Like What You Like: Recent Episodes
Blake Austin Correll
Like What You Like is a podcast series about your Host Blake Correll's journey through music. Catching Up is a weekly radio-style show where we'll listen to all types of new music. Not necessarily "new" new, maybe new-to-you. If that wasn't too confusing we'll catch up soon!
2024 has been off to a great start so I recruited my best music friends to talk about our favorite releases, so far. We count down notable release from across genres and discuss why they are standouts this year. Artists we cover include Frail Body, Beyoncé, Madi Diaz, Julien Lage, Liquid Mike... and so so so many more. There is overlap, there are far out pick, but all of it came out between January 1st and March 31st in 2024.
Blake Correll is your host, he also has his own band called Broken Left Foot which as of the spring of 2024 if recording its debut record, he is also the one typing this right now.
Jack Tecca is a Chicago-based musician who just released an EP with his multi-hyphenate, 2-piece, genre-bending project, As A Ghost.
Matt Kistler is the patron saint of the Chicago music scene, he also performs in a multitude of projects including Blood Pact Scout, This Page Intentionally Left Blank, Jeff Schaller and the Long Way Home and probably more. Matt also volunteers at CHIRP Radio, Chicago's premier listener-supported independent radio station, 107.1 on your dial and available online at https://chirpradio.org/
Mike (GHOSTBEEF) joins the show to talk about his creative process at his home studio. We talk about the impetuous of the GHOSTBEEF project and the realizations that brought Mike to embracing experimentation in the music he makes. We talk about ambient music and its connotations, as well as some of the personalities that it breed. We also have a lengthy discussion about Wesley Willis and other who have been lumped into the category of Outsider Music. the conversation takes some familiar avenues for LWYL and some not so familiar.
This is the first interview I've conducted at an artists studio and it led to some interesting results. Mainly, Mike and I collaborated on the creation of an original track which you can hear at the end of this episode, or stream wherever you get your music. In this episode you can hear the experimentation that led to the final track as well as hearing mike explain his methods for creating music.
I hope you enjoy!
Christopher Royal King of This Will Destroy You joins the show to talk about their upcoming 10th Anniversary Show for the record Tunnel Blanket. This episode also coincides with a collaboration coffee that TWDY has available through Chicago cafe and roaster Metric.
We get to talking about the coffee collaboration, getting good coffee when you your internationally, my discovery of Chris' work, what Tunnel Blanket means to Chris over 10 years later, how Chris connects TWDY to ambient music, and much more.
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Singer/Songwriter Jeremy Nathan joins the show to discuss his new single LinkedInfluencer, available everywhere. Jeremy is one of my longest musical friendships. You may know him from his band Faintheart or maybe you’ve found him through his excellent songwriting project that bears his name. We talk about the new single, community & music, Kansas City, Coffee, therapy, and so much more. Have a listen.
Jeremy’s website:
- Thisisjeremynathan.com
Articles mentioned at the end of the show:
- https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/07/24/country-musics-culture-wars-and-the-remaking-of-nashville
- https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-platforms-cory-doctorow/
Michael Bingham of Spiritual Cramp joins the show to talk about the catharsis of performing live, trusting your own taste, and the songs of the band's debut self titled record out now on Blue Grape Music.
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Actor/Stand-up Comedian Tori Kilkenny joins the show to contrast and compare different performing styles. Tori and Blake talk about trading playlists, developing our own artistic material, and artistic intent.
Musician/Producer Riley Corbin (Faintheart, Jeremy Nathan) joins the show to have a different conversation than long-time listeners of the show may be used to. Riley and I talk about new years resolutions, our current music obsessions, and we get deep into the music biz (first for the show). If you are a fellow musician or just a curious music fan this is the conversation for you.
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Rabi Valurri is a fellow Kansas native and musician, currently living in NYC. Our conversation centers on music and the the effects of a place like Kansas on it.
I am excited to debut the first-ever full band Interview with Cold Gawd. I caught up with the band hours before their showcase at The Belasco in Downtown Los Angeles, California celebrating Dais Records 15 year anniversary. It is exciting to see the growth in the project since my first interview with Matt back in March of 2021. Since signing to Dais Cold Gawd released their sophomore record, played numerous west-coast shows, and played alongside Deftones, Freddie Gibbs and Turnstile at the annual Dios De Los Deftones - All while holding the shoegaze torch high.
Cold Gawd's Sophomore record "Got Get Me The Fuck Out Of Here" has a controversial reputation within the online shoegaze community, namely the r/shoegaze. The band's controversy is not lost on Matt and the band, in some ways they revel in it. Despite detractors GGMTFOOH has found critical acclaim and excitement on sites like Revolver, Cvltnation and New Noise Mag. Matt and his bandmates share a mutual love for shoegaze and their collective vision to be the biggest shoegaze band ever. Cold Gawd's ambitions don't end there... Listen to my interview with Cold Gawd to find out what is next.
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Latest Episode of Catching Up
On this episode, Mitch Mead comes on the show to discuss his debut record Opening Act, released on September 23, 2022. We talk about his Michigan origins, how he got started performing in Chicago and talk about the best way to open a show.
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Latest Episode of Catching Up
LWYL welcomes very special guest Zack Weiss of Apres Pompeii. Blake and Zack compare notes on the years best albums and the ones that didn't quite make the cut. Check out the links below and let me know what your favorite album of the year is!
See you in 2023!!!
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Most Recent Catching Up: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1yXP6qdkSnIOvQ7K8zbMg9?si=04d8c2a8fe644337
2022! What a year in music. Unfortunately not every record makes the top of my list, but that doesn't mean I'm not gonna talk about it. These are 5 records from 2022 I think are worth your time going into 2023.
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On this episode, Blake reads a past review from the blog (link below), Talks about a classic record he just discovered and makes the case for why you should listen to Catching Up (link also... you know... down there.). THANKS
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Blake talks about his love of the band Low in light of the passing of drummer Mimi Parker + A review of the new face of power pop Dazy with their record OUTOFBODY (Out on Lame-O records).
New releases:
- Bruce Springsteen Only the Strong Survive OUT 11/11 via Columbia
- Soul Blind Feel It All Around OUT 11/11 via Other People Records
- Pile of Love Flake on the Future (EP) 11/11
- Dave Knudson Undo/Redo (EP) 11/11 via Seawall
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Jake Wagner joins the show to discuss The 1975 and their new record Being Funny in a Foreign Language, released October 14th 2022 via Dirty Hit. Jake is a Chicago performer who has graduated from Second City Conservatory and runs a weekly variety show at The Bughouse Theater called Everything is Fine.
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Tangents on merch, tallness and shoegaze phase in and out as Blake expresses his thoughts on the new record by Alvvays. Also in this episode, Blake goes over 3 albums out 10/21 that you should check out and Jimmy Eat World's new song "Place Your Debts".
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A review of Death Cab for Cutie's newest record Asphalt Meadows and recap of their recent show in Chicago,IL.
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LWYL Returns!
Albums:
Holy Fawn Dimensional Bleed OUT 9/9 Triple Crown/Wax Bodega
Pianos Become the Teeth Drift OUT 8/27 Epitaph
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Sam Leyba (Coffee, Philosophy) joins Blake for a discussion about artists who stand on their own. Artists discussed Father John Misty, Bon Iver and Whitney Houston. End of Season 1!!! Look out for something new in the future. Thanks for listening
Kristian Guenther (Artist, Coffee Pal) joins the show to talk about songs that tell a deeper story. Artists discussed Microwave, Brother Moses, and Frank Sinatra. Check us out on Spotify and Instagram. Call your siblings if you have them (if you don't, call someone else's)
Ryan Greenway (Evolutionary Biologist) joins Blake in a nerd out session about Post-Rock, Psych-Rock and Butt Rock. Bands Discussed This Will Destroy You, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard and Hinder. Check out our Official Spotify Playlists!
Joe Cirigani (Improviser and Musician) and Tony Lazzeroni (Improviser and Musician) join the podcast for our first ever 3 person episode! We talk about The Venetia Fair, Bruce Lee Band, Incubus and Foo Fighters. If you are looking for something a little out there this is it. We explore music I personally am not involved with or am a strong fan of, just listen. Follow our playlist on Spotify. Follow us on instagram. Don't follow strangers.
Andrew Le (Chicago Friend, Musician, Music Fan) hops on the podcast to discuss music that just a little out there. Artists Discussed are Tera Melos, Laurel Halo, and Journey. Look out for Andrew's podcasts Would You Rather Plus & Do You Still Like Me?
James Berck (College Buddy, Smart guy) joins the Podcast to discuss Pianos Become the Teeth, La Dispute and our Human Classic Artist Kendrick Lamar. Songs this week have heavy subject matter, such as death. Its kind of par for the course in this type of music so if you have yet to explore PBTT or LD you're in for some stuff. Enjoy the episode and check out our Official Spotify Playlist (Like What You Like: Songs from the Podcast)
The multitalented Hunter Owen talks with Blake about Minus The Bear, Hozier and Oasis. CHECK OUT Hunter's Band Faintheart on Spotify or wherever you get your music!
Austen Henry (musician and best friend of the host) talks with Blake about Julien Baker's Rejoice, guccihighwaters' Waste of Space, and Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody.