses how music by Boards of Canada, Love and Michael Jon Fink influenced him.

03/09/2023

Join us and (Will Oldham) on Sat., Oct. 7th for Selector Series #8. Tix and more info in bio.

18/08/2023

Nate Amos of Water From Your Eyes discusses how music by Scott Walker, Jute Gyte and Ben Johnston shaped the group's sound.

18/08/2023

Nate Amos of Water From Your Eyes discusses a few of his influences (Scott Walker, Jute Gyte and Ben Johnston) for the newest installment of NPR's Essential Tremors Music Podcast Podcast: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/587687104/essential-tremors