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Songs of Our Lives

Songs of Our Lives is a podcast from Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that"s made us and left a certain mark. Whether it"s a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack.Follow Foxy Digitalis:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyMastodonThe Jewel Garden

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JLIN - Songs of Our Lives #29

Songs of Our Lives ·

2024/04/09

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite JLIN on the show. Her new album, “Akoma,” is something else! After overcoming some technical difficulties and talking about working with the Arkansas Pine Bluff marching band, we get into it about Luther Vandross’s velvet voice, the places Earth, Wind, and Fire take you to, Nile Rodgers being so far ahead of the game, Eartha Kitt’s influence on her music, what makes Sade great, Teena Marie’s masterpiece, her own songs she can’t stand anymore, and a

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claire rousay - Songs of Our Lives #28

Songs of Our Lives ·

2024/04/02

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite claire rousay on the show! When I was developing this show last year, claire was one of the people I knew I wanted to have as a guest. With her excellent new album, “sentiment,” out on April 19 via Thrill Jockey, it was the perfect opportunity to bring her on the show. We talk about her connection with more eaze, what DJ Khaled’s life must be like, the all-time greatness of Prince’s “Dirty Mind,” Kath Bloom and Loren Connors making magic, the most

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Rosali - Songs of Our Lives #27

Songs of Our Lives ·

2024/03/26

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Rosali on the show. Her new album, “Bite Down,” is out on March 22 via Merge and it’s absolutely wonderful. We talked a bit about that and its iconic cover before digging into the all-time greatness of Funkadelic, Ween’s sweeter side, Bob Seger raging, all the love for Nico, getting down with Mariah Carey, the power of a song’s opening line, Incredible String Band going on a microscopic trip, losing love for The Smiths, TLC, the propulsive

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52:25

Matana Roberts - Songs of Our Lives #26

Songs of Our Lives ·

2024/03/19

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Matana Roberts on the show. This one was so much fun. Matana was at the airport waiting to fly out to Montreal, and something about the background airport noise adds to the vibrant mood. We dig into a lot of things like when we might see Matana at Burning Man, coming full circle with Albert Ayler, getting in trouble lip syncing Madonna, Joni Mitchell in blackface, the loveliness of Helado Negro, Klein doing things nobody else is, Éliane Radigue,

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MIZU - Songs of Our Lives #25

Songs of Our Lives ·

2024/03/12

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite MIZU on the show. Her new album, “Forest Scenes,” is such an immersive and emotional listening experience. After talking a bit about that, MIZU gives me a crash course in classical music as well as chatting about the fun of soccer mom music, John Cage’s divisiveness, the wonder of Schumann, when Bach loses some of its luster, how incredible Rachika Nayar is, the moment Talk Talk became so much more, Sophie hyping us up, William Basinski in all his

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Ka Baird - Songs of Our Lives #24

Songs of Our Lives ·

2024/03/05

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Ka Baird on the show. Their latest album, “Bearings: Soundtracks for the Bardos,” is something else. For all of the great music Ka’s made over the last 2+ decades, this one really stands out. After that, we try to figure out what it was about 1971 that went so damn hard! And we get into how the Muppets are a national treasure, the staying power of the Raincoats, Alice Coltrane’s all-time greatness, connecting with Joanna Newsom, MC Yallah’s infectious

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Beth Hetland - Songs of Our Lives #23

Songs of Our Lives ·

2024/02/27

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite cartoonist Beth Hetland on the show. Her new graphic novel, “Tender,” is coming out in March, and I got to learn a bit about her writing process before we dive into the tunes. From there, we talk about some recent all-time bangers, the way Harry Belafonte will make you happy, Prince’s greatness, a surprise from Doja Cat, weird ass Christmas songs, and so much more!Listen to all of Beth’s picks HEREBeth Hetland’s WebsiteBeth’s new book, “Tender”Songs

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The Body's Lee Buford - Songs of Our Lives #22

Songs of Our Lives ·

2024/02/20

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite The Body’s Lee Buford on the show. First, we get the other perspective on Dis Fig & The Body’s “Orchards of a Futile Heaven.” This record just absolutely rips. Then, things go off with the Jason Molina’s crushing music, Neutral Milk Hotel’s being too ubiquitous, music that’s so vapid it rocks, Peter Gabriel’s wild romantic lines, the brutality and awesomeness of “Cop Killer,” Willie Nelson bringing a sadness to someone else’s song that is

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Dis Fig - Songs of Our Lives #21

Songs of Our Lives ·

2024/02/13

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Felicia Chen aka Dis Fig on the show. There are collaborations that just make sense, and one listen to Dis Fig & The Body’s “Orchards of a Futile Heaven” screams that these two projects are meant to collide. After talking about how that happened, we blast off talking about how early is too early for a memory of Naughty by Nature, the desolation Sufjan Stevens can bring, how Earth is also sexy… maybe, earnestness going too far, Senyawa’s magic,

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63:38

Helado Negro - Songs of Our Lives #20

Songs of Our Lives ·

2024/02/06

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Helado Negro on the show. After talking a little about his process and the story of Lupe Lopez, he takes us on quite the journey (including me reacting to one of his off-the-cuff picks live - ha!). We get into the all-time greatness of Teddy Pendergrass, Piero’s timeless moments, Bonnie Raitt’s calypso side, the utter seduction of Maria Marquez’s “Loveroom,” Caliban bringing it, the understated magic of Luiz Bonfa, being moved to tears by Xenia

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Jeremiah Chiu - Songs of Our Lives #19

Songs of Our Lives ·

2024/01/30

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Jeremiah Chiu on the show. He’s been on quite a run of incredible records the last couple years, and on February 2nd, it continues with “The Closest Thing to Silence,” a collaboration between himself, Marta Sofia Honer, and the great Ariel Kalma. After talking about how that came together, we keep channel Ariel’s spirit and keep things in the posi-zone, talking about Stevie Wonder’s all-time greatness, the gravity of Ryuichi Sakamoto, the personal

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Sarah Hennies - Songs of Our Lives #18

Songs of Our Lives ·

2024/01/23

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Sarah Hennies on the show. We talk a bit about a couple of the many projects Sarah’s working on right now - performances of Michael Ranta pieces and her duo with Tristan Kasten-Krause. I’m not sure there are many people with more happening! Once we get into the songs, the laughs start early and never stop as we talk about the Duke of Dukedom himself, Ivor Cutler’s excellent use of fart noises, how Acetone was hiding in plain sight, the genius and

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Ilyas Ahmed - Songs of Our Lives #17

Songs of Our Lives ·

2024/01/16

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Ilyas Ahmed on the show. After reminiscing a bit about the 2007 Digitalis music fest, Bottled Smoke, we talked about both incredible albums Ilyas released in 2023 - his solo joint, “A Dream of Another,” and Grails’ “Anches En Maat.” We had a blast getting into the underrated shredding of Steve Stevens, Velvet Underground’s ability for tender destruction, where you go after making one of the all-time records as your debut, how Bono ruins some great

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Burial Beer's Tim Gormley - Songs of Our Lives #16

Songs of Our Lives ·

2024/01/09

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Burial Beer Company and Visuals Wine’s Tim Gormley on the show. We get deep into the origins of Burial and the ways music inspired them then and continues to as the brand grows into new spaces (they’ve just opened a music venue in Asheville called Eulogy). It was an interesting conversation about the ways music shapes so many of the things we do. Eventually we get into the goods, going on about breakdancing kits featuring Herbie Hancock, the

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65:41

Andrew Weathers - Songs of Our Lives #15

Songs of Our Lives ·

2024/01/02

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Andrew Weathers on the show. Few people have been involved in more of my favorite albums over the last 10+ years, so I was thrilled to chat with him. Andrew’s a real one. We talk about a lot of pop punk, what made Roy Orbison finally click, the sweeter side of Bill Callahan, how improbable and seriously fun The Highwaymen are, American Analog Set’s all-time greatness, and loads more!Listen to all of Andrew’s picks HEREAndrew Weathers” A Cardinal With

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Aquarelle - Songs of Our Lives #14

Songs of Our Lives ·

2023/12/26

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Aquarelle aka Ryan Potts on the show. After we talk a bit about his massively underappreciated 2023 album, Verdant Machine, we get into the goods and realize we might just be the same person. We ramble about how much the Ghostbuster theme bangs, the art of being loud, what it is about Trent Reznor that doesn’t quite work for us, how there’s nobody else like Joanna Newsom, one of the best voices we’ve ever heard, the other side of James Brown, the

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52:07

A Cult Love Christmas - Songs of Our Lives #13

Songs of Our Lives ·

2023/12/19

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s a Cult Love Christmas Special w/ Natty and Lauran! Cult Love Sound is a Tulsa staple. They’re a collective that runs a label, puts on shows and other events, promotes all things weird and interesting in town, and so much more. I headed on over to the Cult House so we can talk about why they decided to make a traditional Christmas album, Snoop Dogg AI, drunken pudding demands, the genius of Lil B, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and loads more!Listen to all of our picks

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Andrew Pekler - Songs of Our Lives #12

Songs of Our Lives ·

2023/12/12

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Andrew Pekler on the show. Andrew’s new album as SG, For Lovers Only / Rain Suite is an absolute gem - an album I keep returning to this year. After chatting about the record for a bit, we get into the all-encompassing everything of Bo Diddley, the new Beatlemania, a magic combination of a relentless rhythm + sweet melody, discovering electronic music, Coltrane at his most romantic, the overwhelming appeal of “Strawberry Fields Forever,” Jon Hassell’s

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Zach Robinson - Songs of Our Lives #11

Songs of Our Lives ·

2023/12/05

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite film composer Zach Robinson on the show. Foxy Digitalis fans may remember Zach from the recent oral history of D/A/D’s “Love Will Make You Stay.” After getting into his recent and upcoming work (Obliterated on Netflix and season six of Cobra Kai), we go into some surprising zones. Zach’s got some great picks that lead us to a surprising side of Kenny G, the unbridled joy of T-Square, Celine Dion’s masterstroke, Drab Majesty’s appeal, the

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Natasha Pickowicz - Songs of Our Lives #10

Songs of Our Lives ·

2023/11/28

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite chef and writer Natasha Pickowicz on the show. Natasha is a three-time James Beard Award finalist who published her first cookbook, More Than Cake, earlier this year. We have known each other for over a decade now as she did some incredible interviews for Foxy Digitalis in its last iteration. She has opened up the world of baking to me in the same way Monty Don opened the world of gardening to me, and I was thrilled to chat about she finally gave me

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