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On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Carlos Giffoni! To me, Carlos is a legend, so it was great to have him on the show. His new album, “Pendulum,” is full of great collaborations (Zola Jesus, Ben Chasny, Greg Kelley, Mabe Fratti, Lea Bertucci, & Iggor Cavalera), and really shows the range of his compositional approaches. Plus, he just announced that No Fun will return in 2026 - hell yes! So, we talk about the new record before getting into all of it from Nirvana and Neil Young to Diamanda Galas, Hecker, Roxy Music, Judee Sill, Low, and more! Listen to all of Carlos’s picks HERE Pendulum Carlos on IG Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Mujer Araña (Spiderwoman Theme in Spanish) Low “Always Trying To Work It Out” El General “Tu Pum Pum” Judee Sill “The Kiss” The Beach Boys “God Only Knows” Florian Hecker “Pandemonium Playlist #9” Robyn “Call Your Girlfriend” Kurt Cobain & William S. Burroughs “The Priest They Called Him” Neil Young “Only Love Can Break Your Heart” Roxy Music “Jealous Guy” Survivor “Eye of the Tiger” Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Diamanda Galas “My World is Empty Without You”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Geologist! For decades, I’ve loved the sound of the hurdy gurdy, but I’ve never heard it used like Geologist uses it on his new solo record, “Can I Get A Pack of Camel Lights?” If SST put out a hurdy gurdy record in the late 80s/early 90s, it might sound like this. We talk about the instrument, Keiji Haino, and having fun before getting into songs by Thin Lizzy, Daft Punk, Hall & Oates, Tronics, Dory Previn, Pavement, & plenty more! Listen to all of Geologist’s picks HERE Can I Get A Pack of Camel Lights? Tour Dates Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Hall & Oates “Maneater” Betty Noyes “Baby Mine” Music Makers “United” Daft Punk “One More Time / Aerodynamic” Them “Hey Girl” Kleenex “Die Matrosen” Tronics “TV On In Bed” Thin Lizzy “Little Girl In Bloom” Dory Previn “Lady With the Braid” System of a Down “X” Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express “Happiness Is Just Around the Bend” Pink Floyd “Interstellar Overdrive”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Sam Wenc! Sam’s new record, “Language At An Angle,” is the first under his own name. We talked about that, the processes behind it, and how it feels performing the work. Then we dig deep into the trenches with the multitudes of Okkyung Lee, Susan Alcorn’s all-time greatness, Robert Wyatt’s immortality, the romance of Henry Flynt, Green Day, Jeremy Lee Faulkner, feeo, Neil Young + more! Listen to all of Sam’s picks HERE Language At An Angle Lobby Art Johnny Coley “Antique Sadness” “My Pool, My Rules” Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Green Day “Geek Stink Breath” Johnny Coley "Immortal Field” Philip Cohran & the Artistic Heritage Ensemble “The Minstrel” Robert Wyatt “At Last I Am Free” Silver Jews “Blue Arrangements” Henry Flynt “You Are My Everlovin’” Okkyung Lee “Here We Are (Once Again)” Jeremy Lee Faulkner “My Pool, My Rules” Natural Information Society “Finite” feeo “Sandpit” Susan Alcorn “O Sacrum Convivium” Yo La Tengo “Night Falls on Hoboken”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Danz CM! From her recent album, “LARM,” to her new song “Over the Ocean” to Synth History and so, so much more, there was a lot to discuss. She’s a one-person show in so many ways. After all that, we get into the all-time greatness of Broadcast, Yo La Tengo’s romance, The Kinks, Link Wray, Radiohead, Eiffel 65, World Party, and lots more! Listen to all of Danz’s picks HERE LARM EP “Over the Ocean” Video Danz’s Website Danz on IG Synth History Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Bluesky The Jewel Garden Morning Sounds Song List Frankie Valli “Grease” The Kinks “Waterloo Sunset” Henry Mancini “Lujon” Radiohead “Subterranean Homesick Alien” No Mercy “Where Do You Go” Eiffel 65 “Blue” Yo La Tengo “Our Way To Fall” Flo & Eddie “Keep it Warm” World Party “Is It Like Today?” Link Wray “Rumble” The Brian Jonestown Massacre “Anemone” Broadcast “Ominous Cloud”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Peter Taylor! I’ve known Peter for nearly 20 years now - he’s a true Foxy Digitalis lifer, having first written for the site around 2006. He also makes music as MAbH, and is the person behind Foxy Digitalis’s Inside No. 9 podcast series. He’s a real one. So I’m thrilled to have him on for the 2025 Christmas Special talking childhood memories, favorite songs, emotional connections, and all of that. Classics by The Waitresses, Wham!, and The Pogues plus Nat King Cole’s golden voice, Cliff Richard’s full-on holidayfest, and plenty more! Listen to all of Peter’s picks HERE! Inside No. 9 on Foxy Digitalis MAbH Bandcamp First MAbH album Peter on Instagram Omni Gardens “Christmas” Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Bing Crosby “Christmas Is A’Comin” Nat King Cole “Silent Night” The Waitresses “Christmas Wrapping” The Pretenders “2000 Miles” Mike Oldfield “In Dulci Jubilio” Wizard “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day” Cliff Richards “Mistletoe & Wine” Low “Little Drummer Boy” Wham! “Last Christmas” The Pogues & Kirsty McCall “Fairytale of New York”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Matt Evans! Among the many awesome things Matt gets up to, he’s got a new record from his duo with Amirtha Kidambi, Neti Neti, called “Echo of Being / Grace in Rot.” We talk about all the things surrounding the creation of the project and the record before diving into a laundry list of great tunes from Weezer, Alvin Lucier, Pq, Tracy Chapman, Terry Riley, Ben Seretan, Hermeto Pascoal and my favorite answer so far to the ‘lyrics’ question + loads more! Listen to all of Matt’s picks HERE “Echo of Being / Grace in Rot” Matt on IG Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Mark Mothersbaugh “Rugrats Theme” Ben Seretan “I Like Your Size” Hermeto Pascoal “Música Da Lagoa” Tracy Chapman “Fast Car” Terry Riley “In C” Paul McCartney “Wonderful Christmastime” George McCrae “You Can Have It All” Yo La Tengo “Our Way to Fall” Alvin Lucier “I am sitting in a room” Weezer “Undone (The Sweater Song)” Pq “Proprioception” Marvin Gaye “Come Live With Me Angel” Eliane Radigue “Adnos I”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Andrew Weathers! In celebration of the 10-year reissue of his inredible, “F**k Everybody, You Can Do Anything,” on Debacle, a REMIX episode w/ AW was needed. We get into a bunch of the songs connected to the record (plus a few more) through the questionnaire, digging into the likes of The Progress, Drake, Rites of Spring, Buell Kazee, Andrew WK and plenty more! Listen to all of Andrew’s picks HERE F**k Everybody, You Can Do Anything Andrew’s Website Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Rites of Spring “End on End” Drake “Shote For Me” Starting Line "The Best of Me” The Progress "Nightlife: Tornado Alley” Osker "Anchor” Orchid "Death of a Modernist” Buell Kazee "East Virginia” I Have Dreams "Countless Rooftops” Wakelee "mildlyinteresting” Andrew WK “Party Hard” Nimrod Workman “Oh Death”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Sean McCann! It’s always a blast to connect with someone I’ve known for years, and especially around the occasion of their first-ever opera. In this case, Sean’s latest, “The Leopard.” We get into that, the difficulty in completing it, and plenty more before diving into the effervescent magic of Albert Ayler, The Blue Nile’s specific kind of romance, Billie Holliday, Psychic TV, Joseph Beuys & Nam June Paik, Led Zeppelin, GBV, Meat Puppets + more! Listen to all of Sean’s picks HERE The Leopard Recital Program Sean’s Website Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Rosie & The Originals “Angel Baby” Albert Ayler “Our Prayer” Led Zeppelin “The Rain Song” Grateful Dead “Box of Rain” Sublime “40 oz to Freedom” Joseph Beuys & Nam June Paik “Coyote III/Pianovariation 1984” The Blue Nile “Saturday Night” Pink Floyd “Wot’s… Uh the Deal” Guided by Voices “Dusted” Billie Holiday “Let’s Call A Heart A Heart” Psychic TV “The Orchids” Roxy Music “Mother of Pearl” Meat Puppets “Up On the Sun” (Demo Version)

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Dania! Her new record, “Listless,” has been on regular rotation the last few months, but as it gets dark earlier, it’s going to be a mainstay on the stereo. We talk about the magic and mystery of late nights, Japanese snake gourds, and how it all came together on this record. Then we can’t stop talking about Tiesto covering the greatest song of all time, Mariah’s all-time status, Fayrouz, PJ Harvey, Clarissa Connelly, This Mortal Coil and more! Listen to all of Dania’s picks HERE “Listless” Dania’s Website Paralaxe Editions Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Fayrouz “Hana El Sekran” This Mortal Coil “Song to the Siren” Taha, Khaled, Faudel “Abdel Kader” (123 Soleils, 1998) Samuel Barber “Adagio for Strings” AFI “Miss Murder” Islamic Call to Prayer Magnetic Fields “The Book of Love” Eartheater “Below the Clavicle” (Live, Acoustic) PJ Harvey “The Piano” (Live, Acoustic) Clarissa Connelly “Wee Rosebud” Mariah Carey “The Beautiful Ones” Craig Armstrong feat. Liz Fraser “This Love” Dolly Parton “Jolene”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Randall Dunn! We recorded this episode in person at The Jewel Garden the morning after Charmaine Lee’s “Awaken the Dragon” tour rolled through Tulsa. We were well caffeinated for this episode (and Charmaine as in the room!) and had a blast talking about Kou Records, Randall’s new Slate & Ash instrument, John Carpenter, Beach Boys, Scott Walker, the Terminator 2 Soundtrack, Van Halen and more! Listen to all of Randall’s picks HERE Kou Records Randall on Instagram Slate + Ash - Ruins Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Glen Campbell “Wichita Lineman” Henry Mancini “Day of Wine & Roses” Scott Walker “The Electrician” Beach Boys “I Just Wasn’t Meant For These Times” / “Surf’s Up” Lou Reed "Walk On The Wild Side” Dua Lipa "Levitating” Terminator 2 Soundtrack Van Halen "Sunday Afternoon In The Park” Beach Boys “Surf’s Up” John Carpenter “Chariots of Pumpkins” Aphex Twin “#3” Goblin "Profondo Rosso” Gary Numan "Cars” / John Tesh “NBA Theme” “Theme from CHiPs” (via Charmaine) Earth “The Driver” / Zola Jesus "Lost” / Miles Davis “Guinnevere”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Dan Knishkowy (aka Adeline Hotel)! “Watch the Sunflowers” is Dan’s latest Adeline Hotel record, the second in an ongoing trilogy that began with last year’s “Whodunit.” We get into all of that, life moving forward, returning to music a decade later, and more! Then we chat about how visceral Mount Eerie can be, Arthur Russell’s lyrics, The Meters crushing one of the all-timers, Scott Walker, Wilco, Lambchop + more! Listen to all of Dan’s picks HERE Watch the Sunflowers Dan on Instagram Adeline Hotel Interview at Foxy Digitalis Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Edgar Wright “Flannery’s Georgia” Mount Eerie “Two Paintings By Nikolai Astrup” Yumi Arai "Hikō-ki Gumo” Van Morrison “Astral Weeks” Loudan Wainwright “Motel Blues” Taking Back Sunday “A Decade Under the Influence” Ella Fitzgerald “Like Someone In Love” Lambchop “The Hustle” Arthur Russell “What It’s Like” Wilco “Spiders (Kidsmoke)” The Meters “Wichita Lineman” Chet Atkins & Dolly Parton “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?” Scott Walker “Duchess”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Kalia Vandever! She’s got a fantastic new record, “Another View,” coming out next month Northern Spy. We talk about being drawn to the trombone, working with Mary Halvorson, repetition, dread, inspiration from Carmen Maria Machado's “In the Dream House,” unearthing narratives, and plenty more. Eventually we wind our way into sharing special music-related moments with our parents, Stevie Wonder’s ability to lift us up, Tortoise, Aretha Franklin, Little Simz, Shirley Horn, Mk.gee, and more! Listen to all of Kalia’s picks HERE “Another View” Kalia’s website Kalia on Instagram Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Louis Armstrong “What A Wonderful World” Madison Cunningham “Life According to Rachael” Stevie Wonder “Golden Lady” Aretha Franklin “I Say A Little Prayer” Steve Lacy “Bad Habit” Billie Eilish “Birds of a Feather” Billie Holiday “But Beautiful” Little Simz “I Love You, I Hate You” Shirley Horn “Here’s To Life” Tortoise “Oganesson” Doechii “Death Roll” Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong “They Can’t Take That Away From Me” Mk.gee “Are You Looking Up”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s David Garland! What a joy this episode was to record. David’s got a new record, “The Spark,” out this week and it’s been on regular rotation over here. We talk about his approach, making music at 70, and plenty more before diving into wondering how much music has been lost to time, the surprising romance of Alvin Curran, Connie Converse, Diane Cluck, Bee Gees, Jen Zimberg, David’s own music, and more! Listen to all of David’s picks HERE “The Spark” David’s Website David’s Instagram Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Don McFeely Nina Simone “I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)” Talking Heads “Pulled Up” Connie Converse “One By One” Yoko Ono & John Zorn improvisation Alvin Curran “Songs and Views from the Magnetic Garden” Bee Gees “Holiday” Diane Cluck “Draw Me Out” Van Morison “Astral Weeks” Jen Zimberg “Leave Room” David Garland “I Am With You” The Song of Songs

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Chris Williams! His new album, “Odu: Vibration II,” is magic. It pulls listeners into a sonic world where unraveling becomes transcendent. After digging into it, we chat about Ornette Coleman’s all-time status, being left speechless by ganayva,James Brown’s depth of genius, Jessika Kenney & Eyvind Kang, MF Doom, The Stylistics, Tower of Power, and more! Listen to all of Chris’s picks HERE “Odu: Vibration II” Chris on Instagram Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List Tower of Power “You’re Still a Young Man” Ryuichi Sakamoto “andata” James Brown “I Got You (I Feel Good)” Ornette Coleman “All My Life” Jay-Z Selena “Dreaming Of You” The Stylistics “Betcha By Golly, Wow” Burial “Shell of Light” MF Doom “One Beer” Marvin Gaye “I Wanna Be Where You Are” ganayva “Nine Jeweled Prayer” Jessika Kenney & Eyvind Kang “No Sound” Flying Lotus “me Yesterday//Corded” Earl Sweatshirt + The Alchemist “The Caliphate”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Ryan Sawyer! His new album, “For Those Who Wish to Sing Will Always Find a Song,” has a bit of a hold on me. It’s one of my favorite albums of 2025. After talking through some of the concepts and the framework behind it, we get into incredible Daniel Johnson lore, unexpecte,d meanings in Johnny Cash songs, Dylan in the tropics, Ornette Coleman, Funkadelic, Wendy Eisenberg, Girly Girl Productions, Bernice, and so much more! Listen to all of Ryan’s picks HERE “For Those Who Wish to Sing Will Always Find a Song” Ryan’s Instagram Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!) Follow Foxy Digitalis: Website Patreon Instagram Twitter Bluesky The Jewel Garden Song List “Clementine” (Traditional) Bonnie Raitt “Nick of Time” Funkadelic “Standing on the Verge of Getting It On” Ornette Coleman “What Reason Could I Give” Girly Girl Productions “10 Drunk Cigarettes” Wendy Eisenberg “In The Pines” Bob Dylan “Key West (Philosopher Pirate)” Johnny Cash “Home of the Blues” Daniel Johnston Earth Wind & Fire “That’s the Way of the World” Van Dyke Parks “Manzanar”