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December 19, 2018

This Song: Nik Ewing, aka Chewing, of Local Natives

This Song

By: Elizabeth McQueen

Nik Ewing, leader of the band Chewing and bass player for Local Natives, explains why he chose to cover Dennis Wilson’s solo album “Pacific Ocean Blue” in it’s entirety. This project is part of Turntable Kitchen’s Sounds Delicious   series, a monthly subscription service where artists cover classic albums and subscribers get a limited edition vinyl copy of each project.

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We talked to Nik for an earlier episode of This Song.  Check out this episode.

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December 12, 2018

This Song: Charlie Faye

This Song

By: Elizabeth McQueen

Austin based singer and songwriter Charlie Faye leads the sixties inspired girl group Charlie Faye and the Fayettes. Listen as she describes how her childhood love of  “Be My Baby” by the Ronettes helped her find her musical way and how it inspired the band’s new single “I Don’t Need No Baby.”

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Pre-Order Charlie Faye and the Fayettes upcoming record “The Whole Shebang”

Check out Charlie Faye and the Fayettes Studio 1A Session

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December 5, 2018

This Song: Parquet Courts

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By: Elizabeth McQueen

Andrew Savage from Parquet Courts loves karaoke. Hear from whence that love springs, how that love led him to Roxy Music and why he love that band’s song “Re-Make / Re-Model.”  Then listen as he explores the ways the Parquet Courts deals with the current chaotic moment we all find ourselves in on their latest record “Wide Awake!”

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Buy Parquet Courts New Record “Wide Awake!”

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November 28, 2018

This Song: Zettajoule

This Song

By: Elizabeth McQueen

On this episode of This Song,  Meggan Carney and Matt Sheffer of Austin’s Zettajoule tell us how Kate Bush’s “Running Up that Hill (A Deal With God)” and Rufus Wainwright’s “Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk” helped them expand their ideas about the possibilities of  pop music and explain what  inspired them to record their new low-fi electronic EP,  Always Looking Up, on an iPhone.

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Zettajoule is our KUTX Artist of the Month

Watch Zettajoule’s video for “No Thank You”

Check out Zettajoules MyKUTX Guest DJ Set

 

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November 21, 2018

This Song: BUHU returns

This Song

By: Elizabeth McQueen

Austin’s BUHU returns to This Song with a new lineup and a new sound. Now the band centers around the husband and wife team of Jeremy Rogers and Tiffany Paciga. In this episode Jeremy explores how Tiffany, along with Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes” inspired him to be more open and vulnerable in his work. Later Tiffany explores how “I Wanna Win” by Jaako Eino Kalevi made her feel safe enough to let loose.

 

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November 16, 2018

This Song: Duckwrth

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By: Elizabeth McQueen

Rapper and songwriter Duckwrth talks about how “If 6 was 9” by Jimi Hendrix opened his mind to the universe, why San Francisco and psychedelia call to him and what the key to finding peace might be.

 

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November 9, 2018

This Song: The Wombats

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By: Elizabeth McQueen

Matthew Murphy, aka “Murph,” from the British rock band The Wombats describes how hearing Weezer’s “Say It Ain’t So” and Radiohead’s “Creep” when he was a teenager set him on an alt-rock path, and describes what it’s like to talk about songwriting with Paul McCartney.

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Listen to The Wombats’ New Record Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life

Watch the Wombats perform an acoustic version of  “Lemon To a Knife Fight” backstageat ACLfest

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November 7, 2018

This Song: Superfónicos

This Song

By: Elizabeth McQueen

As the singer and Gaita player for the Austin based Afro Columbian band Superfónicos, Jaime Ospina often finds musical inspiration in some pretty interesting places. In this episode, Jaime talks about his love for Gary Clark Jr’s song “When My Train Pulls In” and how the Blues Brothers soundtrack pushed him to discover roots music from his own country. Plus, he tells us how African American music can help us all survive and thrive in an increasingly chaotic world.

📸 Gabriel Perez

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Check out Superfónicos Tour Dates

Listen to Superfónicos new EP “Suelta”

Check out Superfónicos MyKUTX guest DJ Set

Check out Superfónicos Studio 1A performance

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