Nakedly Examined Music Podcast

Alev started in Germany with her metal band "Alev" in the early '00s and has released three atmospheric, idea-filled solo albums since 2009 plus several soundtracks and collaborations. We discuss "The Chair" (and at the end listen to "Cigarettes & Blow") from 3 (2019), plus the title track from Two-Headed Girl (2016), "Flowers of Love" from Storytelling Piano Playing Fräulein (2009), and "In this Mouth" by Anoushka Shankar feat Alev Lenz from Love Letters (2020). Intro: "Fall Into Me" from the Black Mirror Soundtrack (2016). For more, visit alevlenz.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page. Support us on Patreon. Visit masterclass.com/EXAMINED for 15% off a MasterClass All-Access Pass. The post NEM#124: Alev Lenz's Tracts of Blood and Sisterhood first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.

Rick played bass on 15 albums with Steeleye Span between 1971 and 2016 and had released five solo albums since 1996. We discuss "Race Against Time" from Perfect Blue (2018) and two Steeleye tunes: "Cromwell's Skull" from Dodgy Bastards (2016) and "Samain" from They Called Her Babylon (2004). We conclude by listening to "Bachelor’s Hall" from Steeleye's All Around My Hat (1975). Intro: "John Barleycorn" from Present - The Very Best of Steeleye Span (2002). For more, see rickkemp.co.uk. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page. Support us on Patreon. The post NEM#123: Rick Kemp (Steeleye Span) Slows Down first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.

Jack fronted Wang Chung for five albums in the '80s, left the limelight to produce, and got a jazz combo going by 2000 which he's released five albums with, reformed Wang Chung, and only now is having a debut solo release, the double album Primitif. We discuss "Whitstable Beach" from that album, "Class War and Sex War" by Jack Hues and the Quartet from A Thesis on the Ballad (2015), and "Brahms Blues" by The-Quartet from Illuminated. (2006) We conclude by listening to "To Live and Die in L.A." by Wang Chung from Ochesography (2019). For more see jackhues.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page. Support us on Patreon. Visit masterclass.com/EXAMINED for 15% off a MasterClass All-Access Pass. The post NEM#122: Jack Hues (from Wang Chung) Plays Jazz and Prog first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.

K.C. has created seven releases of confessional folk (sometimes gospel, sometimes country) since 2000. We discuss "No More Living Small" and listen to "You Couldn't Stay" from her 2020 self-titled album, then talk about "Broken Things" from Orchid (2010) and "Find My Way Home" from Teeth-Marks on My Tongue (2004). Intro: "Emily" from Times Like These (2000). For more see kcclifford.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page. Support us on Patreon. The post NEM#121: K.C. Clifford on Brokenness and Power first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.

Steve started fronting Cockney Rebel in the early '70s and has released a dozen albums of of narrative-driven, tuneful songs. We discuss "Compared with You (Your Eyes Don’t Seem to Age)" and listen to "Only You," his two originals from his new solo album Uncovered (2020) then look back to "Faith & Virtue" from Stranger Comes to Town (2010) and Cockney Rebel's "Bed in the Corner"/"Sling It" from The Psychomodo (1974). Intro: "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel from The Best Years of Our Lives (1975). Learn more at steveharley.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page. Support us on Patreon to get the ad-free feed. Visit masterclass.com/EXAMINED for 2-for-1 on MasterClass All-Access Pass. The post NEM#120: Steve Harley is Wiser and Less Hungry first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.

Chris fronted Gunbunnies in the early '90s and was then a member of Skeleton Key, but he's best known for being half of the production team Elegant Too. Since 2014 he's released two solo albums. We discuss two songs from 2012's New Store No. 2, the title track and "Most of What I Know I Learned from Women." We then talk about Elegant Too's work with They Might Be Giants (feat. Doughty) on "Mr. Xcitement" from Mink Car (2001) and also working with St. Vincent on the Bob's Burgers tune "Bad Girls" (2013). We conclude with Chris's "Imaginary Man" from Arkansas Summer (2016). Intro: "Stranded" by Gunbunnies from Paw Paw Patch (1990). Outro: Elegant Too's theme for ESPN's 30 for 30. For more see maxwellsongs.com and elegatnttoo.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page. Support us on Patreon to get the ad-free feed. Sponsor: Visit betterhelp.com/nem for 10% off your first month of online counseling. The post NEM#119: Chris A. Maxwell: The Power of What You Don't Fully Understand first appeared

Matt released 4 albums and got on a major label with Trip Shakespeare in the late '80s, released a solo album in '98, ran bands with fellow Tripper John Munson for three albums over many subsequent years, ad has now released his first album as Matt Wilson & His Orchestra, When I Was a Writer.We discuss "Decent Guy" and listen to the title track from that album and look back to "Dreams" by Twilight Hours from Stereo Night (2009) and "Sun Is Coming" from his solo album Burnt, White, and Blue (1998). Intro/outo: "Toolmaster of Brainard" by Trip Shakespeare from Are You Shakespearienced (1989). For more see minneapolismatt.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page. Support us on Patreon to get the ad-free feed. Sponsors: Visit betterhelp.com/nem for 10% off your first month of online counseling. Visit masterclass.com/EXAMINED for 15% off a MasterClass All-Access Pass. The post NEM#118: Matt Wilson (Trip Shakespeare) Is Still a Writer first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Pod

Chris has played guitar for Snarky Puppy since it started in 2004, has led rock bands and explored acoustic guitar duets. We discuss "M-Theory" by FORQ from Four (2019), the title track to Western Theatre by Matt Read and Chris McQueen (2019), and "Coven" by Snarky Puppy from Immigrance (2019), and end with "Strut" by Foe Destroyer from their self-titled album (2013). Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page. Support us on Patreon to get the ad-free feed. Sponsor: Visit betterhelp.com/nem for 10% off your first month of online counseling. The post NEM#117: Chris McQueen (FORQ, Snarky Puppy): Like Fusion, But Cool first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.

Einstürzende Neubauten's Alexander Hacke and artist/singer Danielle de Picciotto have released seven albums together since 2011, the last four as hackedepicciotto. We discuss "The Banishing" and "Third From the Sun" from The Current (2019) and "Propehcy" from Menetekel (2017), plus intro music is "Let There Be Joy" from Joy (2018). We conclude by listening to "Survivors" from Danielle's solo album Deliverance (2019). For more, see hackedepicciotto.de. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page. Support us on Patreon to get the ad-free feed. Sponsor: Visit betterhelp.com/nem for 10% off your first month of online counseling. The post NEM#116: hackedepicciotto: Nomadic Cinematographers first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.

Julie joined the Adrian Belew Power Trio in 2006 and released two solo albums starting in 2010. She then joined another bassist, Marco Machera for four albums, the last three as Echotest. Why two basses? Because Julie uses tech to change the sound of her bass to allow her to cover an orchestra's worth of parts. We discuss "Ladies' Legs at the Temperature Hotel" and "No, You Are Dead/The Gate of Light" by Echotest from Daughter of Ocean (2019), plus "Pi" from her solo album Terroir (2012), and listen to "Supercell" by Echotest from From Two Balconies (2017). Intro/Outro: "Mela" from Julie Slick (2010). For more, see julieslick.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page. Support us on Patreon to get the ad-free feed. Sponsor: Visit masterclass.com/EXAMINED for 15% off a MasterClass All-Access Pass. The post NEM#115: Julie Slick: Pedal Art Visualizer first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.

Michaela has released four albums of carefully styled, lyrically rich country since 2011.  From her latest, Desert Dove (2019), we discuss the title track, plus you'll hear "By Our Design" as the intro and "Somebody New" as the closer. We also discuss "Worrying Mind" from Bright Lights and the Fame (2016) and "Is This What Mama Meant" from Ease My Mind (2014). For more, see michaelaanne.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page. Support us on Patreon to get the ad-free feed. The post NEM#114: Michaela Anne's Hyper-Reflective Country first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.

The Monochrome Set has under the leadership of Bid released 15 albums of eccentric British pop since 1980, and he's had another nine as Scartlet's Well. His songs often employ a '60s dance vibe, literary lyrics, and a try-anything approach to arrangements. We discuss "Eux Tous" from Fabula Mendax (2019), "Walking with the Beast" from Dante's Casino (1990), "Adeste Fidelis" from Love Zombies (1980), and conclude listening to the title track of Spaces Everywhere (2015). Intro: "Eine Symphonie Des Grauens" (a 1979 single). For more, see themonochromeset.co.uk. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page. Support us on Patreon to get the ad-free feed. Sponsor: Visit masterclass.com/EXAMINED for 15% off a MasterClass All-Access Pass. The post NEM#113: Bid (Monochrome Set): All-Permissive British New Wave Forever! first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.

Do you just embrace the pure sound of music or does context matter to you, i.e. the artist's intentions and body of work? Ken Stringfellow (Posies, R.E.M., Big Star), previous NEM guest for #39, joins Mark plus Erica Spyres and Brian Hirt for a special podcast-crossover episode to talk about what grabs us about music, it it gets to your ears, singers vs. songwriters, the concept "genius," and how this attitude towards music translates to our intake of other media (e.g. favorite film directors). For more, visit prettymuchpop.com, nakedlyexaminedmusic.com, and support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic to get a special, lengthy New Year's update from Mark. Also, check out Andy Frasco's World Saving Podcast. The post NEM-Pretty Much Pop Crossover: The Singer Not the Song w/ Ken Stringfellow (feat. Game Theory) first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.

Radney started as a Nashville songwriter and performed in the 80s with Foster & Lloyd. has released about a dozen albums since '91 that increasingly break away from country music standards into something more personal. We discuss two recordings from For You to See the Stars (2017) that have accompanying short stories (written when he literally lost his voice): "Sycamore Creek" and "Raining on Sunday," plus "Nobody Wins" from Del Rio , TX 1959 (1992). End song: "Godspeed (Dulce Sueños)." Intro: "Crazy Over You" by Foster & Lloyd from their eponymous album (1987). Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page. Support us on Patreon to get the ad-free feed. Sponsors: Visit dollarshaveclub.com/NEM for your $5 ultimate starter set and masterclass.com/EXAMINED to buy one All-Access pass and get a second free. The post NEM#112: Radney Foster Finds His Voice first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.

In The Church, he was half of a world-famous twin guitar machine for 30 years starting in 1980 but has also released seven solo albums and been in several other bands, most notably releasing four albums with his old friend Dare Mason as Noctorum. We discuss two 2019 Noctorum tracks, "The Moon Drips" from Afterlife and "Dancing with Death" from The Afterdeath EP, plus "You Whisper" from his solo album Art Attack (1988). We conclude by listening to "Forget the Radio" from his solo album Hanging Out in Heaven (2000). Intro: "Spark" by The Church from Starfish (1988). For more see martywillson-piper.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page. Support us on Patreon to get the ad-free feed. Sponsors: Visit mackweldon.com w/ code EXAMINED for 20% off, and masterclass.com/EXAMINED to get a free MasterClass All-Access Pass to gift when you buy one for yourself. The post NEM#111: Marty Willson-Piper Has Room for Everything first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.

Joe has played alongside B.B. King, Ron Wood, and even back to Hendrix, Hooker, and Monk. As a solo artist he's put out around two dozen albums since 1986. He's a blues man but mixes in gospel, soul, rock, and many other styles. We discuss the title track of Hellfire (2012), "Keep the Faith" from Hornet's Nest (2013) feat. the Continue Reading … The post NEM#110: Joe Louis Walker's Blues Soup first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.

Guy has been a highly sought-after British producer/keyboardist since the early '90s and is just now releasing his debut album, STET. We discuss "Mono No Aware" and "Dorian" from that album and "Unravel" from Björk's Homogenic (1997). End song: "Let's Go" by Frou Frou from Details (2002). Intro: "Crazy," co-written with Seal from his debut album (1991). Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page. Support us on Patreon. Sponsor: Visit masterclass.com/EXAMINED for 15% off a MasterClass All-Access Pass. The post NEM#109: Producer Guy Sigsworth (Seal, Björk, etc.) Goes Solo first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.

Ace bassist Mike started with punk legends MINUTEMEN in the early '80s, broke into the majors with fireHOSE going into the '90s, and was so beloved by the alternative music scene that his first solo album in '94 was star-studded, with Eddie Vedder and Dave Grohl in the supporting tour. Mike has released three concept albums over the years and has collaborated on dozes of projects as well as backing Iggy Pop in the reformed Stooges. We discuss "Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs" by Minutemen from What Makes a Man Start Fires (1983), "The Boilerman" from Contemplating the Engine Room (1997), the first, second, and last sections from Hyphenated-Man (2011), and "I Got Marty Feldman Eyes" from the Big Walnuts Yonder self-titled album (2017). We conclude by listening to "Yeah, We’re Gonna Learn to Fall" by Jumpstarted Plowhards from Round One (2019) featuring Todd Congelliere. Intro: "Walking the Cow" by fireHOSE from Flyin’ the Flannel (1991). For more, visit mikewatt.com. Sponsor: Visit mackwledon.com and use code

Barry started in '77 playing keys with XTC and after two albums started his own band Shriekback in '81, with whom he's had 14 releases plus some solo albums. He's known for inventive soundscapes placed over solid grooves and philosophical lyrics delivered in a low chant. We discuss three Shriekback tunes: "Such, Such Are the Joys" from Why Anything? Why This? (2018), "Amaryllis in the Sprawl" from Glory Bumps (2007), and "Stimulate the Beaded Hamster"/"Pond Life" from Naked Apes and Pond Life (2000). We conclude by listening to a solo tune, "Virgin of the Ladder" by Barry Andrews from Contaminated Pop (2019). Intro: "Nemesis" from Oil & Gold (1985). For more, see shriekback.com. Sponsor: Visit masterclass.com/EXAMINED for $30 off a MasterClass All-Access Pass. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page. Support us on Patreon. The post NEM#107: Barry Andrews (Shriekback): Objectifications of Groove first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.

John founded the Brooklyn space-rock cooperative Oneida in the mid 90s and has put out 13 albums with them plus four as his solo project Man Forever and several others as collaborations or as Kid Millions. We discuss two tracks by Man Forever from Play What They Want (2017): "You Were Never Here" and "Twin Torches" (feat. Laurie Anderson), then Oneida's "All in Due Time" from Romance (2018), and listen  to "Nine Years of Facing a Wall" by Fox Millions Duo from Biting Through (2019). Intro: "Sheets of Easter" by Oneida from Each One Teach One (2002). For more, see johnwilliamcolpitts.com. Sponsor: Visit Keeps.com/EXAMINED for a free month of hair loss treatment. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page. Support us on Patreon. The post NEM#106: John Colpitts (aka Kid Millions/Man Forever): Heavy Meditations first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.