About this episode

Kevin Morby returns to discuss his new album, life on the road, and various cultural topics.

Our friend Kevin Morby returns to How Long Gone. His critically acclaimed new record, Little Wide Open, is out now. We spoke with Kevin from his hotel room in Phoenix about life on the road in the desert, crushing his sleep score at the Holiday Inn Express, the game of “Odds,” getting sweaty on TikTok, just playing Kimmel and getting autotune put on his voice without being told, proposing a modern-day Traveling Wilburys with Morby as Dylan, which older bands make new fans and which don’t, his Pitchfork score starts with an eight, we update the famous people in Kansas City list, and a temp check on whether he’s reading the reviews. instagram.com/kevinmorby twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris Black, Jason Stewart

Guest: Kevin Morby

Topics covered

• music
• life on the road
• album release
• social media
• music reviews
• Kansas City
• celebrity culture

Keywords

• Kevin Morby
• Little Wide Open
• music interview
• Holiday Inn Express
• Pitchfork
• Kansas City
• Kimmel
• social media
• Odds game

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Holiday Inn Express, Pitchfork

Books & works: Little Wide Open

Places: Kansas City, Phoenix

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