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Song Exploder
Song Exploder
Hrishikesh Hirway

Song Exploder is a podcast where musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were... more

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Episodes

Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry

Gracie Abrams is a singer and songwriter from Los Angeles. She started putting out music in 2020, and in June... more

04 Dec 2024 · 25 minutes
Waxahatchee - Fire (Re-Issue)

Katie Crutchfield is a singer and songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. She’s been making music under the name Waxahatchee since 2010.... more

27 Nov 2024 · 18 minutes
Le Tigre - Deceptacon

Le Tigre originally formed in 1998. They released their self-titled debut album in October 1999. Spin Magazine called it one... more

13 Nov 2024 · 27 minutes
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Our House

In 1968, singer and songwriter Graham Nash joined David Crosby and Stephen Stills to form the supergroup Crosby, Stills &... more

30 Oct 2024 · 26 minutes
Pharrell Williams - Piece By Piece

Pharrell Williams is—well, let me just say, he’s a big reason why Song Exploder exists. He’s a singer, songwriter and... more

16 Oct 2024 · 14 minutes
Jon Batiste - We Are (Re-Issue)

For the last couple weeks, I’ve been getting ready for a trip I’m going to make to Connecticut, to moderate... more

02 Oct 2024 · 24 minutes
Troye Sivan - One of Your Girls

Troye Sivan is a singer and songwriter from Australia. He’s been nominated for a Golden Globe, two Grammys, and he’s... more

18 Sep 2024 · 23 minutes
Beabadoobee - Coming Home

Beabadoobee is an award-winning singer and songwriter from England who’s been releasing music since 2017. Her third album is called... more

04 Sep 2024 · 15 minutes
Remi Wolf - Soup

Remi Wolf is a singer and songwriter originally from Palo Alto, California. She’s been releasing music since 2019. She performed... more

21 Aug 2024 · 18 minutes
Sam Smith - Stay With Me

Sam Smith is a Grammy and Oscar-winning singer and songwriter from London, England. Their first album, In the Lonely Hour,... more

24 Jul 2024 · 23 minutes
Fenne Lily - Lights Light Up

Fenne Lily is a singer and songwriter from Dorset, England. She released her first album in 2018, but I didn’t... more

10 Jul 2024 · 21 minutes
Vagabon - Water Me Down (Re-Issue)

Last year, Vagabon released her third album, Sorry I Haven’t Called, which I’ve been listening to a lot. So I... more

26 Jun 2024 · 19 minutes
Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over

Crowded House formed in 1985 in Melbourne, Australia. They’ve released eight albums, including their most recent one, Gravity Stairs, which... more

12 Jun 2024 · 22 minutes
Lizzy McAlpine - Staying

Lizzy McAlpine released her first album in 2020, and her second album in 2022. And between the two, she’s had... more

29 May 2024 · 18 minutes
The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize??

The Flaming Lips formed in Oklahoma City in 1983. Over the last four decades, they’ve put out 16 albums. In... more

15 May 2024 · 20 minutes
Arooj Aftab - Mohabbat (Re-Issue)

One of the songs I keep coming back to is “Mohabbat” by Arooj Aftab. It’s really special to me. I... more

01 May 2024 · 24 minutes
War - Low Rider

The band War formed in 1969, in Long Beach, California. “Low Rider” is from their 1975 album Why Can’t We... more

17 Apr 2024 · 18 minutes
Shania Twain - You're Still The One

Shania Twain is a singer and songwriter from Ontario, Canada. She’s the only female artist to have had three consecutive... more

03 Apr 2024 · 18 minutes
Danny Brown - Y.B.P. (feat. Bruiser Wolf)

Danny Brown started his career in 2007 by handing out mixtapes in Detroit, where he’s from. In 2011, he put... more

20 Mar 2024 · 17 minutes
Rhiannon Giddens - You Louisiana Man

Rhiannon Giddens has released five solo albums since 2015. Before that, she was a member of the Grammy-winning band, the... more

06 Mar 2024 · 19 minutes
Arlo Parks - Black Dog (Re-Issue)

I wanted to revisit an episode about one of my favorite songs from 2021, “Black Dog” by Arlo Parks. A... more

21 Feb 2024 · 19 minutes
Green Day - Basket Case

Green Day is a punk band from the East Bay in California. Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool... more

07 Feb 2024 · 21 minutes
The Postal Service - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (Deluxe Anniversary Edition)

The first episode of Song Exploder, about The Postal Service song "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight," came out 10 years... more

24 Jan 2024 · 26 minutes
Foo Fighters - The Teacher

For the last episode of the year, I got the chance to drive up to Northridge, California, and have a... more

20 Dec 2023 · 33 minutes
Raye - Escapism (feat. 070 Shake)

Raye is a singer, songwriter and producer from London. Besides being an artist in her own right, she’s also been... more

06 Dec 2023 · 21 minutes
Sampha - Spirit 2.0

Sampha is a singer, songwriter and producer from London. His first album, Process, won the Mercury Prize in 2017. He’s... more

15 Nov 2023 · 19 minutes
Paramore - Liar

I think one of the hardest things there is to do in music is to write a love song that... more

01 Nov 2023 · 20 minutes
Kesha - Eat The Acid

Kesha is a singer and songwriter from Los Angeles. She put out her first song in 2009, and it was... more

18 Oct 2023 · 21 minutes
Alvvays - Archie, Marry Me

Alvvays is from Toronto. Their first album came out in 2014, and they’ve put out two other albums since then.... more

04 Oct 2023 · 22 minutes
Laufey - From The Start

Laufey is a singer and songwriter originally from Iceland. She studied piano and cello as a kid. When she was... more

20 Sep 2023 · 18 minutes
Janelle Monáe - So Afraid (Re-Issue)

This summer, in June 2023, Janelle Monáe put out her fourth album, The Age of Pleasure. Listening to it made... more

30 Aug 2023 · 19 minutes
Siddhartha Khosla - Only Murders in the Building (Main Title Theme)

The "Skip Intro" button first got introduced to us through Netflix in 2017, and, I know, a lot of people... more

16 Aug 2023 · 15 minutes
Local Natives - Dark Days

It can be hard to be in a band, or really, in any kind of group where there’s creative collaboration,... more

02 Aug 2023 · 24 minutes
Bakar - Hell N Back

Bakar is a singer and songwriter from London. In 2018 he put out his first release, Badkid. A year later,... more

19 Jul 2023 · 22 minutes
Natalie Merchant - Sister Tilly

Natalie Merchant is an award-winning singer and songwriter from upstate New York. She was the lead singer of the band... more

28 Jun 2023 · 24 minutes
Julien Baker - Appointments (Re-Issue)

This week, I wanted to go back and revisit an older episode. I recorded an interview with singer and songwriter... more

14 Jun 2023 · 20 minutes
Feist - In Lightning

Feist is a singer/songwriter from Canada. She put out her first solo album in 1999. She’s won 11 Juno awards,... more

31 May 2023 · 20 minutes
Madison McFerrin - Run (feat. Bobby McFerrin)

Madison McFerrin is a singer, songwriter, and producer from New York. She’s sung with legends like Aretha Franklin, George Clinton,... more

17 May 2023 · 19 minutes
New Order - Blue Monday

In May 1980, the band Joy Division was devastated by the death of lead singer Ian Curtis. The three remaining... more

03 May 2023 · 22 minutes
Mobb Deep - Shook Ones, Pt. II (Re-Issue)

It’s usually hard to pin down when a genre of music starts. But people point to this one party in... more

19 Apr 2023 · 21 minutes
Yaeji - Passed Me By

Yaeji is a singer, songwriter, and producer from New York. During her childhood she moved between Queens, Atlanta, and Seoul.... more

05 Apr 2023 · 20 minutes
Seal - Kiss from a Rose

Seal is a multi-Grammy-winning singer and songwriter from England. His song “Kiss from a Rose” was first released in 1994,... more

22 Mar 2023 · 22 minutes
Kenny Beats - Still

Kenny Beats is a hip-hop producer who’s been making beats and producing songs for other artists since 2010. He’s got... more

08 Mar 2023 · 18 minutes
Kimbra - Top of the World (Re-Issue)

Last month, in January 2023, Kimbra put out her fourth album. I was listening to it, and it made me... more

22 Feb 2023 · 19 minutes
MUNA - What I Want

MUNA is a trio from Los Angeles, made up of Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin, and Naomi McPherson. They’ve been making... more

08 Feb 2023 · 19 minutes
Noah Kahan - Stick Season

Noah Kahan is a singer and songwriter from Strafford, Vermont. Last year, in 2022, he released Stick Season, his third... more

25 Jan 2023 · 18 minutes
Sampa the Great - Let Me Be Great (feat. Angélique Kidjo)

Sampa The Great is a songwriter, rapper, and singer from Zambia. She was based in Australia for years, but came... more

21 Dec 2022 · 28 minutes
Son Lux - This is a Life (from 'Everything Everywhere All at Once')

Everything Everywhere All at Once is a sci-fi comedy independent film that came out in the spring of 2022. It’s... more

07 Dec 2022 · 23 minutes
Omah Lay - Never Forget

Omah Lay is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and producer. He’s one of the young stars of Afrobeats, the West African... more

16 Nov 2022 · 15 minutes
Book Exploder: James McBride - Deacon King Kong

The final episode of Book Exploder is with author James McBride. He was born in New York City and raised... more

09 Nov 2022 · 20 minutes
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MUNA is a trio from Los Angeles, made up of Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin, and Naomi McPherson. They’ve been making music together... more