Songs of Our Lives

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Sean McCann! It’s always a blast to connect with someone I’ve known for years, and especially around the occasion of their first-ever opera. In this case, Sean’s latest, “The Leopard.” We get into that, the difficulty in completing it, and plenty more before diving into the effervescent magic of Albert Ayler, The Blue Nile’s specific kind of romance, Billie Holliday, Psychic TV, Joseph Beuys & Nam June Paik, Led Zeppelin, GBV, Meat Puppets + more! Listen to all of Sean’s picks HERE The Leopard Recital Program Sean’s Website Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of 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. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Rosie & The Originals “Angel Baby” Albert Ayler “Our Prayer” Led Zeppelin “The Rain Song” Grateful Dead “Box of Rain” Sublime “40 oz to Freedom” Joseph Beuys & Nam June Paik “Coyote III/Pianovariation 1984” The Blue Nile “Saturday Night” Pink Floyd “Wot’s… Uh the Deal” Guided by Voices “Dusted” Billie Holiday “Let’s Call A Heart A Heart” Psychic TV “The Orchids” Roxy Music “Mother of Pearl” Meat Puppets “Up On the Sun” (Demo Version)

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Dania! Her new record, “Listless,” has been on regular rotation the last few months, but as it gets dark earlier, it’s going to be a mainstay on the stereo. We talk about the magic and mystery of late nights, Japanese snake gourds, and how it all came together on this record. Then we can’t stop talking about Tiesto covering the greatest song of all time, Mariah’s all-time status, Fayrouz, PJ Harvey, Clarissa Connelly, This Mortal Coil and more! Listen to all of Dania’s picks HERE “Listless” Dania’s Website Paralaxe Editions Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of 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. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Fayrouz “Hana El Sekran” This Mortal Coil “Song to the Siren” Taha, Khaled, Faudel “Abdel Kader” (123 Soleils, 1998) Samuel Barber “Adagio for Strings” AFI “Miss Murder” Islamic Call to Prayer Magnetic Fields “The Book of Love” Eartheater “Below the Clavicle” (Live, Acoustic) PJ Harvey “The Piano” (Live, Acoustic) Clarissa Connelly “Wee Rosebud” Mariah Carey “The Beautiful Ones” Craig Armstrong feat. Liz Fraser “This Love” Dolly Parton “Jolene”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Randall Dunn! We recorded this episode in person at The Jewel Garden the morning after Charmaine Lee’s “Awaken the Dragon” tour rolled through Tulsa. We were well caffeinated for this episode (and Charmaine as in the room!) and had a blast talking about Kou Records, Randall’s new Slate & Ash instrument, John Carpenter, Beach Boys, Scott Walker, the Terminator 2 Soundtrack, Van Halen and more! Listen to all of Randall’s picks HERE Kou Records Randall on Instagram Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of 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. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Glen Campbell “Wichita Lineman” Henry Mancini “Day of Wine & Roses” Scott Walker “The Electrician” Beach Boys “I Just Wasn’t Meant For These Times” / “Surf’s Up” Lou Reed "Walk On The Wild Side” Dua Lipa "Levitating” Terminator 2 Soundtrack Van Halen "Sunday Afternoon In The Park” Beach Boys “Surf’s Up” Phoebe Bridgers Creedence Clearwater Revival “Fortunate Son” John Carpenter “Chariots of Pumpkins” Aphex Twin “#3” Goblin "Profondo Rosso” Gary Numan "Cars” / John Tesh “NBA Theme” “Theme from CHiPs” (via Charmaine) Earth “The Driver” / Zola Jesus "Lost” / Miles Davis “Guinnevere”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Dan Knishkowy (aka Adeline Hotel)! “Watch the Sunflowers” is Dan’s latest Adeline Hotel record, the second in an ongoing trilogy that began with last year’s “Whodunit.” We get into all of that, life moving forward, returning to music a decade later, and more! Then we chat about how visceral Mount Eerie can be, Arthur Russell’s lyrics, The Meters crushing one of the all-timers, Scott Walker, Wilco, Lambchop + more! Listen to all of Dan’s picks HERE Watch the Sunflowers Dan on Instagram Adeline Hotel Interview at Foxy Digitalis Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of 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. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Edgar Wright “Flannery’s Georgia” Mount Eerie “Two Paintings By Nikolai Astrup” Yumi Arai "Hikō-ki Gumo” Van Morrison “Astrla Weeks” Loudan Wainwright “Motel Blues” Taking Back Sunday “A Decade Under the Influence” Ella Fitzgerald “Like Someone In Love” Lambchop “The Hustle” Arthur Russell “What It’s Like” Wilco “Spiders (Kidsmoke)” The Meters “Wichita Lineman” Chet Atkins & Dolly Parton “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?” Scott Walker “Duchess”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Kalia Vandever! She’s got a fantastic new record, “Another View,” coming out next month Northern Spy. We talk about being drawn to the trombone, working with Mary Halvorson, repetition, dread, inspiration from Carmen Maria Machado's “In the Dream House,” unearthing narratives, and plenty more. Eventually we wind our way into sharing special music-related moments with our parents, Stevie Wonder’s ability to lift us up, Tortoise, Aretha Franklin, Little Simz, Shirley Horn, Mk.gee, and more! Listen to all of Kalia’s picks HERE “Another View” Kalia’s website Kalia on Instagram Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of 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. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Louis Armstrong “What A Wonderful World” Madison Cunningham “Life According to Rachael” Stevie Wonder “Golden Lady” Aretha Franklin “I Say A Little Prayer” Steve Lacy “Bad Habit” Billie Eilish “Birds of a Feather” Billie Holiday “But Beautiful” Little Simz “I Love You, I Hate You” Shirley Horn “Here’s To Life” Tortoise “Oganesson” Doechii “Death Roll” Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong “They Can’t Take That Away From Me” Mk.gee “Are You Looking Up”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s David Garland! What a joy this episode was to record. David’s got a new record, “The Spark,” out this week and it’s been on regular rotation over here. We talk about his approach, making music at 70, and plenty more before diving into wondering how much music has been lost to time, the surprising romance of Alvin Curran, Connie Converse, Diane Cluck, Bee Gees, Jen Zimberg, David’s own music, and more! Listen to all of David’s picks HERE “The Spark” David’s Website David’s Instagram Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of 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. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Don McFeely Nina Simone “I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)” Talking Heads “Pulled Up” Connie Converse “One By One” Yoko Ono & John Zorn improvisation Alvin Curran “Songs and Views from the Magnetic Garden” Bee Gees “Holiday” Diane Cluck “Draw Me Out” Van Morison “Astral Weeks” Jen Zimberg “Leave Room” David Garland “I Am With You” The Song of Songs

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Chris Williams! His new album, “Odu: Vibration II,” is magic. It pulls listeners into a sonic world where unraveling becomes transcendent. After digging into it, we chat about Ornette Coleman’s all-time status, being left speechless by ganayva,James Brown’s depth of genius, Jessika Kenney & Eyvind Kang, MF Doom, The Stylistics, Tower of Power, and more! Listen to all of Chris’s picks HERE “Odu: Vibration II” Chris on Instagram Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of 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. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Tower of Power “You’re Still a Young Man” Ryuichi Sakamoto “andata” James Brown “I Got You (I Feel Good)” Ornette Coleman “All My Life” Jay-Z Selena “Dreaming Of You” The Stylistics “Betcha By Golly, Wow” Burial “Shell of Light” MF Doom “One Beer” Marvin Gaye “I Wanna Be Where You Are” ganayva “Nine Jeweled Prayer” Jessika Kenney & Eyvind Kang “No Sound” Flying Lotus “me Yesterday//Corded” Earl Sweatshirt + The Alchemist “The Caliphate”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Ryan Sawyer! His new album, “For Those Who Wish to Sing Will Always Find a Song,” has a bit of a hold on me. It’s one of my favorite albums of 2025. After talking through some of the concepts and the framework behind it, we get into incredible Daniel Johnson lore, unexpecte,d meanings in Johnny Cash songs, Dylan in the tropics, Ornette Coleman, Funkadelic, Wendy Eisenberg, Girly Girl Productions, Bernice, and so much more! Listen to all of Ryan’s picks HERE “For Those Who Wish to Sing Will Always Find a Song” Ryan’s Instagram Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of 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. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List “Clementine” (Traditional) Bonnie Raitt “Nick of Time” Funkadelic “Standing on the Verge of Getting It On” Ornette Coleman “What Reason Could I Give” Girly Girl Productions “10 Drunk Cigarettes” Wendy Eisenberg “In The Pines” Bob Dylan “Key West (Philosopher Pirate)” Johnny Cash “Home of the Blues” Daniel Johnston Earth Wind & Fire “That’s the Way of the World” Van Dyke Parks “Manzanar”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, Patrick Shiroishi is back! Patrick returns to the show nearly two years later with an incredible new album, “Forgetting is Violence,” out this week on American Dreams. I can’t get enough of the record, so after talking about various facets of it, we get into Upsilon Acrux, Otomo Yoshihide’s New Jazz Quintet, Future, Dave Brubeck, My Chemical Romance, and more! Listen to all of Patrick’s picks HERE “Forgetting is Violence” Patrick on Instagram Upsilon Acrux “Who's Running Shit (son of destiny's child)” Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of 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. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Upsilon Acrux "Who's Running Shit (son of destiny's child)" Dave Brubeck Quartet "Take 5" My Chemical Romance Child Vigilante "Fieldy's Dreams" Little Women "Throat I" Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Quintet "Eureka" Upsilon Acrux "Old Dusk Seas: Odyssey" Nai Palm "Crossfire" Dead in the Dirt "The Bind Hole" Future "Fuck Up Some Commas" Cursive "The Martyr" Tevin Campbell "I2I" Albert Ayler "Goin' Home"

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Weston Olencki! Over the last few years, Weston’s become one of my favorite musicians around, and their latest album, “Broadsides,” only cements that further. We get into the record’s interesting backstory and some specific moments before diving into the romance in Radigue’s work, Rahman Mammadli’s shredding, The Carter Family, Linkin Park, Asmaa Hamzaoui, Aphex Twin, and more! Listen to all of Weston’s picks HERE “Broadsides” Weston’s Website Weston on Instagram Happy Valley Band “Crazy” Rahman Mammadli’s KEXP session Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of 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. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Looney Toons "Kill the Wabbit" Ralph Stanley "Little Birdie" Asmaa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktu "Lalla Malika 2&3" Gerard Grisey "Quatre chants pour franchir le seuil"RetryB Aphex Twin "Avril 14th" Linkin Park "Faint" Eliane Radigue "L'Île re-sonante" Scott Walker "Clara" Elizabeth Cotten "Freight Train" Rahman Mammadli "Yanıq Kərəmı̇" Happy Valley Band "Crazy" The Carter Family "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" Thomas Tallis "Spem in Alium"

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s White Boy Scream! For episode #100, it had to be special, and recording this with Micaela in person at The Jewel Garden… well, it doesn’t get much better, does it? We talk about the next White Boy Scream record (that we have been working on all summer!), grief, growth, and so much more. Then we dive into all kinds of music from Maria Callas, Kelsey Lu, Dorian Wood & Thor Harris, & Erykah Badu to Talk Talk, The Knife, Pietro Mascagni, and more! Listen to all of Micaela’s picks HERE Micaela’s Website Micaela on Instagram Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of 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. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Prokofiev "Peter & The Wolf Theme" Low "Fly" The Knife "Without You My Life Would Be Boring" Maria Callas "Vissi d'arte" Swans "Lunacy" Zhu "Good Life" Erykah Badu "Orange Moon" Talk Talk "Wealth" Tool "Lateralus" Kelsey Lu "Due West" Dorian Wood & Thor Harris "We Are Assembled in the Throes of a Long-Awaited Ecstasy" Pietro Mascagni "Cavalleria rusticana - Intermezzo" Floating Points & Pharoah Sanders "Promises [Movement 6]"

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Wilder Maker’s Gabriel Birnbaum! Wilder Maker have an incredible new record on the way, “The Streets Like Beds Still Warm.” It’s the first in a trilogy that tells a story of one night in the city from dusk to dawn. I love it. We talked about the story behind that before diving into a Bonnie Raitt, Deerhoof, Sandro Perri, Dougie Poole, Angel Olsen, and so much more! Listen to all of Gabriel’s picks HERE The Streets Like Beds Still Warm Wilder Maker on Instagram Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of 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. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Paul Simon “Graceland” Bill Callahan “The Breeze/My Baby Cries” Dougie Poole “Vaping on the Job” Bonnie Raitt “I Can’t Make You Love Me” Death Cab For Cutie “The New Year” Loggins & Messina “Danny’s Song” Angel Olsen “Big Time” Bill Evans “Peace Piece” State Champion “Death Preferences” Dave Douglas “Charms of the Night Sky” Deerhoof “This Magnificent Bird Will Rise” Sandro Perri “In Another Life” Wilco “Radio Cure”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Dorian Wood! She’s probably my favorite singer in the whole world. Her voice just stops me in my tracks every time. But she’s so much more than that, with so many wonderful, interesting projects across mediums, so it was a thrill to finally get on a chat together. After talking about her various projects, we get into the weeds with the Prince song everyone is wrong about, “Blue” Gene Tyranny’s singular genius, Love, Stevie Wonder, Ike and Tina, Silverchair, and so much more! Listen to all of Dorian’s picks HERE Dorian’s Website Dorian on Instagram Dorian’s Bandcamp Dorian & Thor’s album Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of 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. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Cri-Cri “Di Porque” Nina Simone “Lilac Wine” “Blue” Gene Tyranny “Next Time Might Be Your Time” Ike & Tina Turner “River Deep, Mountain High” Portishead “Sour Times” Prince “Batdance” Fiona Apple “I Know” Scott Walker “Darkness” Silverchair “Across the Night” Stevie Wonder “You Haven’t Done Nothin’” Sinead O’Connor “Jump in the River” (Karen Finley Remix) Love “You Set The Scene” (Alternate Mix) Massive Attack “Superpredators”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Marissa Nadler! It was such a blast to connect with another life, someone who I have known for over 20 years at this point. Her latest album, “New Radiations,” is my favorite thing she’s done yet, and considering what’s come before, that’s a testament to the work she’s put in. We get into all of that before talking about when a chorus doesn’t deliver on the promise of a verse in a song, the effervescence of The Supremes, Mariah’s all-time status, Bob Dylan, Chris Isaak, Procol Harum, Hole, and more! Listen to all of Marissa’s picks HERE “New Radiations” Marissa’s website Marissa’s Instagram Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of 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. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Phil Collins “In The Air Tonight” Joni Mitchell “Little Green” The Supremes “Baby Love” Echo & The Bunnymen “Killing Moon” Hole “Teenage Whore” The Velvet Underground “I Found a Reason” Dolly Parton “Jolene” Bob Dylan “Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands” The Roches “Hammond Song” Cassandra Jenkins “Hard Drive” Mariah Carey “Without You” Chris Isaak “Wicked Game” Rocky Theme Song Procol Harum “A Whiter Shade of Pale”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Stefan Christoff! We talk a lot about his project, Earth Sounds Now and their album “Convergence,” plus the activist work he’s doing around Palestinians and Gaza before getting into a lot of great tunes. We chat about Don Cherry’s all-time status, meeting Lhasa, hip-hop lyrics, Hector Lavoe, Coltrane, Nicolás Jaar, Chico Buarque, & more! Listen to all of Setfan’s picks HERE Earth Sounds Now “Convergence” chapultepec atmósferas Adriana Camacho and Stefan Christoff “Años y Minutos” Stefan Christoff "In Belém" Stefan Christoff "Live Amsterdam / Berlin" Stefan on Instagram Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of 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. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List The Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir “Полегнала е Тодора (Love Chant)” Chico Buarque "Construção” Nicolás Jaar “No” Don Cherry “Utopia and Visions” Pixies “Where Is My Mind” Lhasa de Sela “De Cara a la Pared” Celia Cruz “La Vida Es Un Carnaval” Ravel String Quartet: II. Assez vif. Très rythme Mos Def “Auditorium” Marvin Gaye “Inner City Blues” Hector Lavoe “Periodico De Ayer” John Coltrane “Naima” Brian Eno “The Big Ship”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Charmaine Lee! In 2025, Charmaine is not fucking around. She’s got an incredible new record on the way in a couple months called “Tulpa.” She’s just started a new label, Kou, with her partner Randall Dunn that has a unique and innovative approach to running a label. Oh, and she’s about to go on a 3-month, 90 city tour of the US in which she will play in all 50 states. And yet, she found time to yak with me about Tower of Power, Grouper, Ornette Coleman, Eyvind Kang, Phil Collins, U2, Dilla, and more! Listen to all of Charmaine’s picks HERE Charmaine’s website Kou Records Charmaine on Instagram Tour Dates Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of 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. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Tower of Power “Don’t Change Horses” Grouper “Clearing” Evanescence “Bring Me To Life “ Phil Collins “In the Air Tonight” Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros “Home” American Football Schubert “An die Musik” Ornette Coleman “All My Life” Bon Iver “Re:Stacks” Eyvind King “Binah” J Dilla “So Far To Go” Auld Lang Syne U2 “Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Glenn Donaldson! An episode 20 years in the making, this one was an absolute blast. Glenn’s band, The Reds, Pinks, and Purples has a new collection of songs out now on Fire Records called “The Past Is A Garden I Never Fed,” and it continues a long line of stellar releases. We get into his approach to songwriting, the beauty in names (if you need a band name, you should reach out), and more before diving into the highs and lows of REM, Ahnoni’s crushing songs, a perfect pick for greatest song of all time, Juice WRLD, Sade, Metallica, Galaxie 500, English Beat, and more! Listen to all of Glenn’s picks HERE The Past Is A Garden I Never Fed The Reds, Pinks, & Purples on Instagram Glenn’s Linktree Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of 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. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Richie Valens “La Bamba” AHNONI “Another World” English Beat “Save It For Later” Grouper “Heavy Water/I’d Rather Be Sleeping” Metallica “One” R.E.M. “Everybody Hurts” Sade “Lovers Rock” Rites of Spring “All Through a Life” The Jam “That’s Entertainment” Juice WRLD “Wasted” Galaxie 500 “Isn’t it a Pity” Television Personalities “Say You Won’t Cry” Hüsker Dü “Eight Miles High”

New episodes return! On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Ethan Miller! Ethan’s got a new trio record on the way with Bill Orcutt and Steve Shelley (talk about a dream team), so I had to get his side about how that all came into being. Then we wade into the weeds yapping about a good wordless chorus, why the New York Dolls should have been on the Voyager gold record, King Crimson, Dylan, Faust, Sonny Sharrock, Tom Jones, and loads more! Listen to all of Ethan’s picks HERE Orcutt Shelley Miller Howlin Rain’s website Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of 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. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List The Beatles “Hey Jude” Albert Ayler “The Truth Is Marching In” Pink Floyd “Fearless” New York Dolls “Trash” Lou Read “Metal Machine Music #1” Tom Jones “I Can’t Stop Loving You” King Crimson “Starless” Bob Dylan “Like a Rolling Stone” Faust “Krautrock” Fanny “Special Care” Jimi Hendrix “Like a Rolling Stone” Sonny Sharrock “Black Woman”

**Never a bad time to revisit this gem of an episode from the great Ka Baird. New episodes are on the way - just needed a little break this summer!** For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Ka Bard 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 relentlessness, the impossibility of Can, Sinead O’Connor’s incredible power, and loads more! Listen to all of Ka’s picks HERE Bearings: Soundtracks for the Bardos Ka’s Tour Dates Ka’s Website Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of 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. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List The Muppets “Rainbow Connection” Sibylle Baier “Says Elliot Alice Coltrane “Universal Consciousness” Hole “Teenage Whore” Comus “Drip Drip” Tricky “Overcome” Joanna Newsom “Only Skin” Leonard Cohen “Stories of the Street” Can “Vitamin C” MC Yallah “Kubali” Sinead O’Connor “Troy” Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes “Ame Debout”

If you haven’t heard Robert’s new soundtrack for UNION - listen to it today! I’ve been digging into it a lot the last few weeks, so I wanted to revisit his excellent episode For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe on the show. After learning about how he first got into soundtracking and scoring work and I tell a story about the time we actually met in person, Robert brings the heat. We wade well beyond the deep end, getting into the enigmatic wonder of Yoko Ono, the lyrical brilliance of Damon Locks, Sade always bringing the mood, the beauty behind “Chemirocha,” and why you just can’t do it anymore with one of the greatest pop songs ever. Listen to all of Robert’s picks HERE “Grasshopper Republic” Score “Grasshopper Republic” Film “Telemarketers” Score Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe’s Bandcamp Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe on Instagram Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of 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. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Holst “The Planets: Mars” Dead Can Dance “Mesmerisim” Chemutoi Ketienya “Chemirocha” Japan “Ghosts” R. Kelly “Ignition (Remix)” Yoko Ono “Mindtrain” Sade “The Sweetest Taboo” Talk Talk “New Grass” The Eternals “Eternally Yours” Kelan Phil Cochran “African Skies” Revolutionaries “Kunta Kinte Dub” Alice Coltrane “Journey in Satchidananda” Albert Ayler “Love Cry”