Songs of Our Lives

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Ruth Garbus! After an unexpected hiatus, this is the perfect episode to get back in action. Despite both of us being a bit tired when recording, we had way too much talking about Ruth’s new record, “Profound,” Gabriel Faure, treating anxiety and depression, and then a pile of songs from D’oa, Donny Hathaway, UB40, Bob Dylan, Sly & The Family Stone, Kim Petras, Ween, and loads more!Listen to all of Ruths picks HERE“Profound”Ruth’s WebsiteRuth on IGDo’aSongs 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:WebsitePatreonInstagramThe Jewel GardenSong ListDo’a “Companions of the Crimson Ark”Simon & Garfunkel “The Only Living Boy in New York”Ween “With My Own Bare Hands”Earth, Wind, & Fire “Reasons”Steely Dan “Peg”UB40 “Labour of Love”Joni Mitchell “Talk to Me”Bob Dylan “Isis”Bob Dylan “Isis”A.G. Cook “Lucifer”Geese “Getting Killed”Kim Petras “Need For Speed”Donny Hathaway “Jealous Guy”Sly & the Family Stone “Time”

Still on an unexpected hiatus but new episodes will be back very soon! This week, let's revisit this episode & then listen to Whitney’s trio album with Lia Kohl and Macie Stewart.On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Whitney Johnson! Whitney did something I’ve always dreamed about - releasing two different albums (under two separate names no less!) on the same day, and both of them are fabulous. We talk about that and some other sound projects before diving into all the sides of Sonny Sharrock, Prince’s all-time greatness, unrepentant love for ABBA, Psychic TV destroying us, the Steve Winwood hypetrain, and FINALLY someone’s favorite song is also my favorite song, so we had a moment at the end. Plus more, obviously!Listen to all of Whitney’s picks HERE“Hav”“Stena”Whitney on InstagramSongs 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:WebsitePatreonInstagramBlueskyThe Jewel Garden

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Chaz Prymek! The main question here is how in the hell did it take me so long to have Chaz on the show? That’s all on me. Anyway, this is such a fun episode - we had a blast hanging out, talking about his new duo record with friend-of-the-show, Matthew Sage, and a whole host of great songs from Tupac, Roberta Flack, Ross Gay, Nérija, Eddie Kendricks, Bola Sete, Indigo Sparkle, Nick Drake + more!Listen to all of Chaz’s picks HERE“Shelter”Chaz’s WebsiteLake Mary BandcampChaz on IGSongs 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:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong ListMississippi John Hurt “Short’nin’ Bread”Tupac “Thugz Mansion” (Acoustic)Megafaun “Volunteers”Eddie Kendricks “Each Day I Cry A Little”Ravel “Miroirs III”Red Hot Chili Peppers “Sir Psycho Sexy”Incubus “Privilege”Roberta Flack “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”D’Angelo “I Found My Smile Again”Justin Bieber at the 2026 GrammysRoss Gay “Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude”Nérija “Riverfest”Indigo Sparkle “Wolf”Bola Sete “Ocean Waves (O Mar)”Nick Drake “Pink Moon”Jordan Knecht “Blue Mountain Beach”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Tristan Allen! I genuinely adore Tristan and their work so, so much, and their new album (part 2 in a trilogy!), “Osni the Flare,” has taken that up a level. After talking about the album and the puppet show, we get into Zabelle Panosian (and the greatness of Canary Records!), Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Carrier, ABBA, Actress, In the Nursery, Richard Ramirez, and more!Listen to all of Tristan’s picks HERE“Osni The Flare”Tristan’s WebsiteTristan on IGCanary RecordsSongs 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:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong ListPenguin Cafe Orchestra “Oscar Tango”Zabelle Panosian “Groung (Crane) Take 2”Jean Bosco Mwenda “Mama Na Mwana”ABBA “Dancing Queen”Cyndi Lauper “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”In the Nursery “Miracle Road”Actress “Serpent”The Other People Place “Let Me Be Me”Carrier “A Point Most Crucial”Mark Ernestus’ Ndagga Rhythm Force “Dieuw Bakhul”Richard Ramirez “Untitled”Philip Glass “Glassworks Pt. 1: Opening”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Molto Ohm! (aka Matteo Liberatore!) Matteo’s Molto Ohm project has been revelatory, showing such an incredible synthesis of his varying approaches and techniques. His latest record, “Reality Pills,” is somehow both infectious and off-putting, which, of course, makes me love it even more. We talk about its background and creation before getting into Antonio Carlos Jobim, DJ Rashad, Adriano Celentano, Charli XCX, Tracy Chapman, Mina, Radiohead + more!Listen to all of Matteo’s picks HEREReality PillsMatteo’s WebsiteSongs 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:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong ListMina “Brava”Tracy Chapman “Fast Car”Corona “This Is the Rhythm of the Night”Lou Reed “Perfect Day”Radiohead “Exist Music (for a film)”Aqua “Barbie Girl”Prince “Nothing Compares 2 U”Charli XCX “Sympathy is a Knife”Adriano Celentano “Prisencolinensinainciusol”Morton Feldman “Three Voices”DJ Rashad “Show U How”Antonio Carlos Jobim “Tereza My Love”Lucio Battisti “E Penso A Te”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Tusco Embassy’s Nathan Bowers! This episode is all over the place. Tusco Embassy re-emerged a couple years ago with a series of ‘Roulette’-style compilations - basically, records that will play a different song each time you play it. We get into how it works, why it rules, and all that, so if this sounds confusing, don’t worry! Then we go roulette-style and let the wheel pick the order of the questions (along w/ two Wild Card rounds!). It’s a blast. (Songs from Stevie Wonder, HUNTR/X, Nirvana, VU, Gang of Four, Yes, Thompson Twins, and more!)Listen to all of Nathan’s picks HEREBUY ROULETTE RECORDSTusco IGP. Sherburne’s ArticleSongs 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:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong ListHUNTR/X “Golden”The Free Design “Kites Are Fun”VU “Rock & Roll”Celtic Frost “Dethroned Emperor”Stevie Wonder “I Just Called to Say I Love You”Low “The Plan”Thompson Twins “Hold Me Now”Nirvana “Dive”Weezer “The Good Life”Bolt Thrower “Shreds of Sanity”The Rolling Stone “Get Off My Cloud”Gang of Four “Not Great Man”Harriet the Spy “Forgettable Fire”Yes “And You and I”

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 HERECan I Get A Pack of Camel Lights?Tour DatesSongs 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:WebsitePatreonInstagramBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong ListHall & 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 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 HERELARM EP“Over the Ocean” VideoDanz’s WebsiteDanz on IGSynth HistorySongs 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:WebsitePatreonInstagramBlueskyThe Jewel GardenMorning SoundsSong ListFrankie 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 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 IGSongs 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:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong ListMark 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 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 HEREThe LeopardRecital ProgramSean’s WebsiteSongs 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:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong ListRosie & 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 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 HEREKou RecordsRandall on InstagramSlate + Ash - RuinsSongs 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:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong ListGlen 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 SoundtrackVan 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 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 websiteKalia on InstagramSongs 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:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyThe Jewel GardenSong ListLouis 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”