38. D.K. Lyons Discusses The 1975, I Like It When You Sleep...

Send us Fan MailMy awakening from sleepwalking through the 2010s musically continues on this episode, as singer/songwriter D.K. Lyons introduces me to The 1975’s I Like It When You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful yet So Unaware of It. D.K. talked about his eclectic yet immersive music-listening habits, his connection to Tom Petty’s music, his love for watching and making music videos and what he loves (and doesn’t love so much) about the featured album.Got questions or comments for D.K.? Check out (and follow!) @DKLyonsMusic on Twitter and @D.K.LyonsMusic on Instagram.Al is on Twitter at @almelchiorBB and on both Twitter and Instagram at @youmealbum. If you follow either @youmealbum account, you will find out which guests and albums are coming up on the show.1:08 D.K. joins the show2:28 D.K. went through a lot of musical phases before starting to listen to more recent music5:00 Headphone-sharing was key to D.K. learning about different kinds of music in high school and college6:21 D.K.’s dad introduced him to Tom Petty’s music at a young age9:02 D.K. had a hard time choosing which songs to put on his album12:33 D.K. announces his upcoming releases13:50 D.K.’s sister introduced him to The 1975 just after he graduated college16:11 We took a different approach to selecting tracks for discussion on this episode16:50 D.K. cites three tracks that fit the album’s theme especially well19:09 Al notices how I Like It When You Sleep sounds like a quintessential ’80s albumBreakdown of selected tracks20:01 Somebody Else23:08 She’s American25:58 The Sound32:13 Ugh!36:01 The 1975/Love Me38:58 This Must Be My Dream/Loving Someone41:45 She Lays Down/Nana42:42 Lostmyhead47:39 Paris/She Lays Down (again)55:21 If I Believe You59:50 The Ballad of Me and My Brain1:02:53 Al asks D.K. which would be the next album from The 1975 to explore1:05:39 Al considers whether he should structure this podcast differentlySupport the show