The 5

The 5 is a podcast about music where on each episode my guests select five pieces that are in whatever way influencing their musical practice.  We listen to each one and discuss why and how they stand out. My guest for episode nine is Palm.  Palm is a four piece art rock ensemble formed in upstate New York in 2012.  As a completely collaborative effort in every part of the music making process, the quartet has developed a truly characteristic sound recognizable by its constant time signature changes, off kilter guitar timbres and vocal effects.  For this episode, guitarist and vocalist Kasra Kurt, guitarist and vocalist Eve Alpert, bassist Gerasimos Livitsanos and drummer Hugo Stanley each selected one piece that best defined their own state of mind musically and creatively at the moment.  For the fifth piece, the band selected one song together that collectively stood out.  Palm has been touring nearly non stop since the release of their latest album Rock Island earlier this year on Carpark Records.  The New York Times called Palm "one of the most ambitious and promising acts in today's art-rock scene."   Tracklist: 1. Graeme Miller & Steve Shill - "Woodland Band Far Away" 2. Micachu & The Shapes - "Sea Air" 3. Nuno Canavarro - "Bruma" 4. Neil Young with Crazy Horse - "Everybody's Alone" 5. Voggue - "Dancin' The Night Away"   Theme music: "Oo Ah" by Total Heat

The 5 is a podcast about music where on each episode, my guest selects five pieces that are in whatever way influencing their music practice.  We listen to each one and discuss why and how they stand out.     My guest for episode eight is Misha Lindes, lead singer and guitar player of the band SadGirl.  SadGirl is a surf rock / soul and doo wop revival band from Los Angeles that has been active since 2013.  Their Breakfast For Two 7" is available on Suicide Squeeze Records.   Tracklist: 1. The Temprees - "Dedicated To The One I Love" 2. Lithics - "Excuse Generator" 3. Brenton Wood - "I Like The Way You Love Me" 4. Chet Baker - "My Funny Valentine" 5. Dennis Brown - "Wichita Lineman"   Theme music: "Oo Ah" by Total Heat

The 5 is a podcast about music where on each episode, my guest selects five pieces that are influencing their artistic practice.  We listen to each one and discuss why and how they stand out. My guest for episode seven is Will Wiesenfeld aka Baths.  The 29 year old Southern California producer has been making music with various monikers for over half his life.  Baths was born in 2010 with the debut album Cerulean, a dense and unwavering electronica record that immediately put Will on the map as an artist to watch.  He continues to develop his distinctly 21st Century sound, both as Baths and with his other project Geotic.  Among his many accolades, Will was one of Out Magazine's 100 notable people in 2017.  Baths' latest album Romaplasm came out late last year on Anticon Records.   Tracklist: 1. Micachu and the Shapes - "You Know" 2. Land of Talk - "This Time" 3. Norah Jones - "Feelin' the Same Way" 4. Suuns - "Look No Further" 5. Friendship - "Workhorse"   Theme music: "Oo Ah" by Total Heat

The 5 is a podcast about music where on each episode, my guest selects five pieces that are in whatever way influencing their music practice.  We listen to each one and discuss why and how they stand out. My guest for episode six is Estonian experimental musician and producer Maria Minerva.  Maria has been a seminal figure in the London, New York and now Los Angeles music scenes and in Estonia has been recognized as one of the nation's great cultural figures.  She won the Estonian music awards for best female artist and best electronic album in 2015 and in 2017 was named one of the top 12 most outstanding Estonian women in the world.  Her music explores the interaction of experimental dance, lo-fi bedroom recordings and theoretical sound art in a way that has made all of the many records in her discography unique.  Her most recent solo release, bless, came out on 100% Silk in 2013. Tracklist: 1. Pet Shop Boys - "Domino Dancing" 2. Bob Sinclar - "Champs Elysees Theme"  3. Miles Davis - "Bags Groove" 4. Stereolab - "Cybele's Reverie" 5. Kode9 & The Spaceape - "Black Sun (Partial Eclipse Mix)" Theme music: "Oo Ah" by Total Heat

The 5 is a podcast about music where on each episode my guest selects five pieces that are in whatever way influencing their musical practice.  We listen to each one and discuss why and how they stand out. My guest for episode 5 is Meg Duffy aka Hand Habits.  The Albany, New York-raised current Los Angeles resident released her debut album Wildly Idle (Humble Before the Void) on Woodsist Records early last year.  Since then, Meg has toured extensively performing solo and with an ensemble as Hand Habits.  She has also toured as guitarist for singer Kevin Morby's band since 2014.    Tracklist: 1. Lily Konigsberg - "Good Time" 2. Lomelda - "Bam Sha Klam" 3. Joachim Badenhorst - "Star Clinic 1" 4. Richard Twice - "If I Knew You Were the One" 5. Robert Wyatt - "Just as You Are"   Theme Music: "Oo Ah" by Total Heat

The 5 is a podcast about music where on each episode, my guest selects five pieces that are in whatever way influencing their musical practice.  We listen to each one and discuss why and how they stand out.   My guest for episode four is Dent May.  Born in Jackson, Mississippi, the singer-songwriter broke out in 2009 with his debut album The Good Feeling Music of Dent May and His Magnificent Ukulele on Animal Collective's Paw Tracks label.  His latest album Across the Multiverse, which features collaborations with Frankie Cosmos, came out on Car Park Records last year. Tracklist: 1. Marshall Hain - "Dancing in the City" 2. Junie Morrison - "Super Spirit" 3. Brandy - "Full Moon" 4. Lee Dorsey / Allen Toussaint - "Yes We Can (Parts 1 & 2) 5. Bee Gees - "Charade" Theme music "Oo Ah" by Total Heat

The 5 is a podcast about music where on each episode, my guest hand selects five pieces that are in whatever way influencing their artistic practice.  We listen to each one and discuss why and how they stand out. My guest for episode 3 is Fat Tony, a rapper based in Los Angeles and born in Houston, Texas. He's collaborated with artists such as Murs, Antwon and producer Tom Cruz and his music has been critically acclaimed worldwide.  His last album MacGregor Park was released on First One Up in 2017.  It received Bandcamp's best hip hop album of the year award.  The Houston Press has given fat tony the Best Underground Hip Hop in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2013.   Tracklist:   1. "Put That On Everything" - Brandy 2. "Don't Play Me" - Prince 3. "I Am I Be" - De La Soul 4. "Buddies" - Quelle Chris 5. "Genesis – It's Gonna Get Better [DJ Screw Mix]" - DJ Screw

The 5 is a podcast about music where on each episode, my guest hand selects five pieces that are in whatever way influencing their artistic practice.  We listen to each one and discuss why and how they stand out My guest for episode two is Cleo Tucker, a singer, songwriter and guitarist from Los Angeles. Cleo's band Girlpool with their collaborator Harmony Tividad has released two full length records and toured worldwide since their formation in 2013.  Originally a stripped down duo with Cleo on guitar, Harmony on bass and the two singing in tandem with their signature, phenomenal vocal harmonies, Girlpool recently has developed a more filled out sound, with layered guitars, drums and synthesizers.  Girlpool's latest album Powerplant, which received Pitchfork's best new album accolade and was one of their best albums of the year, came out on Anti Records in 2017.  Their latest single "Picturesong," a collaboration with Devonte Hynes, was released earlier this year.   1. "More Than This" - Roxy Music 2. "On the Line" - Graham Nash 3. "Here is the House" - Depeche Mode 4. "Your Skin and Mine" - Sad Lovers and Giants 5. "Hearttaker" - Starflyer 59

APOLOGIES FOR THE FIDELITY ON THIS FIRST ONE..THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN SOLVED AND WILL NOT BE AN ISSUE WITH FUTURE EPISODES. DESPITE IT, PLEASE LISTEN AND ENJOY The 5 is a podcast about music where my guest selects five pieces that are in whatever way influencing their musical practice. We listen to each one and discuss how and why they stand out. My guest for Episode 1 is Chris Cohen. Songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Chris Cohen has been writing and recording music for quite some time.  As a former member of the band Deerhoof and as producer / performer for artists such as Weyes Blood, Cass McCombs and Ariel Pink, Chris' career has landed him on many stages and records worldwide.  As a solo artist, his two full length albums on Captured Tracks both have received serious accolades.  On this inaugural episode of The 5, Chris speaks to me about how lush 60s string arrangements, clanky 80s drum machines and The Rolling Stones all make their way into his process in writing and recording his forthcoming third album. Tracklist: 1. Don't Box Me In - Stewart Copeland & Stan Ridgeway 2. Are You There (With Another Girl) - Dionne Warwick 3. Europa and The Pirate Twins - Thomas Dolby 4. Jumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones 5. I Hear a Symphony - The Supremes   Theme Music: "Oo Ah" by Total Heat