Your Favorite Band: Recent Episodes
Your Favorite Band
"Your Favorite Band" is a bi-weekly podcast consisting of long-form interviews with your favorite bands about how your favorite band became your favorite band. Think of this as a biography podcast that you actually care about.
In this episode, the ever versitile Mat Kearney joins Bran and Dave to talk about his career.
Andrew Belle joined YFB this week to talk about his start in music, his style change, and his writing process.
SHOW NOTES:
03:30 - Starting out in music
06:20 - The Ladder / singer-song writer style
12:25 - The Ladder remix album
14:15 - Style change & Black Bear
19:00 - Song writing process
23:10 - Being an independent artist
26:00 - Dive Deep
28:45 - any itch to change style again?
30:15 - "Black Clouds" song
Josh "Dies" Porter joins us to talk all things Showbread!
Show Notes:
04:00 - A punk-rok kid
07:40 - The early years of Showbread
17:30 - No Sir…the cult classic
25:30 - Being a “Christian Band”
31:17 - Conflict with the church
37:13 - Above and beyond an album
42:40 - The evolution of Showbread
47:13 - Giving away their music for free
56:20 - Showbread of Showed
1:05:00 - The Belljar
In this episode, Dave meets up with Joey of Kindo after a show in Brooklyn to chat about the band!
Show Notes
3:37 How did Joey he get started into music?
7:45 This Day and Age into The Reign of Kindo
9:57 Candy Rat Youtube videos
13:02 First record
14:08 Software album is a mental thing
17:27 Writing Process
18:38 Band retreats
19:25 The 8 bit Albums
20:20 New Patrion Project
24:48 Reflecting over the years
27:06 Keeping up with Kindo
28:40 New Song
On the of the great up-and-comers, Pianos Become The Teeth, join us for the podcast today.
For more of them, or to catch them on tour, go to: pianosbecometheteeth.com
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// Sherwood - Some Things Never Leave You (mp3) //
Dan from Sherwood joins YFB to chat about the rise & fall of Sherwood & Myspace, and how they got back together in 2015.
For more of Sherwood, check out sherwoodmusic.net
For more of Dan, check out dankoch.net
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Emery - Revival (mp3) //Matt & Toby - I Quit Church (mp3)
Toby Morrell joins YFB to chat about Emery, Bad Christian, and the latest Matt & Toby record.
Show Notes:
00:00 - Intro and happy birthday Dave
03:58 - Toby's childhood
05:25 - Early inspiration
07:11 - Life before Emery
09:23 - The success of Emery
12:45 - Tooth & Nail
14:50 - Evolution of sound
17:45 - Screaming/Singing
20:35 - The rise of Hardcore
22:10 - How Emery writes songs
26:18 - The longevity of Emery
28:45 - Touring in 2001 vs. 2018
31:53 - Bad Christian
35:10 - What's Right & Wrong with the Christian Music Industry / "What Would Jesus Sell" Kickstarter
38:07 - Matt & Toby
40:10 - All Creatures
To follow Emery and catch them on the road, check out: emerymusic.com
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John Mark McMillan - Mercury & Lighting (mp3) ///
John Mark McMillan joins YFB to talk about his journey thus far in music!
Show Notes:
00:00 - Intro and enjoyable banter
04:05 - John Mark’s early inspiration
07:22 - Writing style
10:30 - How this music thing happened
14:30 - How He Loves
19:35 - His thoughts on being on a label
23:40 - Making money being independent
27:00 - Experimenting with his sound
30:20 - Recording with his wife
32:30 - Mercury & Lighting
36:58 - Confronting his faith
43:35 - Figuring out his genre
46:08 - Can you fix the CCM/worship market?
49:12 - What’s next for John Mark McMillan?
50:00 - Wilderlove ///
To follow John Mark and catch him on the road, check out: johnmarkmcmillan.com
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The premier episode of What's Good?! with Bran & Dave. What's Good?! is our monthly podcast where we share what you should be listening to!
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Dave's Picks:
Pinback - Some Offcell Voices(CD) or (Vinyl)
Porches - The House (mp3) or (Vinyl)
Ewan Dobson - More Paganini and Friends (mp3)
Gogol Bordello - Seekers and Finders (mp3) or (Vinyl)
Tommy Emmanuel - Accomplice One (mp3) or (Vinyl)
Bran's Picks:
Borns - Blue Madona (mp3) or (Vinyl)
School of Rock - The Musical (mp3) or (vinyl)
The Great Showman - Soundtrack (mp3) or (vinyl)
[Julien Baker - Turn Out the lights (mp3)](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074FVH5MG/ref=as...
Darren King joins us to kick off Season 2 of YFB!
Show notes:
00:00 - Intro
03:30 - Darren talks about the Super Nintendo
04:45 - Early musical inspiration
08:50 - First drum set
09:47 - Crafting his sound
13:10 - The beginning of Mutemath
23:23 - Live Mutemath shows/first album
31:56 - How Mutemath created music
38:21 - Leaving Mutemath
46:17 - Drumming DJ live shows
51:00 - Sucré
55:39 - Premier of "Inside" by Sucré'
To follow Darren and check out his live shows, go to: https://www.dkdrummer.com/
To follow Sucré, check out https://www.sucreband.com/
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In this episode of YFB, we chat with Noah Gundersen about his musical evolution, faith, and his new album.
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In this episode, Stephen Christians joins us once again! This time, we are walking through his upcoming released, "Wildfires", by going through each track and talking about how he wrote it.
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In this episode of YFB, we chat with John about the start of Taking Back Sunday, the rise and fall of Straylight Run, and how he ended up back with TBS!
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In this episode of YFB, we get the band back together! Davy, Sam, and Jared of Bleach join us to talk about their time as a band, what it's like being a "christian band", and what's next for them! music. Check out our socials & leave a review on iTunes! Facebook.com/yourfavoritebandpodcast Instagram.com/yourfavoritebandpodcast Twitter.com/favoritebandpod Rate, review, & subscribe!
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This week, we branch out! Mike DiCenzo, show runner & writer for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, joins us to break down what went into creating some of your favorite Tonight Show segments!
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In this episode, we talk to Judah and Spencer about their earlier folkier sound, folk hop n roll, and touring with Twenty One Pilots
Up-and-comers Polymath come on the show to talk about their new EP, and what it was like working with Mike Maines.
Punk rock legends Punchline joins the podcast to talk about what makes punk rock so freaking awesome, insight into their albums, and shows off a new song 'Darkest Dark'.
Your Next Favorite Band is Cody Fry! He is Ben Rector's super talented guitar player, but an even more talented song-writer. We talk about his solo stuff, what he's learned on the road, and what's next for him!
This week on YFB we talk to the super talented Katie and Josh from The Mowgli's about being signed to a major label, the challenges of having a lot of people in one band, and how they're trying to share love through music!
In this episode, we talk with Aaron of My Epic about how they go started, his thought process behind song writing, and what's next for them!
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In this episode we chat and laugh with Penny & Sparrow about how they got started, how they write music, and the Asheville Spoon lady. For more on Penny & Sparrow, check out http://www.pennyandsparrow.com/
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In this episode, we talk to The Brilliance about their new album, spirituality, and worship music. For more of The Brilliance, check out http://thebrilliancemusic.com/
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This episode of YFB is sponsored by Spartan Records. Go check them out @ www.spartanrecords.com
In the second episode of Your NEXT Favorite Band, we talk with Young Fox about how they picked their genre, writing styles, and their new album 'Sky Beats Gold'! Go pre-order 'Sky Beats Gold' at spartanrecords.com. For more Young Fox, check out https://www.facebook.com/youngfoxband/
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In this episode we sit down with the entire crew that is The Last Bison to talk about Europe, getting signed and dumped, and tropical disco...and tinder. Check out more of The Last Bison at www.thelastbison.com.
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In the first episode of Your NEXT Favorite Band, we talk about husband/wife duo Tow'rs about the struggles of being a small, indie band, what it's like to write as a couple, and Chance the Rapper.
We also debut their new song 'Liminal' off their new album 'Grehy Fidelity' which comes out on 3.10. Check out http://www.towrsmusic.com for more!
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In this episode we talk to Eric from Future of Forestry to talk about composing, musical inspirations, and Christmas music! For more Future of Forestry, check out www.futureofforestry.com!
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In this episode, we talk to the ever-talented Trenton from Seryn about the challenges of writing music with other people, playing shows for a ton of people vs. a few people, and whats next for Seryn! Buy Seryn's latest single, Mausoleum here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mausoleum-single/id1186164113 Check out Trenton's new project - Top Knot! Find him on all the socials at @iamtopknot & iamtopknot.com (launching soon).
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In this episode of YFB, we chat with Ryan from Sleeping At Last about song writing, composing orchestra parts, and Grey's Anatomy. For more Sleeping at Last, and to subscribe to Atlas 2, check out http://www.sleepingatlast.com.
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In this episode, we discuss our all time favorite christmas albums, songs, and more! Also, Stephen Christian joins us in the last 30 minutes to talk Christmas!
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In this episode, Matt MacDonald from The Classic Crime/Vocal Few joins us to talk about being a signed band vs an independent band, life on the road, and writing music with his wife. For more, check out Facebook.com/theclassiccrime OR Facebook.com/vocalfew Check us out the socials! Facebook.com/yourfavoritebandpodcast Instagram.com/yourfavoritebandpodcast Twitter.com/favoritebandpod Rate, review, & subscribe! Email us guest requests! yourfavoritebandpodcast@gmail.com
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In this episode we talk to Stephen Christian of Anberlin about the life and death of Anberlin, how to make in it in the music world, and Stephen's upcoming worship project. For more Anberlin, check out anberlin.com. For more Stephen, follow him on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram at @christianmusic.
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In this episode we chat with the band Mae about how they got started, the Everglow, and new material! Check us out the socials!
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Intro music - We Belong (Remix) by Jay Bavino - https://soundcloud.com/jaybovino/we-belong-remix
On this episode of YFB, we talk about the massive hit Geronimo, how they got their big break, and listen to their new song 'We Belong' with Sheppard!!!
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In this episode of YFB, Chad from Paper Route chats with us about their albums, the process of writing albums, faith, and the Cubs. Go buy all of the Paper Route albums & check them out on tour NOW @ paperrouteonline.com
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On this episode of YFB, we talk with Chad of Kings Kaleidoscope about his time at Mars Hill, Kings' discography, and cursing.
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We are super excited to introduce to the YFB audience a new artist on Tooth & Nail: Civilian! We discuss music, religion, and their brand new album which comes out October 21st! For more on Civilian, go to http://civiliansounds.com
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In this episode of YFB, we catch up with Mike Mains in Greenville, SC on his current Living Room Tour. Throughout the episode, you'll hear live clips from the show! For upcoming tour tickets and more, check out mikemaiusmusic.com
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In the 4th episode of YFB, we spice things up a little bit! Brandon is joined by Zach from Citizens & Saints to talk, song-by-song, about their new album 'A Mirror Dimly'! To get the new album, and see tour dates, go to http://www.citizensandsaints.com
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In the 3rd episode of YFB, we interview Reese Roper from Five Iron Frenzy about the rise, the fall, and rise (again) of Five Iron. To listen to Five Iron, find tour dates, and other fun things, check out http://www.fiveironfrenzy.com
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This episode of the Your Favorite Band Podcast is brought to you by Bombas. Get 20% off your first pair of Bombas socks by going to www.getbombas.com/favoriteband ... OH, if you buy a pair, they donate a pair to a homeless shelter. It's a win-win!
In the 2nd episode of Your Favorite Band, Bran & Dave sit down with Matt & Matt of Relient K to talk about the musical progression of the Relient K discography! Pick up 'Air For Free' & buy tickets for their fall tour with Switchfoot at www.relientk.com
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This episode of the Your Favorite Band Podcast is brought to you by Bombas. Get 20% off your first pair of Bombas socks by going to www.getbombas.com/favoriteband ... OH, if you buy a pair, they donate a pair to a homeless shelter. It's a win-win!
In the debut episode of Your Favorite Band, we interview Tim Skipper of House of Heroes. To find out more about House of Heroes, go to - http://thehouseofheroes.com/
Your Favorite Band is a podcast where we interview your favorite bands and try to figure out how your favorite bands became who they are today.
Launching August 15th w/ Tim Skipper from House of Heroes.
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