In this episode, Alex Brown Church of Sea Wolf breaks down “Kasper,” a song from the album Old World Romance. He talks about his songwriting process, collaborating with his bandmates, and the evolution that comes with learning the difference between making something that’s good, and making something that’s perfect.

Buy the song on iTunes here.

For a transcript of this episode, click here.

Sea Wolf’s website, with links to tour dates and more music, is seawolfmusic.com.

Will Wiesenfeld of Baths breaks down his song “Miasma Sky,” which came out last year on his highly-praised sophomore album Obsidian. Will talks about using the computer to intentionally destroy sounds, trying to find a balance in his music between simplicity and complexity, and what went into making his drum tracks.

Buy the song on iTunes here.

For a transcript of this episode, click here.

Claire and Jona of the band YACHT deconstruct their brand new single “Plastic Soul,” a fun pop song about human suffering. They explain how technology inspired them musically as well as lyrically, and how they recycle bits of their old recordings to create new songs.

You can watch the music video and buy the song at plasticsoul.tv, or visit the YACHT website at teamyacht.com.

For a transcript of this episode, click here.

footnotes:
Amanda Lear – Never Trust a Pretty Face