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The Song Confessional Podcast returns after many months in quarantine. Back in March, the SC put out the call for confessions about people’s pandemic experiences. Turns out people are still falling in and out of love while staying inside. The Love In Quarantine mini-season features original songs from Kam Franklin (The Suffers), GGOOLLDD, Esme Patterson, and Royal Teeth as well as a brand new theme song from Walker & the crew.
March 28, 2023
Confession & Song: Matthew Logan Vasquez – “Untouchable”
Matthew Logan Vasquez creates a song about a rich boy in west Texas who seems to get away with everything…including homicide. In Part 1, you’ll hear the confession and the song. Tune in for Part 2 to hear an interview with Matthew. Got a story you want to confess and maybe have it turned into […]
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March 7, 2023
Artist Interview: Ley Line – “The Call”
Ley Line – the multilingual folk band from Austin, Texas – creates a song based on a compelling and complex love story. In Part 1, you heard the confession and the song. In this part, Walker talks with Ley Line about the confession and how it inspired their song “The Call”. Got a story you […]
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February 28, 2023
Confession & Song: Ley Line – “The Call”
Ley Line – the multilingual folk band from Austin, Texas – creates a song based on a compelling and complex love story. In Part 1, you’ll hear the confession and the song. Tune in for Part 2 to hear an interview with Ley Line. Got a story you want to confess and maybe have it […]
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February 14, 2023
Artist Interview: The Bright Light Social Hour & Walker Lukens – “$eed”
The legendary Austin, Texas band The Bright Light Social Hour teams up with Walker Lukens to create a song based on a grandmother’s wish to extend her lineage. In Part 1, you’ll hear the confession and the song. In Part 2, Walker and BLSH discuss the confession and how it inspired the song. Got a story […]
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February 7, 2023
Confession & Song: The Bright Light Social Hour & Walker Lukens – “$eed”
The legendary Austin, Texas band The Bright Light Social Hour teams up with Walker Lukens to create a song based on a grandmother’s wish to extend her lineage. In Part 1, you’ll hear the confession and the song. Tune in for Part 2 to hear an interview with BLSH. Got a story you want to […]
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December 20, 2022
Confession Response #1: HS Queer Baiter
We’re ending 2022 with the premiere of 4 new songs that were submitted after our previous episode. Songs from Caelin, Roman Kuebler, Steel Gemini, and M. Walker were inspired by last week’s episode about a queer baiter. Walker and Zac break down each song and how everyone had a different take on the confession itself. […]
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December 6, 2022
Confession Call #1: HS Queer Baiter
We’re trying something new here at Song Confessional and are calling on YOU to help us out. If you’ve been following along and thinking to yourself, “I could have totally written a song for this confession!”, well now’s your chance! We’re asking you to listen to this confession (taken at Red River Revel), write and […]
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November 10, 2022
In this weeks’ episode of the Song Confessional, Walker sits down with Eric of Capyac to discuss last week’s crooked doctor’s confession. They also discuss Capyac’s history and evolution as a band, how they manage song writing when living across the world from one another and how they booked their first national tour. Check it […]
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