I love Spiderland as much as the next guy, but I put this on expecting to last about 5 minutes. Listened to the very end. Great conversation

In our latest episode, Slint’s David Pajo, Britt Walford, Brian McMahan and Todd Brashear describe the summer they spent working on the songs that would become SPIDERLAND. Full track-by-track deep dive: lifeoftherecord.com#/slint/

Crucial listen

Recommended.

lol at all the members of Slint saying they don’t know what time signature “Nosferatu Man” @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social I’ve talked to so many people who are flummoxed by that song. For my book I asked a friend/drummer to try to break it down for me, which is how I arrived at this description.

I absolutely loved this 2 hour podcast on the making of Slint's 1991 album Spiderland, based on interviews with all four of the members. Maybe one of my all-time favourite albums and am still blown away that it was made by a bunch of teenager. lifeoftherecord.com#/slint/

Looking forward to this! And damn, if SPIDERLAND is celebrating its 35th anniversary then that means my book about SPIDERLAND is celebrating its 15th anniversary. Yeesh.

Great episode, did not realize that Britt and Pajo play all the guitar on "Don, Aman" or that it was basically sprung on the rest of the band in the studio. Still a beautiful sounding record, the closest any 90s rock record came to sounding like A Kind of Blue or something

"Hopeful melancholy" is how David Pajo describes Slint's music, one of many insights captured on this amazing episode

Excited for this! lifeoftherecord.com#/slint/ The Making of SPIDERLAND by Slint - feat. Brian McMahan, Britt Walford, David Pajo and Todd Brashear

Right the hell on. So looking forward to immersing myself in this one.👊🎶

This is even better than you'd hope it's going to be, everyone comes across so well and so honestly and with voices their perfect countrified voices that you find yourself falling in love with one of the best records ever made - it makes you think that the American Experiment is going to work out

Waking up to a new Life of the record podcast for Slint’s Spiderland, a blessed day, a blessed spiderland

Ooh, this should be amazing from @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social Just added to the queue. pca.st/episode/53a2...

Life of the Record is back, baby!

For the 35th anniversary of Slint’s landmark album, SPIDERLAND, we spoke to Brian McMahan, Britt Walford, David Pajo and Todd Brashear about how it was made. Coming of age, the Louisville scene, vulnerability in punk and the power of the practice space. Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/slint/

@lifeoftherecord.bsky.social new #podcast The Making of SPIDERLAND by Slint - feat. Brian McMahan, Britt Walford, David Pajo and Todd Brashear lifeoftherecord.com#/slint/

Epic new LP history just dropped by @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social. This time it's "Spiderland" by Slint. lifeoftherecord.com#/slint/

The part where Robyn tells the story of the Replacements wanting him to produce their record is 💯

Lots of great, informative, fun, inspiring episodes of this podcast (Surfer Rosa, Crazy Rhythms, etc} but this might be my favorite. I could listen to @robynhitchcock.bsky.social hold court all day.

such a brilliant record and episode: highly recommend

I learned this morning that this track cost about £7.50 to record. Even accounting for inflation that's just a tad over £37 today. Seven pounds and fifty pence. 🤯 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rTa...

…and there were three other demos recorded: Tonight, Kingdom of Love and Queen of Eyes (I think). I’ve list my cassette of that, but Kimberley may still have one…

I did - it’s all true! Fun reminiscences here…

In our latest episode, @robynhitchcock.bsky.social discusses how The Soft Boys' iconic "I Wanna Destroy You" was recorded so cheaply that he wrote a check for 30 pounds at the end of the session. Full UNDERWATER MOONLIGHT deep dive: lifeoftherecord.com#/the-soft-bo...

This was a fantastic listen about an iconic record

Great interview by Dan (as usual) about a great record.

Oh, this is a delight, filled with those quintessential Hitchockian verbal flourishes, observations, and anecdotes.

Grwat episode of Life of the Record has a great dissection of the making of Underwater Moonlight from @robynhitchcock.bsky.social Robyn Hitchcock himself. Highly Recommended. youtu.be/NO6NBgcdGNg?...

this is fucking fantastic #softboys #robynhitchcock

I had fun drawling through the history of the Soft Boys and how beautifully we didn’t fit into the British Punk/New Wave picture: you can hear it here, intercut with flashes of our now-legendary ‘Underwater Moonlight’ album. Yaysville! lifeoftherecord.com#/the-soft-bo...

I love the Soft Boys. Underwater Moonlight is one of the best albums of 1980. Early jangle pop that still sounds great 46 years later. The darkly surreal lyrics are a perfect blend of Dylan, Lennon and Barrett. Fascinating to hear how it all came together.

An audio history of every detail about this great album, featuring Richard Thompson and Linda Thompson lifeoftherecord.com#/richard-lin...

Brilliant episode

For the 45th anniversary of The Soft Boys’ UNDERWATER MOONLIGHT, we spoke to Robyn Hitchcock about how it was made. Becoming a songwriter, a young band at its peak, 60s retro in the time of punk, and an album chock full of power pop gems. Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/the-soft-bo...

Pitchfork calls our Smog episode “a must listen”: pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

In our latest episode, Natasha Khan Bat for Lashes describes the looping mistake that led to her writing “What’s a Girl to Do?” Full FUR AND GOLD deep dive at lifeoftherecord.com

Who wants to hear Michael Rother on a podcast talking about the making of the first Neu! album?

For the 20th anniversary of the debut Bat for Lashes album, FUR AND GOLD, we spoke to Natasha Khan and producer David Kosten about how it was made. Recording outside, baroque instruments meet lo-fi MIDI sounds and a clear and uncompromising vision. Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/bat-for-las...

I finally got around to listening to this beautiful revisitation of a record that meant so much to me 20 years ago (and still does)

In our latest episode, Jim James of @mymorningjacket.bsky.social describes the thrill of finishing their album Z, but dreading that "it's not as good as Nirvana." Full track-by-track conversation: lifeoftherecord.com#/my-morning-...

Chanced upon this (North American) podcast called Life of the Record where they go through a "classic" album with the artists involved. This one from last September features The Jesus and Mary Chain reminiscing in depth over Psychocandy, its recording and memories of them days.

For the 20th anniversary of @mymorningjacket.bsky.social’s Z, we spoke to Jim James about how it was made. Recording outside of Louisville, bringing in new sounds & band members, struggling with depression and the pressure of trying to make a great record. Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/my-morning-...

Thanks for listening in 2025! Back with new episodes soon…

Essential podcast for all Feelies fans!

Cannot recommend this podcast episode enough to all you #Feelies fans out there. Learn what they're really shouting in the title track - because it's not "Crazy Rhythms!"

An amazing recap of another great year of one of the best podcasts anywhere. Check it out, and catch up before the next round of brilliant shows starts dropping in January.

A recap of our 2025 episodes. One big highlight was chatting with Jim Reid and William Reid of @themarychain.bsky.social about their iconic debut album. PSYCHOCANDY was so ahead of its time and it was a thrill to hear all that went into making it. (1/12) lifeoftherecord.com#/the-jesus-a...

Absoute standout episode of @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social recovers the many stories behind The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" lifeoftherecord.com#/the-pogues/

This is a gem of an episode!