The Thin Air Podcast

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The Thin Air is an Irish music and culture website. The podcast features interviews with local and international songwriters and is presented and produced by Danny Carroll

  1. 07/10/2025

    Laurie Shaw

    In this episode, the final in the series, we meet Laurie Shaw. Laurie's been producing albums at a prolific rate for many years and in this interview we talked about the 2022 release Sceptre, focusing on the album's lead single Captain's Log. A loose, swashbuckling song, Captain's Log gave us an opportunity to chat about Laurie's approach to DIY recording, how he visualizes his albums, and when all's said and done trying not to be worry about it too much. You can support Laurie's music here: https://laurieshawofficial.bandcamp.com/ Tracklisting: 1. Captain's Log 2. S Club Party (by S Club 7) 3. Johnny B. Goode (by Chuck Berry) 4. Clint Eastwood (by Gorillaz) 5. 1994 6. O Green Blood 7. Lucy 8. Arthur Pendragon 9. Camogie Girl 10. Rollover 11. Captain's Log Episode Credits Presented & Produced by Danny Carroll Graphic Design by Loreana Rushe Cover Photo by Danny

    29 min

  2. 07/03/2025

    Philip Christie (The Bonk)

    In this episode we talk to Philip Christie of The Bonk about their song Future 87. First released in May 2022 and featured on their excellent 2023 LP 'Greater Than Or Equal To The Bonk', we'll hear about how the song evolved from a jam committed to a 4-Track Tape in 2017, as well as looking at the limitations and creative decisions that shaped the recording. You can support The Bonk's music here: https://thebonk.bandcamp.com/ Tracklisting: 1. Future 87 2. Think (by James Brown) 3. Crazy He Calls Me (by Billie Holiday) 4. Thick Lines On Thin Film 5. I Am The Resurrection (by The Stone Roses) 6. Akula Owu Onyeara (The Funkees) 7. Telstar (by The Tornados) 8. Runaway (by Del Shannon) 9. Don Quixote (by O Emperor) 10. Sedalia (by O Emperor feat. RTE Concert Orchestra) 11. Future 87 in full Episode Credits: Presented and Produced by Danny Carroll Graphic Design by Loreana Rushe Cover Photo by Danny

    50 min
  3. Natalia Beylis

    06/26/2025

    Natalia Beylis

    Today we’re meeting Natalia Beylis. Natalia was kind enough to welcome us into her home and music room in County Leitrim to talk about her album Mermaids. Released on Touch Sensitive Records in September 2023, Mermaids is an immersive collection of six ambient recordings. True to its title, the album often evokes a body of water - the calm that comes from being held on the surface of something so vast, deep and ever-evolving. Over the course of our conversation, we talk about the sound of Mermaids, the artwork, field recording and much more besides. Support Natalia's music here: https://nataliabeylis.bandcamp.com/ Tracklisting: 1. Mermaids 2. Spring Thaw (by Woven Skull) 3. The Garden Of Paradise (by Agathe Max and Natalia Beylis) 4. A Visit To Yasmin 5. The Lighthouse Trembles 6. Black Sea, 1967 Episode Credits: Presented & Produced by Danny Carroll Graphic Design by Loreana Rushe Cover Photo by Danny

    32 min
  4. Martin Newell (The Cleaners From Venus)

    06/19/2025

    Martin Newell (The Cleaners From Venus)

    Today we’re meeting the jangling man, Martin Newell, a songwriter, poet and author - sometimes referred to as "the godfather of lo-fi music". In the early 1980s, Martin began recording under the name The Cleaners From Venus. Releasing albums on tape cassette and spreading through fanzine culture, his early work was later reissued in the 2010s by US label Captured Tracks. Quintessentially English in subject matter and undeniably melodic in production, for many Martin Newell is a missing link in popular music - a vital outlier and a testament to doing it yourself. You can support Martin's music here: https://thecleanersfromvenus.bandcamp.com/ You purchase his book 'The Home Recording Handbook' here: https://thecleanersfromvenus.bandcamp.com/merch/the-home-recording-handbook Featured songs: 1. Corridor Of Dreams 2. Neo City (by Plod) 3. Hole In My Shoe (by Traffic) 4. Rockaliser Baby (by The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band) 5. Wivenhoe Bells ii 6. Skateboard Stars 7. Drowning Butterflies 8. Only A Shadow 9. Alone Again, Naturally (by Gilbert O'Sullivan) 10. Incident In A Greatcoat Episode Credits: Presented & Produced by Danny Carroll Graphic Design by Loreana Rushe

    37 min
  5. Elaine Howley

    06/11/2025

    Elaine Howley

    After a brief, half-decade hiatus, The Thin Air podcast has returned for Season 3, focused on the creative practice of self-recording artists. In this episode, we meet Elaine Howley, a singer and producer from Tipperary, based in Co. Cork. Danny went to see Elaine at her home in Dripsey, on a particularly sunny afternoon in the month of May, where they sat in the front garden discussing her debut solo album ‘The Distance Between Heart and Mouth’, as well as the new music she’s been working on. We also touch upon Elaine's other projects, The Altered Hours with Cathal MacGabhann and Howlbux with Irene Buckley, looking at the people and places that have inspired her music, as well as the joy of pairing modern and vintage equipment to arrive at new conclusions. You can support Elaine's music on her Bandcamp page: https://elainehowley.bandcamp.com/ Tracklisting: 1. To The Test 2. Buried Way Out 3. Song For Mary Black 4. CD's 5. Person Count 6. Silent Talk 7. Live As I Saw It 8. I Imagine You'd Say That 9. Thistle (by The Altered Hours) 10. Nightfall Over (by Howlbux) 11. Hold Me In A New Way Episode Credits: Presented & Produced by Danny Carroll Additional Audio Mix by Stevie Lennox Mastered by Jamie Hyland Graphic Design by Loreana Rushe Cover Photo by Danny Carroll

    53 min

  6. 02/05/2020

    SOAK (Everybody Loves You: Song Dissection)

    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.

    17 min

  7. 01/29/2020

    Just Mustard (Pigs: Song Dissection)

    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.

    17 min

  8. 01/22/2020

    Gilla Band (Shoulderblades: Song Dissection)

    This week on the Thin Air podcast, Danny Carroll meets one of Ireland's most beloved group's Gilla 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'. Gilla 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. Gilla 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

    19 min
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The Thin Air is an Irish music and culture website. The podcast features interviews with local and international songwriters and is presented and produced by Danny Carroll

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    The Thin Air Podcast
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2025
  • Episodes
    17
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    Explicit
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