What’s the sound of where you come from? Is it a particular song you remember from your childhood? Maybe it’s a collection of remembered sounds from your first home—a train that passed nearby, or the wildlife that would sing at night. Maybe it’s the first song that you ever really connected to, the one that first made you feel like you belonged. In this special episode, we’re exploring this question our listeners and friends of the show, plus our special guest, @little_miss_echo !
Check out the episode on Sonos Radio and wherever you get your podcasts, then comment below to let us know what "the sound of where I come from" means to you!
📸: Catalina Kulczar
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🚨Exciting news! 🚨 THIS MONTH Object of Sound is is coming to life at the first–ever Podcast Experience, an immersive podcast exhibit with a new story behind every door. This is your chance to step inside a playlist of the music that’s shaping our culture, today. And curate one of your own!
On Air: The Podcast Experience is coming to the iconic @wythehotel in Brooklyn Feb 23-26. Learn more and grab your tickets now at experiencepodcasts.com
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In Mali, where Fatoumata Diawara was raised, it is common for women to sing, but much rarer for women to play an instrument. As a result, @fatoumata_diawara__ —who is one of the first, if not the first woman guitarist in all of Mali—has developed a self-taught, intuitive guitar playing style that is entirely her own. “This way of playing, it's me,” says Fatoumata. “It represents my fight as a musician, as an African, and as a lady on stage.” In this episode of Object of Sound, Fatoumata talks to Hanif about how she discovered her calling as a musician, and the exciting ways that she is fusing the traditional music of her homeland with Western influences on her third studio album, out next year. Listen now on Sonia Radio and wherever you get your podcasts.
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The night before Thanksgiving, Hanif has a special invented tradition: every year, he makes a batch of cupcakes and watches The Last Waltz—and every year, he finds new things to love about the film. Directed by Martin Scorsese, The Last Waltz is a 1978 concert film documenting the final performance of The Band. To Hanif, the movie is not just a collection of great performances, but a study in exquisite tenderness, and how to say goodbye. Recently, @hrishihirway joined Hanif on stage at @onairfest in LA to discuss the film (and the perfect cupcake to icing ratio.)
Listen to the episode now—we promise you’ll find something to love about The Last Waltz, too.
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“Music is a time machine,” says Ben Gibbard, singer and guitarist of @deathcabforcutie . Just a few bars of a beloved song can be transportative, an instant reminder of another time and place. “And if you've been that in someone's life, you have a responsibility to keep that material alive.”
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Check out our full episode featuring Ben Gibbard now! Available at radio.sonos.com and wherever you get podcasts.
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📸: Jimmy Fontaine
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“While I’m alive, I’ll make tiny changes to Earth.” Written by Scott Hutchison, the late frontman of the band Frightened Rabbit, this line has provided comfort, consolation, and inspiration to those who loved Scott’s music. A talented and witty lyricist, Scott’s songs could be devastatingly crushing or funny, visceral or resonant—sometimes all in the same track. But an artist is more than the work they produce, and so, on this episode of Object of Sound, we’re celebrating not only Scott’s music, but also his life and legacy. We speak to Ben Gibbard, Frank Turner, Georgia Maq, and more, who share memories and impressions of the way Scott and his music shaped their lives. We’ll also hear from listeners who called into the Object of Sound hotline to talk about what Scott’s music means to them, and all the changes—both tiny and profound—that he has made to the lives of his listeners.
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📸: Ryan McGoverne
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“Our last three records, we relied heavily on the producers we were working with. We both wrote separately, then we came in and the producers created the bridge that made the album cohesive. With this record, we built the bridge.” - Tegan Quin
In this episode of Object of Sound, @teganandsara reveal how they completely reimagined their collaborative process for their latest album, Crybaby. Plus, Tegan and Sara talk to Hanif about tenderness, tantrums, and the delight of destroying everything so you can make it all over again. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
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Carly Rae Jepsen is a writer’s writer. “I am very excited about the idea of writing in all directions,” Carly says — and for the making of her latest album, The Loneliest Time, that meant writing literally hundreds of songs. Check out our latest episode of Object of Sound to hear Hanif and Carly Rae Jepsen talk about the unique collaborative process that went into narrowing that collection of songs down to the thirteen tracks on the album.
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Hanif’s interview with @kraejiyaeji has just made @vulture ‘s list of the Best Podcast Interviews of the Year (So Far)! Revisit this interview now to hear all about the key motifs on Yaeji’s upcoming debut album, including the mighty metaphoric hammer that represents her anger.
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“One of the most meditative things about writing is that you kind of forget where you are,” says @en_hakim . “If you're tapped into it, you're not really thinking about anything else.” On this episode of Object of Sound, Nick recalls the spontaneous 5:00am recordings and free writing that went into the making of his new album COMETA, out October 21. Plus, Nick treats us to a special sneak peek of Perfume—one of Hanif’s favorite tracks off COMETA—and shares with us the inspiration behind the song, which beautifully captures the excitement of new love. Listen now wherever you get podcasts.
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📷: Jack McKain
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“I came into my own and I was able to find my voice through my writing,” says artist Ravyn Lenae. The making of her album, HYPNOS, was a four-year-long journey of blood, sweat and tears—but the result is a meticulously crafted debut, a collection of songs on which Ravyn herself has curated every element, right down to individual snares and bass lines. In this episode, the first in our three part mini-series, “The Wonders of Songwriting,” Hanif and Ravyn dig into the editing process that produced the many sonic moods and colors on HYPNOS. And, in an Object of Sound exclusive, Ravyn walks Hanif through the earlier mixes of her song, ‘Inside Out,’ and explains why this track in particular needed over 2,000 vocal recordings before it was just right. Listen now on Sonos Radio, Apple, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.
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📷: Jean Philippe Joseph
Creative Director & Stylist: Jeanie Annan-Lewin
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“It’s like digging a hole and moving into it, and listening to a lot of bass, and loving it.” So says Björk of the meaning behind the word ‘Fossora’—the title of her tenth studio album, just released today. On this week’s episode, Hanif and Björk break Fossora down concept-by-concept, from the sextet of bass clarinets that shape the album’s grounded, sonic world, to the album’s themes of digging deeply into our ancestral roots, and the pleasures of setting down new ones.
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📷: Vidar Logi
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