Song Exploder
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Song ExploderVoicesAllison Russell - The Returner Allison Russell is a singer and songwriter originally from Montreal and now based in Nashville. She’s a Grammy-winner and an eight-time Grammy nominee.
Song ExploderVoicesDJ Shadow - Mutual Slump 30 years ago, DJ Shadow released his debut album, Entroducing… and it changed my life. I listened to it so much. And when I first started Song Exploder, he was on my list of dream guests.
Song ExploderVoicesElvis Costello - Alison Elvis Costello is a singer and songwriter whose career spans five decades and over 30 albums. He’s a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriter Hall of Fame.
Song ExploderVoicesOlivia Rodrigo - The Cure Olivia Rodrigo is a Grammy-winning singer and songwriter. In June 2026, she released her third album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love .
Song ExploderVoicesNatalie Merchant - Sister Tilly Donate to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library here: https://donate.imaginationlibrary.com/ Donate to Women's Media Center, co-founded by Gloria Steinem, here…
Song ExploderVoicesPaula Cole - I Don't Want to Wait Paula Cole is a singer, songwriter and producer from Massachusetts. She put out her first solo album, Harbinger , in 1994.
Song ExploderVoicesCharli XCX - Camera Charli XCX is a Grammy-winning artist who has been making music since she was a teenager. In July 2026, she released her eighth album, Music, Fashion, Film .
Song ExploderVoicesMitski - Your Best American Girl In 2016, Mitski did an episode of Song Exploder about her song “Your Best American Girl.” She had just released her second album, Puberty 2 .
Song ExploderVoicesSuki Waterhouse - Back in Love Suki Waterhouse is a singer-songwriter, actress, and model from London. She released her first single in 2016, and her first album, I Can’t Let Go , in 2022, on Sub Pop.
Song ExploderVoicesKey Change: Questlove on Prince My guest today is Ahmir Thompson, aka Questlove, the drummer and founding member of The Roots, as well as an author, a DJ, and an Oscar-winning film director.
Song ExploderVoicesMetric - Victim of Luck Metric is a band from Canada that was formed in 1998. They’ve won four Juno Awards, including Group of the Year.
Song ExploderVoicesHayley Kiyoko - Girls Like Girls Hayley Kiyoko is a singer, songwriter, author, and director from Los Angeles. She was a child actor on Disney and Nickelodeon, and briefly in a girl group called The Stunners.
Song ExploderVoicesKey Change: Tatiana Maslany on "Faceshopping" by Sophie My guest today is the actor Tatiana Maslany. One of the things I find so compelling about Tatiana and her career is that the roles that she plays often contain multitudes—literally.
Song ExploderVoicesPaul McCartney - Ripples in a Pond Paul McCartney is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer whose career spans more than six decades.
Song ExploderVoicesHot Chip - Boy From School Hot Chip is a band from London made up of Alexis Taylor, Joe Goddard, Al Doyle, Owen Clarke, and Felix Martin. Their second album, The Warning , came out in 2006.
Song ExploderVoicesKey Change: Emma Straub on ‘69 Love Songs’ by The Magnetic Fields My guest today is the bestselling author Emma Straub. Her books include 'This Time Tomorrow,' 'Modern Lovers,' 'The Vacationers,' and more.
Song ExploderVoicesThe xx - Crystalised The xx formed in 2005, when they were still in high school. They signed to the UK label Young, and put out their first album in 2009.
Song ExploderVoicesYusuf / Cat Stevens - Father and Son The legendary singer/songwriter Yusuf / Cat Stevens released his first album in 1967. He’s a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and his albums have sold millions.
Song ExploderVoicesThe Memory Palace: The Thundering Herd, The Vanishing American Today, we're sharing an episode of Nate DiMeo's wonderful podcast, The Memory Palace, which helped inspire both Song Exploder, and a song on my upcoming album.
Song ExploderVoicesHurray for the Riff Raff - Alibi Alynda Segarra is a singer songwriter from the Bronx. They formed Hurray for the Riff Raff in 2007, and since then, they’ve released 8 albums.
Song ExploderVoicesJack Harlow - Say Hello Jack Harlow is from Louisville, Kentucky, and started performing and releasing music in 2015, when he was in high school. In 2020, he released his first album, which went double platinum.
Song ExploderVoicesKey Change: Baz Luhrmann on "Time After Time" My guest today is Baz Luhrmann, the award-winning director whose films include Moulin Rouge!, Strictly Ballroom , The Great Gatsby, Elvis, and Romeo + Juliet.
Song ExploderVoicesThompson Twins - Hold Me Now Thompson Twins originally formed in 1977 in Sheffield, in the UK. “Hold Me Now,” their iconic hit, came out as a single in November 1983, and eventually on their 1984 album, Into the Gap .
Song ExploderVoicesSilvana Estrada - Como Un Pájaro Silvana Estrada is a singer, songwriter, and producer from Veracruz, Mexico. She won the Latin Grammy for Best New Artist in 2022, and she’s been nominated for three others, including for her song…
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