Painting the Roses Red AJ Rafael

AJ and Jesse Barrera dive deep into the first three tracks of the album - Here Tonight, Emma Watson, and Red Roses - and share stories of who the songs were about and how the songs came to be.

Grammy nominated artist and friend, Tori Kelly stops by the podcast to celebrate 7 years of Red Roses. AJ & Tori talk memories, their old stomping grounds, the beginnings of their friendship, and the behind-the-scenes of their Red Roses track, “Mess We’ve Made”. Join them as they discuss the song they wrote together, and also a handful of other tracks on the album that you may not realize Tori was also featured on. Also, Andrew Rhim is there doing whatever it is he does.

A trip down memory lane with the original musicians who worked on “Red Roses” 7+ years ago. An emotional conversation discussing the ups and downs of recording an album and being in a band with your best friends.