Mikaela Davis on the Genius of Melody’s Echo Chamber and Hayao Miyazaki
About this episode
Mikaela Davis discusses the music of Melody’s Echo Chamber and shares insights from Hayao Miyazaki on finding balance.
Host Evie Stokes sits down with musician Mikaela Davis to dig into Melody’s Echo Chamber, a favorite pick for guests on this podcast. Davis talks about her experience listening to Melody’s music – both as a fan as well as appreciating it on a technical level. She also shares some wisdom from anime filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki about what it means to find balance in the world. “Broken Roses” comes from Melody’s Echo Chambers’ 2025 album Unclouded , out now on Domino Records. Produced by Dusty Henry Mastered by: William Myers Production support: Serafima Healy Listen to the full songs on KEXP's " In Our Headphones " playlist on Spotify or the “ What's In Our Headphones ” playlist on YouTube. Support the podcast: kexp.org/headphones Contact us at headphones@kexp.org . Photo Credit: Carlos Cruz Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Evie Stokes
Guest: Mikaela Davis
Topics covered
- music analysis
- anime
- balance in art
- technical appreciation
- personal experience
Keywords
- Melody’s Echo Chamber
- Mikaela Davis
- Hayao Miyazaki
- music analysis
- anime
- balance
- Unclouded
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Domino Records, KEXP
Products: Unclouded
Books & works: Melody’s Echo Chamber
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