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In our final episode of season 2, Danny Carroll meets Bridie Monds-Watson (SOAK), to talk about her song Everybody Loves You.  The first single to be released from her second album Grim Town (Rough Trade 2019), Everybody Loves You sees Bridie's songwriting and recording process significantly shifting gears.  Here, she breaks down the elements that went into the dream-pop ballad - be it a warm string section or "soggy cardboard" guitars.

This week's installment of the Thin Air podcast features Dundalk band Just Mustard and their track Pigs.  A hypnotic highlight from their debut album 'Wednesday', guitarist/producer David Noonan, singer KT Ball and drummer Shane Maguire talk about the song's writing and recording process with Danny Carroll.  Serving as a blueprint for the band, we found out how 'Pigs' informed the band's development and gave them a new way of approaching their songwriting.

This week on the Thin Air podcast, Danny Carroll meets one of Ireland's most beloved group's Girl Band, to talk about their recent single Shoulderblades.  The first song the band released in four years, Shoulderblades served as an intense, exhilarating teaser for second album 'The Talkies'.
Girl Band's singer/lyricist Dara Kiely and bassist/producer Daniel Fox speak about how the song developed and reflect on it's varied influences - be they 19th century freaks, low-cost imported lager, or Leonard Cohen's howling anguish.
 
Tracklisting:
1. Girl Band - Shoulderblades
2. Jon Hopkins - Open Eye Signal (Happa Remix)
3. The Beatles - Baby You're A Rich Man
4. Leonard Cohen - Memories
5. Leonard Cohen - Don't Go Home With Your Hard On

This week we speak to Belfast band Careerist about the track Negative One.  A highlight of their excellent debut album Weird Hill (released on Pizza Pizza Records in November), singer/guitarist Carl Eccles and bassist Nathan Rodgers talk to Danny Carroll about the influences that inspired the song, and the recording process.  We also get insights from producer Chris Ryan (Robocobra Quartet) about how the song developed in the studio.

In episode two, we're delighted to feature the Dundalk rap duo "making unemployment sexy again" - TPM. Since 2015, brothers Charles and Andrew Hendy been making funny, insightful, very Irish hip hop together, influenced by anxiety, depression and life on the dole. Last year they released the explicitly excellent single FUCK RTE and Danny Carroll visited the brothers in their Louth abode to learn more about the song. The episode also features some insights from their producer David Noonan (Just Mustard/Larry) credited here as DJ Chronic Lower Back Pain, with Charles and Andrew talking about how the song evolved, what it means to them and why, above all else, they hate Joe Duffy.
Songs featured:
1. Fuck RTÉ
2. Strictly For My Jeeps (Instrumental) - Action Bronson
3. Cash In The Claw
4. All The Boys On The Dole
5. Eat That Curry
6. Nuthin' But A G Thang - Dr. Dre

The premiere episode of the Thin Air Podcast Season 2 features Kerry's finest singer-songwriter Junior Brother.  With his debut album Pull The Right Rope recently named the Thin Air 2019 album of the year, Ronan Kealy speaks to Danny Carroll about the song's origin and recording process.  We also hear from the song's producer Chris Barry (Ailfionn Studios), as well as cellist Claire Kinsella (Lemoncello).
Music Featured:
1. The Back Of Her (2018)
2. Hungover At Mass (2017)
3. You Make A Fine Picture (2016)
4. The Back Of Her Demo (2016)
5. Parasite - Nick Drake (1972)
6. Solid Air (live) - John Martyn (1978)
7. Sprout And The Bean - Joanna Newsom (2004)
 
Presented & Produced by Danny Carroll