Song Exploder is a podcast where musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were... more
One of the songs I keep coming back to is “Mohabbat” by Arooj Aftab. It’s really special to me. I... more
The band War formed in 1969, in Long Beach, California. “Low Rider” is from their 1975 album Why Can’t We... more
Shania Twain is a singer and songwriter from Ontario, Canada. She’s the only female artist to have had three consecutive... more
Danny Brown started his career in 2007 by handing out mixtapes in Detroit, where he’s from. In 2011, he put... more
Rhiannon Giddens has released five solo albums since 2015. Before that, she was a member of the Grammy-winning band, the... more
I wanted to revisit an episode about one of my favorite songs from 2021, “Black Dog” by Arlo Parks. A... more
Green Day is a punk band from the East Bay in California. Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool... more
The first episode of Song Exploder, about The Postal Service song "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight," came out 10 years... more
For the last episode of the year, I got the chance to drive up to Northridge, California, and have a... more
Raye is a singer, songwriter and producer from London. Besides being an artist in her own right, she’s also been... more
Sampha is a singer, songwriter and producer from London. His first album, Process, won the Mercury Prize in 2017. He’s... more
I think one of the hardest things there is to do in music is to write a love song that... more
Kesha is a singer and songwriter from Los Angeles. She put out her first song in 2009, and it was... more
Alvvays is from Toronto. Their first album came out in 2014, and they’ve put out two other albums since then.... more
Laufey is a singer and songwriter originally from Iceland. She studied piano and cello as a kid. When she was... more
This summer, in June 2023, Janelle Monáe put out her fourth album, The Age of Pleasure. Listening to it made... more
The "Skip Intro" button first got introduced to us through Netflix in 2017, and, I know, a lot of people... more
It can be hard to be in a band, or really, in any kind of group where there’s creative collaboration,... more
Bakar is a singer and songwriter from London. In 2018 he put out his first release, Badkid. A year later,... more
Natalie Merchant is an award-winning singer and songwriter from upstate New York. She was the lead singer of the band... more
Kesha is a singer and songwriter from Los Angeles. She put out her first song in 2009, and it was a huge... more