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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.
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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November 3, 2022
This week’s episode, features Capyac and the debut of their new song “EarthMemory”. “EarthMemory” was inspired by a crooked doctor who gives out prescription drugs to his patients that are addicts as well as sleeps with them. And keep your eyes to your podcast feed for next week when Walker sits down with Capyac to […]
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October 20, 2022
This week Walker sat down with the brainchild of Pom Pom Squad, Mia Barren. They discuss how crazy Pom Pom Squad’s 2022 has been including, touring across the globe, how Mia is taking care of herself amidst the chaos of touring, how she and her band have grown, and what parts of last week’s confession […]
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October 13, 2022
This week’s episode features the confession that inspired Pom Pom Squad’s latest tune “River”. In this episode, you’ll hear our confessor talk about how his father’s death led to his divorce. You’ll also hear Walker and Zac discuss this confession in-depth and share how they relate to our confessor. And you’ll hear “River” by Pom […]
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September 29, 2022
This week launches the first episode in our new season! For the first time, we’re pulling an unreleased track from the vault inspired by the 2018 midterms. Austin-based, Columbian fusion outfit, Superfónicos, wrote and live recorded a groovy track encouraging us all to get out and vote.
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