153. Alex Lahey on The Killers 'Hot Fuss' (2004)

One of Australia's most exciting new singer-songwriters talks about the music that defined her generation. Alex Lahey creates beautiful guitar driven indie rock, wrapping power chords and infectious melodies around tales of romantic frustration that are just as compelling on the Splendour in the Grass Main Stage as they blaring out of headphones during a resentful walk in the rain. On the eve of the release of her excellent 'B Grade University' EP, she joins me to talk about The Killers 'Hot Fuss', why she never fell in love with the band, learning to separate what you like from what's good, the cultural cachet of LimeWire, how the OC soundtrack shaped the next decade of music, her biggest influence as an early songwriter and when she wrote the first song she's still proud of. My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs and the album's influence on their own music. Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist and photographer from Sydney, Australia. He directed the music documentary Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts and feature film Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins, and writes for Capital News magazine. If you've got any feedback or suggestions, drop us a line at [email protected].