Meet Our Makers

109. Gay Meat - All About My Mother

05 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we get to meet Gay Meat - aka Karl Kuehn. In this conversation, Karl and I dig right in to his brand new debut full-length solo LP...

108. Peaches - A Mirror to Absurdity

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this chat, we get to meet Peaches, the iconic electronic/electro-clash/pop singer, songwriter, and producer. After a lengthy absence, Peaches is b...

107. Asher White - Jessica Pratt By Asher White

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this chat, we get to meet Asher White. Asher is a singer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and lots of other things, and has just put ...

106. Animal Collective - Twenty Years of Feels

31 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this chat, we get to meet 3/4 of the experimental rock band Animal Collective. The band just reissued its seminal album Feels for its 20th anniv...

105. Edith Frost - Back in the Lope

30 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ok, catch up part two. Now, in this episode, we get to meet singer-songwriter Edith Frost. Edith released her first record in about twenty years this...

104. Azazel Jacobs - The Magic

26 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Time to play some catch up! In this episode, we get to meet award-winning filmmaker of His Three Daughters, Azazel Jacobs. Full disclosure: this chat...

103. The Mynabirds - Silence Broken

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we get to meet Laura Burhenn - aka The Mynabirds. Laura has just released her first album as the Mynabirds in about eight years, and ...

102. Austra - A Particular Grief

13 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we get to meet Austra, which is the music project of singer/songwriter/producer Katie Stelmanis. In this chat, we talk about Katie's ...

101. Julian Brave NoiseCat - Surviving the Night

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, we get to meet Julian Brave NoiseCat. Julian is a filmmaker, documentarian, and writer, who just put out his first book, called We ...

100. Imogen Heap - This is My Communion

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 100!! Who knew this would ever happen? I didn't! To commemorate this grand occasion, what better than to sit down with one of the musicians I'...

99. Avery Tucker - Slow Hits Fast

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this chat, we get to meet Avery Tucker. Avery is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who is probably up to know best known as one half...

98. Casey Dienel - Casey Talk

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this chat, we get to meet Casey Dienel. Formerly known as White Hinterland, Dienel is back with a brand new record under their own name, called M...

WE MEET AGAIN IV: Madi Diaz

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest installment of my re-interview subseries, We Meet Again, we get to chat for a second time with luminous, talented, and hilarious Madi D...

97. Jens Lekman - Emotional Autobiography

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this chat, we get to meet singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Jens Lekman. Jens has just put out a new record, entitled Songs for Other Peop...

WE MEET AGAIN III: Nina Nastasia

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Time for another edition of We Meet Again, the subseries of Meet Our Makers where I re-interview folks from the show's past, this time with nicetie...

96. The Swell Season - Earth and Water

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we get to meet The Swell Season. Comprised of singers, songwriters, musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, you may know them bes...

95. Patrick Wolf - Period of Harvest

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we get to meet singer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist Patrick Wolf. Patrick is back after a 14-year album absence with a...

94. U.S. Girls - A Line in the Sand is Not a Wall

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we get to meet Meg Remy, the driving force behind the chameleonic indie rock project, U.S. Girls. Remy may be the driver, but the grou...

93. Amy Millan - It's Nice to Believe in Magic

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this chat, we get to meet Amy Millan. Amy is best known as co-bandleader of the Canadian band Stars, as well as her side gig as a member of Broken ...

92. Sally Shapiro - Italo Anonymous

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this chat we get to meet Swedish Italo-disco duo, Sally Shapiro. Made up of producer Johan Ageborn and singer Sally Shapiro (which is a pseudonym f...

91. Lido Pimienta - ...And Then Belong

01 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this chat, we get to meet Lido Pimienta. Lido is a singer, songwriter, producer, who just put out her newest record, La Belleza, via ANTI-. We tal...

90. Tune-Yards - Age of Interruption; or, Rhythmic Buttprint

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this chat, we get to meet Merrill Garbus of Tune-Yards. Garbus started Tune-Yards as a solo project, but quickly transformed into a duo with musica...

89. Uwade - Song-Gathering

09 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we get to meet Uwade. Uwade a Cailfornia-by-way-of-North Carolina singer-songwriter, who has just released her new debut album, Flo...

88. Tunde Adebimpe - Building Your Own Bicycle

25 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we get to meet Tunde Adebimpe. Tunde is best known as one of the co-founders, singers, and songwriters of the influential indie rock ...

87. Valerie June - We Are Oracles

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we get to meet singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer Valerie June. Here, Valerie and I go deep into her brand new recor...

86. Daughter of Swords - Clicking the Kaleidoscope

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we get to meet Daughter of Swords, aka Alex Sauser-Monnig. Alex just released a brand new solo album under their Daughter of Swords m...

85. Baths - Sad Bastard Music

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this chat, we get to meet Baths, aka Will Wiesenfeld. Will just released his latest record - and first in a while - as Baths, called Gut, and in ...

84. Basia Bulat - Live From the Palace

02 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we get to meet singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Basia Bulat. Basia just released a brand new album - the lovely Basia's Pal...

WE MEET AGAIN II: Orenda Fink

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

CONTENT WARNING: Emotional and narcissistic abuse (specifically via a parent). And now for a second helping of my new subseries. In episode two of WE ...

WE MEET AGAIN I: Half Waif

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

And now for something a little different. This is the first episode in what I hope will be an ongoing "subseries" of Meet Our Makers, called We Meet A...

83. Gareth Paisey - Music With My Mates

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we get to meet Gareth Paisey, the lead singer of indie rockers Los Campesinos! In this chat, Gareth and I discuss the band's newest r...

82. Hayden Thorpe - The Wilds Tamed

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we get to meet Hayden Thorpe. Hayden is a singer/songwriter from the UK, who is probably best known for his band Wild Beasts. Althoug...

81. Henry Hall - Parts of the Pie

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we get to meet Henry Hall. Henry is a musician and actor from LA, whose new album, Stop Doing Funny Stuff, is out now. (That didn't ...

80. My Brightest Diamond - There is Still Wonder

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this chat, we get to meet My Brightest Diamond - aka: Shara Nova. I got to speak with Shara surrounding the release of her newest MBD record, calle...

79. Emilíana Torrini - Finding Miss Flower

13 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we get to meet Icelandic singer-songwriter, Emilíana Torrini. Torrini has been releasing music for quite some time, debuting in the ...

78. Phosphorescent - Heart Open Wide

08 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this chat, we get to meet Phosphorescent - aka: singer, songwriter, guitarist Matthew Houck. Matthew's been at the game for a while now, and we cau...

77. Kate Nash - This Moment

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we meet pop auteur/singer-songwriter Kate Nash. Kate Nash has just released her brand new record - her first in a little bit - on Kil...

76. Tracyanne Campbell - New Optimism

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this chat, we get to meet Tracyanne Campbell, the frontwoman of celebrated Scottish indie rock icons Camera Obscura. Back with their first album in...

75. Loreena McKennitt - Communion and Union

21 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this chat, we get to meet Canadian singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist, folk music icon, Loreena Mckennitt. In this conversation, Loreena and...

74. Molly Drag - Opening the Windows

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this chat, we get to meet Molly Drag. Molly Drag is the pseudonym of Montreal singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist Michael Charles Hansford. I...

73. Iron & Wine - We Are The Box in the Back of the Gym

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this chat, we get to meet Iron & Wine - aka: singer/songwriter/guitarist, and general indie folk icon, Sam Beam. Sam has just recently put out ...

72. claire rousay - heart in the machine

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this chat, we get to meet claire rousay. claire is best known as an ambient composer, crafting soundscapes with keys, found sounds, drone, and othe...

71. Julia Holter - She Moves the Room

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this chat, we get to meet Julia Holter. Julia is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and composer extraordinaire, who just put out a wondr...

70. El Perro Del Mar - A Sucker for Melancholy

23 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we get to meet El Perro Del Mar, AKA: Swedish singer, songwriter, musician, producer Sarah Assbring. In this chat, Sarah and I talk a...

69. Bonnie ”Prince” Billy - Singing Life

31 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we get to meet Bonnie "Prince" Billy - aka Will Oldham. Will has had a great year in music, putting out one of his best records yet w...

68. Jess Williamson - Texan Lightning

16 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this chat, we get to meet singer-songwriter Jess Williamson. Jess put out her most recent album, Time Ain't Accidental, back in June. (It also hap...

67. Jolie Laide - It’s Just Music

07 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we get to meet Jolie Laide, the new band fronted by acclaimed singer-songwriter Nina Nastasia and guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Jef...

66. Kevin Drew - Death and a Good Moisturizer

19 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we get to meet Kevin Drew. Best known as the sort of de facto captain of indie rock superstars Broken Social Scene, Kevin has just pu...

65. Empty Country - Haunted Places

11 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we get to meet Joseph D'Agostino, the frontman and lead songwriter of indie rock outfit Empty Country. Previously known for his now-d...

64. Illeana Douglas - Connecticut in the Movies

11 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this chat, we get to meet actor and writer Illeana Douglas. Illeana is best known for her film work, costarring in films as wide-ranging as Scorses...

63. Marnie Stern - Call it a Comeback

04 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this chat, we get to meet Marnie Stern. Marnie is a singer, songwriter, and electric guitar wizard, who's back after more than a decade-long absenc...

62. Land of Talk - Impulse & Defiance

28 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this chat, we get to meet Lizzie Powell, the lead singer, guitarist/multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, general jack-of-all-trades of indie rock ban...

61. Matana Roberts - The Weave

21 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this chat, we get to meet acclaimed composer Matana Roberts. Best known for their work as a saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer in the world of ...

60. Sally Potter - I Don’t Want To Be Suzanne

14 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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