Zende Murdoch on Turning The Runarounds From TV Band to Real Band

Zende Murdoch of The Runarounds jumps on with Kyle Meredith to dig into how a “fake” TV band on The Runarounds (now streaming on Prime Video) turned into a very real, very busy rock band. He talks about answering that mysterious Instagram casting call tied to Outer Banks, the long secret stretch of years where the group was quietly writing, finding their sound, and cutting an EP with Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads before anyone even knew the show existed. Zende gets into the proggy drum flex of “Funny How the Universe Works,” what it was like building the season one soundtrack in a sort of songwriting boot camp, and how the crew splits writing between songs for the characters and songs for the actual band. He also takes us into the new single “Chasing the Good Times,” born in a Nashville session with Brad Schultz of Cage The Elephant, the surreal rush of watching sold-out dates roll in, and why, TV renewal or not, The Runarounds are now a full-on touring band with plenty more music on the way.Listen to Zende Murdoch chat about all this and more or watch it on YouTube. Please take the time to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts, and keep up to date with all our series by following the Consequence Podcast Network.Our Sponsors:* Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com* Check out BetterHelp and use my code betterhelp.com for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com* Check out MyBookie and use my code KYLEM for a great deal: https://www.mybookie.agAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy