went to Austin, played some shows, saw old friends, made new friends! my favorite part: my dad livestreamed the
@iheartpodcast awards and sent me this video he made of his laptop as he watched—and at the end you can hear his reaction to
@straw_hat_goofy ’s wonderful presentation. photos by
@lindsey_hirway except for the first one, by
@rickkern @gettyimages .
![Today: @thexx tell the story of making their very first single, “Crystalised,” from their 2009 debut album. @romyromyromy, @jamie___xx, and @oliversim reach back into their memories and tell the story of how they found each other at school, and found their signature sound through “limitations.”· · ·[ illustration by @thatlerms ]](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6727734156345141513234_0_9e1fe2b242cb5b3a9b7a058e1e40b64b.jpg?o=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&h=a89571dce207bd0ddcb0842e8283a677)
![An excerpt from our @thememorypalacepodcast crossover; a peek into my new song “Rollercoaster.” Listen to the full episode on the podcast feed.· · ·[ visuals by @seanfstout, edited by @caleb_online ]](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6739615372183157265832_0_6f230937c3d433ca7f761e2d0ae27cd0.jpg?o=aHR0cHM6Ly9zY29udGVudC1vcmQ1LTEuY2RuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS92L3Q1MS43MTg3OC0xNS82ODQ3NjMyMDhfODI1NDc2MTU3MjkwNzkwXzE5MjQwMDQwMzg4MjM0NzEwODRfbi5qcGc/c3RwPWMwLjI0OC42NDAuNjQwYV9kc3QtanBnX2UxNV90dDYmX25jX2h0PXNjb250ZW50LW9yZDUtMS5jZG5pbnN0YWdyYW0uY29tJl9uY19jYXQ9MTA2Jl9uY19vYz1RNmNaMmdIZVlnRWxLalVuVi1HSk5Qbkdxd0tEa0RZQkZDMjNRM1RQbW5LUmkxMXp4RHdsWTRLSlJ6Q2hIWFc1SmpiRDZnNFQwVG1KUXhJRW8wYnBCVzJERjZhcCZfbmNfb2hjPWtzRzFxdXRIZDhrUTdrTnZ3RXI3OGdsJl9uY19naWQ9cjFQTTFLTVE2cEVJOWFrYWl3WDF4dyZlZG09QVBVODlGQUJBQUFBJmNjYj03LTUmb2g9MDBfQWY3MFg1S2xhQVhCeS1zVFJ0TWhDLWpRbzFFYmRTTEhESWNaekdrZm5udFN2USZvZT02QTBGMDkxNiZfbmNfc2lkPWJjMGMyYw==&h=a74643bb24ffe7935f5092f5947135e7)
![A special episode in two parts today: first, a beautiful story from @thememorypalacepodcast called “The Thundering Herd, The Vanishing American,” and then, the story of how hearing that podcast episode changed the course of my own song, “Rollercoaster.”· · ·[ illustration by @jessgupta ]](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6739333354471768415231_0_41ee6e1e4b380266124c03a1d773e363.jpg?o=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&h=097c1dfc661dd2ae89dc8f0874914e62)
![Alynda Segarra of @hurrayfortheriffraff tells the story of making their song “Alibi” in today’s episode. You’ll hear the voice memos from their writing process, as Alynda sifts thru the memories and feelings that the lyrics were built from. And then you’ll hear how the song transformed in the studio, through the production of @bradleywcook, and in the hands of @philcookmusic and @quetico_yan. It’s out now on the Song Exploder podcast feed or at songexploder.net.· · ·[ illustration by @thatlerms ][ studio pics by @phishonphilm ]](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6747236718162141143747_0_1305873ba93a9abe75f2a1829a07622e.jpg?o=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&h=00e1b7b29de163bd86f649cd3501dc5a)
![@jackharlow explains how and why he made such a big shift in his sound for his 4th album in today’s episode. He breaks down the closing track, “Say Hello,” along with what his creative intentions were, where they came from, and how he and producer @akselarvid brought those ideas to life. Listen in your podcast app, or at songexploder.net.· · ·[ illustration by @thatlerms ]](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6747666870585241246651_0_b7a2b8d6d858370913ba6fd109908946.jpg?o=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&h=5970f12e85b974c6ca10739c6d7768a5)
