One For The Vinyl Den: Ep. 4 - 1 Year Anniversary Special with Dylan LeBlanc, Max Clilverd, Iona Luke, Ray Harris, The Family Band and The Wounded Lovers

Welcome back to One for the Vinyl Den, the monthly music discovery series on the Friday Vinyl Club Podcast! Special Anniversary Note: This is a very special 1-year anniversary episode with a fun twist: host Ollie and Papa (Jamie) switch roles! For the past year, Ollie has been curating five monthly tracks for Papa, but to celebrate their 1-year anniversary, Papa has brought forward five special tracks created by past guests of the podcast for Ollie to review, unpack, and eventually choose for the imaginary 7-inch custom vinyl record for the family den. CONNECT WITH THE CLUB: Our Official Website:https://www.thefridayvinylclub.com/ Contact / Track Submissions: mailto:[email protected] INSIDE THE EPISODE & TIMESTAMPS: 00:19 - Welcome & 1-Year Anniversary Intro: Ollie and Papa celebrate 40 episodes and introduce the roles-reversed anniversary format. 03:51 - Indie-Pop / Singer-Songwriter: Exploring Max Clilverd's "Open Air" and its parallels to Tom Odell. 07:38 - Moody Alternative & Post-Punk: Unpacking The Wounded Lovers' "A Bar Called Paradise" (featuring Lucca Mae) and its Nick Cave-esque build. 12:34 - Anniversary Special Q&A (Part 1 - Musical Memories): Ollie asks Papa about his favorite personal musical memories, touching on past gigs, meeting music heroes like Neil Finn, and the chaotic yet memorable moment falling off stage with Nick Cave at All Points East. 17:54 - Anniversary Special Q&A (Part 2 - Lessons, Future Guests & podcast memories): Papa reflects on the hard work of podcasting, technical and editing challenges,, shares his dream guest wishlist for the next year (including Tom Odell, Loyle Carner, Olivia Dean, Justin Currie, Neil Finn, Passenger and Johnny Marr). 25:53 - Alternative Alt-Rock - Singer-Songwriter: Reviewing Iona Luke's "Crashing", its powerful, building choruses plus Papa's Iona Luke gig memories. 33:54 - Indie-Pop / Singer-Songwriter: Discussing Ray Harris's "I Won't Let You Fall", its cover art, the Abbey Road mastering and the Vinyl Record community 38:33 - Country-Adjacent Americana: Analyzing The Family Band's "Pick Your Poison" and its beautiful Eagles / Fleetwood Mac harmonies 43:42 - The Final Verdict: Ollie makes his final decision on which track gets pressed to the imaginary custom 7-inch vinyl record for the den. FEATURED TRACK HIGHLIGHTS: "Open Air" by Max Clilverd: A weightless, atmospheric indie track built from driving drum grooves, reverse guitar outros, and pedal steel.http://maxclilverd.com/ "A Bar Called Paradise" by The Wounded Lovers (feat. Lucca Mae): A gritty, real-world narrative blending atmospheric tension with silky guest vocals. https://woundedloversmusic.com/ "Crashing" by Iona Luke: An alt-rock/indie-pop piece starting with intimate, anxious verses before exploding into a massive rock chorus. https://ionaluke.os.fan/ "I Won't Let You Fall" by Ray Harris: A deeply empathetic, vulnerable album opener featuring raw vocals, soft piano, and swelling strings. https://www.rayharrismusic.com/ "Pick Your Poison" by The Family Band: A hypnotic, country-adjacent family collaboration featuring rich vocal blends, acoustic guitars, and dark thematic storytelling.https://bigblackcowrecords.com/thefamily/ THE 7-INCH VINYL DEN SELECTION: After reviewing all five guest tracks and discussing their favorite musical memories and highlights from the past year of podcasting, Ollie makes his final call. Listen to the episode to find out which track takes top honors and earns a permanent spot in the den! FOR FANS OF: If you love music memories, music history, and human stories behind the songs on podcasts like The Vinyl Guide, Back to NOW!, Music Is None Of Our Business, Desert Island Discs, or A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs, you are right at home in the club! Leave us a review wherever you listen to help our independent community grow!