Advertise on podcast: Songs of Our Lives

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Julia Sabra! She is a singular force in Beirut, one of the cornerstones of their incredible music scene. We talk about her solo work, her groups Snakeskin and Postcards, and the former’s recent collaboration with Felisha Ledesma, among many other things. Then, we chat about Sufjan Stevens, Grouper, Mozart, Hen Ogledd, Charbel Haber & Fadi Tabbal, Beach Boys, Charles Aznavour, Big Thief and plenty more! Listen to all of Julia’s picks HERE Julia’s Solo Album Snakeskin & Felisha Ledesma Postcards “Ripe” Julia 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 The Jewel Garden Song List Mozart “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” Charbel Haber & Fadi Tabbal “Enfin la nuit” Taha, Khaled, Faudel “Abdel Kader” (live) Beach Boys “God Only Knows” Beirut “Postcards from Italy” Charles Aznavour “La Bohème” Neil Young “Harvest Moon” Radiohead “All I Need” Big Thief “Change” Grouper “Heavy Water/I’d Rather Be Sleeping” Hen Ogledd “Clear Pools” Johnny Cash “Hurt” Nick Cave “Push The Sky Away” Sufjan Stevens “Chicago”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Genital Shame! Erin Dawson’s black metal project has been revelatory to me. I’m not typically super into metal, but this project, and her new record, “Wellness Plan,” especially have their hooks in me. We talk into the themes behind it and plenty more before diving into Zeppelin, Michael Jackson, Nada Surf, Prince, Mount Eerie, Blink 182, Baths, Thursday, and loads more! Listen to all of Genital Shames picks HERE “Wellness Plan” Genital Shame 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 The Jewel Garden Song List Michael Jackson “Thriller” Nada Surf “Blizard of 77” Blink 182 “Roller Coaster” Led Zeppelin “Stairway to Heaven” The Smiths “Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others” Dave Blunts “The Cup” The Flamingos “I Only Have Eyes For You” Mount Eerie “Lost Wisdom Pt. 2” Of Montreal “The Past is a Grotesque Animal” Baths “Yumyucker” Prince “I Would Die 4 U” Thursday “Understanding In a Car Crash” The Microphones “The Moon”

This week on Songs of Our Lives, Dis Fig returns! I am so thrilled to have Felicia Chen back on the show to talk about her incredible new record, “What To Make Of These Mortal Hands.” After a lot of excellent yapping about the ideas and processes behind it, we get into Rowdy Rebel, Joni Mitchell, SWV, Sepultura, Portishead, K.P. & Evnyi + loads more! Listen to all of Dis Fig’s picks HERE “What To Make Of These Mortal Hands” Dis Fig on IG Listening Events: 10/13 Queens, NY @ Lichen 10/16 Berlin, DE @ Secret Location 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 The Jewel Garden Song List Digital Mystikz “Eyez” SWV “Weak” Phantom of the Opera Sepultura “Roots Bloody Roots” Portishead “Mysterons” Indian Summer “Angry Son” The Mars Volta “Day of the Baphomets” K.P. & Envyi “Swing My Way” Cocteau Twins “Heaven or Las Vegas” Rowdy Rebel “Computers” Eric Whitacre “Sleep”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Michael Cormier-O’Leary! His project, Hour, has a new record out next month called “Ghost Bridge.” That’s such a great title. We get into all the various meanings behind it plus the process of writing and recording it. Then, we move onto all sorts of bangers from ABBA, Warren Zevon, Astrud Gilberto, Jo Dee Messina, Archie Fisher, ylayali, Phish, Joni Mitchell +_ more! Listen to all of Michael’s picks HERE Hour “Ghost Bridge” Michael’s Website Dear Life Records 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 The Jewel Garden Song List Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe “Order of the Universe” Archie Fisher “The Final Trawl” ylayali “Golden Hour” Joni Mitchell “Hejira” The Who “Behind Blue Eyes” Phish “Pebbles and Marbles” Astrud Gilberto “Never My Love” Warren Zevon “Tule’s Blues (demo version)” Leonard Cohen “Alexandra Leaving” Mary Margaret O’Hara “When You Know Why You’re Happy” ABBA “Super Trouper” Jo Dee Messina “Heads Carolina, Tails California” Jane Siberry “Bound By The Beauty”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s plume girl! Look, I love plume girl’s work a lot. A lot a lot. Her latest with Home Baker, “Every Day I Weave on the Great Loom,” is no exception. We talk about that for a while before digging into Nick Drake, DJ Suzy, Lomelda, Juana Molina, Asa Chang & Junray, Dashboard Confessional, Alex G, Britney Spears + more! Listen to all of plume girl’s picks HERE “Every Day I Weave on the Great Loom” plume girl’s bandcamp plume girl 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 The Jewel Garden Song List Ore Naal Unnai Naan Lomelda “It’s Infinite” Juana Molina “Al Oeste” Nick Drake “From the Morning” Britney Spears “Lucky” Dashboard Confessional “Hands Down” Asa Chang & Junray “Kokuhaku (Cornelius ver)” Tex Patrello “Panda Express” Alex G “Kicker” Charli XCX & Sophie “Lightning” DJ Suzy “Caught by a Wind” Radiohead “Fake Plastic Trees” Home Baker” during an overnight bake”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Ótal! I first stumbled on his work via his “Heyr” album sometime last year and have been a big, big fan every since! The Icelandic-born, Akron-based composer has a new record out now called “Fjöður” - big time recommendation! We talk about the processes behind it before diving into Fela Kuti, Patricia Wolf, Nina Simone, Holger Czukay, ABBA, Vanilla Ice, Michael Stearns + more! Listen to all of Ótal’s picks HERE Fjöður Ótal’s website Ótal 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 The Jewel Garden Song List Erla Þorsteinsdóttir “Litli tónlistarmaðurinn” Nina Simone "Feelings” Holger Czukay “Persian Love” Portishead “The Rip” Vanilla Ice “Ice Ice Baby” ABBA “Two For the Price of One” DARKSIDE “Paper Trails” Steve Reich “It’s Gonna Rain, Pt. 1” Hildur Gudnadottir “The Handmaid’s Tale” Ravi Shankar & Philip Glass “Prashanti” Patricia Wolf “Sessile Existence” Fela Kuti “Zombie” Michael Sterns “As the Earth Kissed the Moon”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s John Thayer! John’s been on an incredible run as of late, from his solo record, “Winds Gate,” to the collaboration with Ben Seratan, and now, a new album with his partner, Lea Thomas as Miyaxx. We get into all of that before sinking into King Tubby, Bobby McFerrin, Alice Coltrane, Jeff Buckley, Cyndi Lauper, Raffi, Karen Dalton, and plenty more! Listen to all of John’s picks HERE “Hold Your Ego Out Like A Sun” “Sunbeam of No Illusion” “Winds Gate” John’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 The Jewel Garden Song List Raffi “Apples & Bananas” Cyndi Lauper “Time After Time” Bobby McFerrin “Don’t Worry Be Happy” Aphex Twin “Avril 14th” Alice Coltrane “Journey In Satchidananda” Phil Collins “Sussudio” Jeff Buckley “Lover, You Should’ve Come Over” Karen Dalton “Something On Your Mind” Rage Against the Machine “Killing in the Name” Pharoah Sanders “The Creator Has a Master Plan” King Tubby’s Meet the Rockers Uptown “Keep on Dubbing” Dead Prez “Hip Hop” Ben E. King “Stand By Me”

This week on Songs of Our Lives, Sarah Davachi returns! I am thrilled to have Sarah back on the show, especially in celebration of her stellar (and monolithic!) new 3LP, “The Will of Tongues.” It’s one of 2026’s most incredible releases. After we talk about it, we get into Bauhaus, Harmonium, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, T. Rex, Zappa + Beefheart, Dexy’s Midnight Runners + plenty more! Listen to all of Sarah’s picks HERE “The Will of Tongues” Sarah’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 The Jewel Garden Song List Harmonium “Vert” Dexy’s Midnight Runners “Come On Eileen” Alice Cooper “Hello Hooray” Zappa & Beefheart “Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy” Roy Harper “Hors d’Ouevres” NEU! “Lieber Honig” T. Rex “Cosmic Dancer” Leonard Cohen “One of Us Cannot Be Wrong” Kevin Ayers “Song for Insane Times” Pointed Sticks “What Do You Want Me To Do” David Bowie “Ashes to Ashes” Bauhaus “Mask” Ian & Sylvia “Four Strong Winds”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Mayssa Jallad! The Beirut-based artist is one of my absolute favorites. Not only do I love how she writes songs, but I come away from her work feeling as though I’ve learned something new. She’s incredible. We talk about her latest song, “Taamir (Bahriyyeh),” and then get into Jacques Brel, The Bunny Tylers, Fairuz, The Magnetic Fields, Radiohead, Postcards, Jamiroquai, Melhem Barakat + more! Listen to all of Mayssa’s picks HERE “Taamir (Bahriyyeh)” “Ad-Douar” (w/ Fadi Tabbal) “Marjaa: The Battle of the Hotels” Mayssa’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 The Jewel Garden Song List Michael Jackson “Black or White” Jacques Brel “La chanson des vieux amants” The Great Departed “Don’t Mix” Melhem Barakat “Taa Nensa” Radiohead “No Surprises” Jingle Bell Rock The Magnetic Fields “Book of Love” Ziad Rahbani “Bala Wala Chi” Lana Del Rey “A&W” The Bunny Tylers “It Seems It All Disappears” Postcards “Little Lies” Bad Bunny “DtMF” Marwan Moussa “Batal 3alam” Jamiroquai “Canned Heat” Fairuz “Zahrat Al Madaen”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Josh Mason! Josh and I go way, way back (his album, “Timecode Beach,” originally released on Digitalis remains one of my favorite things I helped put into the world), and over the years (decades!?), he has continued making music that simultaneously challenges and moves me. His newest, “Kicking a Dark Horse,” is one of the most impressive things he’s done yet. So we talk about that plus a ton of songs from the likes of Reversal of Man, Hendrix, Hot Water Music, Flim & the BBs, Go Sailor, Winger, Yume Bitsu + plenty more! Listen to all of Josh’s picks HERE “Kicking A Dark Horse” “Timecode Beach” Josh’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 Flim & the BB’s “Tricycle” Anonymous 4 “[Th] e milde lomb isprad o rode” Yume Bitsu “Good Vibes 2002/Wabi Sabi” Frank Sinatra “My Way” Venetian Snares x Daniel Lanois “Mag11 P82” Winger “Battle Stations” Go Sailor “Ray of Sunshine” (MTX “I Just Wanna Do It With You”) Neil Young “Dead Man Theme” Reversal of Man “Transfer Zounds” Jimi Hendrix “The Star Spangled Banner” Hot Water Music “Southeast First” Woody Herman & His Swingin’ Herd “Woodchopper’s Ball” Aloha “Protest Song”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Dominique Matelson! I have been a big admirer of her work for years (did a great interview with her on Foxy Digitalis a few years back!), so it was a treat to talk with her about her new record, “The Difficult Way.” After getting into that, we get into it with Bonnie Tyler, Kath Bloom, Shelley Hirsch, Laurie Anderson, Franco Battiato, Carol Kleyn + loads more! Listen to all of Dominique’s picks HERE “The Difficult Way” Dominique on IG Foxy Digitalis Interview Across the Horizon Podcast 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 The Jewel Garden Song List Carly Simon “Coming Around Again” Mary Margaret O’Hara “Dark Dear Heart” Franco Battiato “Il sentimento nuevo” Shelley Hirsch “Blue” Book of Love “You Make Me Feel So Good” Bonnie Tyler “Total Eclipse of the Heart” Mary Schneider “Mocking Bird Yodel” Laura Nyro “Desiree” Liz Phair “Love Song” Laurie Anderson “Babydoll” Carol Kleyn “Sailor in the Sun” Hugo Largo “Fancy” Kath Bloom “What If I Found Out” Dead Moon “As Teardrops Break” Mary Margaret O’Hara “Body’s In Trouble”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Concepcion Huerta!! She’s got a fantastic new album out, “Nothing Remains Everything Resonates,” on July 3 recorded at EMS in Stockholm. We talked about that, resonance and signal paths, and the magic of every day sounds. Then we get into her love of Cumbia, Psychic TV, Los Saicos, Moondog, Los Kipus, Les Rallizes Denudes, Sun City Girls, Coil, and more! Listen to all of Concepcion’s picks HERE Nothing Remains Everything Resonates Concepcion on IG Beatriz Ferreyra Video 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 Ko-fi The Jewel Garden Song List Chavela Vargas “Paloma Negra” Portishead “The Rip” Pet Shop Boys “You Were Always On My Mind” Moondog “Bird’s Lament” Sarah Davachi “Play the Ghost” Psychic TV “I Love You, I Know” Low “White Horses” Coil "Careful What You Wish For” Los Kipus “Cariñito” Drew McDowell “A Dream of Cartographic Membrane Dissolves” Sun City Girls “Cooking With Satan” Les Rallizes Denudes “White Walking” Mi Banda El Mexicano “Feliz Feliz” Los Mirlos “Lamento en la Selva” Los Saicos “Demolición - Los Saicos”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Ben Vida! I can’t overemphasize how much of a fan I am of Ben’s work generally, and especially his latest album, “Oblivion Seekers.” It follows-up the brilliant “The Beat My Head Hit,” and as ever, there is nobody working with language in the way Ben does, and in a way that I find utterly captivating. We talk all about it before getting into the likes of Caetano Veloso, Old & New Dreams, Mayo Thompson, VU, Kraftwerk, Metallica, Van Morrison, US Maple and plenty more! Listen to all of Ben’s picks HERE “Oblivion Seekers” Ben on IG Playtime “Magic Object” 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 The Jewel Garden Song List Frank Mills “Music Box Dancer” The Velvet Underground “Ride Into the Sun” (Instrumental) Mayo Thompson “Fortune” The Fall “I Am Damo Suzuki” Metallica “One” Van Morrison “TB Sheets” Kraftwerk “Computer Love” PJ Harvey “The Last Living Rose” Leonard Cohen “The Future” US Maple “Letter to ZZ Top” Old & New Dreams “Lonely Woman” Caetano Veloso “You Don’t Know Me” My Blood Valentine “Off Your Face”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s zakè! For expansive ambient music, he and his label Past Inside the Present have become my go-to. He just released his second collaborative album with marine eyes, “Still Beauty,” and celebrated the 20th anniversry of his first solo album. There’s so much to take about! Then we get into the goods with Beck, Boards of Canada, Khanate, The Smiths, Radiohead, The Red Chord, and more! Listen to all of zakè’s picks HERE “Still Beauty” zakè’s bandcamp zakè 20th anniversary edition Past Inside the Present 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 The Jewel Garden Song List The Moody Blues “Question” Beck “Lonesome Tears” Boards of Canada “Left Side Drive” Radiohead “In Limbo” Sigur Rós “Svefn-g-englar” Khanate “Skin Coat” The Smiths “How Soon Is Now” Tool “H.” Radiohead “True Love Waits” Boards o Canada” The Beach at Redpoint” The Red Chord “Dreaming in Dog Years” Radiohead “Meeting in the Aisle”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Bob Holmes! I had a great time chatting with Bob about the new incredible new SUSS record, “Counting Sunsets,” a staple in my listening the last couple months. We talked all things Across the Horizon as well before getting into Glen Campbell, Brian Eno, The Monkees, Walt McClemenets, Springsteen, Yes, and plenty more! Listen to all of Bob’s picks HERE “Counting Sunsets” Across the Horizon (label) Across the Horizon (podcast) 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 The Jewel Garden Song List Doris Day “Que Sera Sera” Brian Eno “Becalmed” Pink Floyd “Comfortably Numb” Glen Campbell “Wichita Lineman” Yes “Roundabout” The Monkees “Porpoise Song” Harry Nilsson “Everybody’s Talkin’” Bruce Springsteen “Nebraska” Brian Eno “Baby’s On Fire” Walt McClemenets “Billows, like a shore” The Go-Go’s “Our Lips Are Sealed” Johnny Cash “Hurt” Lucinda Williams “Righteously” David Bowie “Heroes” Patsy Cline “Walkin’ After Midnight”