8Track WFUV

As Sylvan Esso, Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn are one of the most innovative duos in the electropop world, and they've recently released their latest album, "No Rules Sandy." Their creative community extends well beyond the band via their record label, studio, a long list of other collaborations, and simply by being music fans. It all fed into these 8 song picks, which they shared with joy (and some doom) for our Season 2 finale of "8Track." [Recorded 11/17/22; More at 8trackpod.com]

Maya Hawke is an actress, singer and songwriter who recently released her second album, "Moss," and who also portrays Robin Buckley on the Netflix series "Stranger Things." For her "8Track" picks, Maya chose the theme "Songs that I wouldn't have found without my friends," and the music fed into a conversation about creativity and connections — between people as well as songs. [Recorded 9/13/22; More at 8trackpod.com]

Ted Allen is an author and TV personality who you know from shows like "Queer Eye" and "Chopped," and outside his food-focused career, he's also a huge music fan. For "8Track," Ted shared the stories, threads and decisions that led him to pick these 8 songs, and his William DeVaughn opener fit right in for our Thanksgiving episode. [Recorded 3/16/22; More at 8trackpod.com]

Elvis Costello is a legendary singer, songwriter, musician and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and his talent and curiosity have led him in countless musical directions. So for "8Track," he shared 8 songs (and even more stories) of how his path has crossed with other artists, giving us a master class in collaboration and reinvention. [Recorded 3/8/22; More at 8trackpod.com]

Adia Victoria is a musician, songwriter, poet and host of the podcast "Call & Response." She's based in Nashville these days, but her path includes time in South Carolina and New York, and the 8 "time travelin' songs" she picked to look back on with "8Track" earlier this year. [Recorded 3/1/22; More at 8trackpod.com]

Tom Morello is musician, songwriter, activist, actor, podcaster and DJ who checked in with 8Track late last year between the releases of two new albums: "The Atlas Underground Fire" and "The Atlas Underground Flood." Clearly, he'd been keeping busy, but for his 8 song picks, Tom chose the theme, "Songs that kept me going and/or allowed me to wallow in misery during the pandemic." [Recorded 11/11/21; More at 8trackpod.com]