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Deftones are a Grammy-winning band from Sacramento who’ve sold over ten million albums. Their ninth album, Ohms, came out this year, on September 25th, 2020. In this episode, singer Chino Moreno breaks down how the title track came together, and how they literally went back to where things started in order to create it.

You can buy or stream “Ohms” here.

Illustration by Carlos Lerma.

For a transcript of this episode, click here.

footnotes
Risk – board game
Chi Cheng – former Deftones bassist
Terry Date – producer
Jane’s Addiction
Prophet-5 synthesizer

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Rapper Killer Mike and rapper/producer El-P first met in 2011. They both had established rap careers, but they entered a new era when they started making music together as Run the Jewels in 2013. They’ve been nominated for a Grammy, and they released their fourth album, RTJ4, in June 2020. Like all of their albums, they made it available to download for free. In this episode, El-P and Killer Mike break down the song “JU$T,” which features guest vocals from their frequent collaborator, Zack de la Rocha from Rage Against the Machine, and guest vocals from Pharrell Williams.

You can buy or stream “JU$T” here.

Illustration by Carlos Lerma.

For a transcript of this episode, click here.

footnotes
Nicholas Ryan Gant
Aquemini – Outkast album
Lord Infamous
Project Pat
Migos
Death of Eric Garner
Shure SM57 microphone

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Dua Lipa is a Grammy-winning singer and songwriter from London. Her second album, Future Nostalgia, came out in March 2020. It hit #1 on the charts in thirteen countries, and it was shortlisted for the UK’s Mercury Prize.

Dua co-wrote the song “Levitating” with some of her closest collaborators, including producer Stephen Kozmeniuk, AKA Koz. In this episode, Dua and Koz break down “Levitating” and how Dua’s childhood memories shaped its sound.

You can buy or stream “Levitating” here.

got given this “sugaboo” necklace from my OG’s Sarah Hudson and Clarence Coffee Jr. on my birthday… meant 2 be!!! love making music with my fwens @the_koz ???????????? pic.twitter.com/Kj9PE7pzzX

— DUA LIPA (@DUALIPA) October 2, 2020

Illustration by Carlos Lerma.

For a transcript of this episode, click here.

footnotes
Jamiroquai
Prince
Blondie
Roland VP-330 synthesizer
Sarah Hudson – co-writer
Clarence Coffee Jr. – co-writer
Austin Powers
Stuart Price – producer
Bosco Kante – talkbox player

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