The Vineyard Podcast

Jacob Burnett

The Vineyard Podcast by Jacob Burnett, interviewing your new favorite musicians.

  1. Oct 16

    Episode 289 : Noah Symmans (The Bures Band)

    Rogue tunes, drumaoke, and steakhouse blues. Noah Symmans (The Bures Band) "On the back of the sell-out success of their mind-blowing debut LP, Birds Nest, Western Australian folk rock group The Bures Band are back with a repress of the highly-rated 2023 album. "There have been more than a few contenders crowding for the Cosmic American crown these days, but few are hitting the sweet spot quite like this"- Raven Sings The Blues Forming in 2022, The Bures Band is made up of five friends who share a love of late ‘60s, early 1970s music: Callum Anderson (lead guitar & vocals), Stephen Bailey (guitar & vocals), Danny Miles (guitar & vocals), Noah Symmans (drums) and Tom Beech (bass). Title track ‘Birds Nest’ promises great things for the album, an Americana folk rock uplifter, featuring jangly guitars and the band’s catchy four-piece harmony. The album continues into an early-1970s aural experience of laid back, melodic and joyful songs filled with catchy choruses and impressive performance. Making its way onto many Top Albums of 2023 lists including PIlerats and Raven Sings The Blues, plus capturing attention around the world, it’s no wonder the initial first pressing sold out in less than 24 hours! The Bures Band Birds Nest is released through Love Police Records & Tapes." Excerpt from https://lovepolice.bandtshirts.com.au The Bures Band: Bandcamp: https://theburesband.bandcamp.com Instagram: @bures_band Website: https://linktr.ee/BuresBand Merch: https://theburesband.bandcamp.com/merch Records: https://lovepolice.bandtshirts.com.au The Vineyard: Instagram: @thevineyardpodcast Website: https://www.thevineyardpodcast.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thevineyardpodcast

    Episode 289 : Noah Symmans (The Bures Band)
  2. Sep 25

    Episode 288 : Trey Flanigan (Pardoner)

    The PA job for Uber, a bicoastal release, and a boys trip with the boys. Trey Flanigan (Pardoner) Pardoner - Target Practice (Pre-Order) - https://www.bar-none.com "Ripping guitars, pummeling drums, and catchy-yet thoughtful lyrics. These are the tools Pardoner have used for over a decade to chisel their “slacker” tunes. On their 5th LP, Target Practice, they continue to refine their approach in search of a Heavenly Pop Hit ™. Sensing a cultural slide back into math-rock and prog, this is their most straight ahead record yet. Absent are the surprise blast beats and scene changes that were hallmarks of Came Down Different (2021) and Peace Loving People (2023). 10 concise songs, tinged with playful meanness and satire, remain. It’s hard not to be a black-pilled doomer amidst the antagonistic forces in the world. The band’s attacks on faux-intellectual high art and peers in the scene, however, are not without self-critique. “Driving across the country //Preaching bulls**t gospel” is half-sung amidst jangly guitar on the lead single “Twisted.” Target Practice is a modern, fizzier take on 80s/90s college rock. Flying Nun, Smudge, and the noisier side of Yo La Tengo are all spiritually present. Digging deeper, the single, “Don’t Slouch,” is an attempted, xanax-ified Blessed Virgins song. Before their heart-on-sleeve album closer, “Changing Mags” the band covers Nuggets adjacent The Barracudas, whose lyrics perfectly encapsulate Target Practice, “I’m not imagining this, I see the signs. We’re living in violent times.“" Excerpt from https://www.bar-none.com Pardoner: Bandcamp: https://pardoner.bandcamp.com Instagram: @pardoner.band Merch: https://pardoner.bandcamp.com/merch Records: https://www.bar-none.com The Vineyard: Instagram: @thevineyardpodcast Website: https://www.thevineyardpodcast.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thevineyardpodcast

    Episode 288 : Trey Flanigan (Pardoner)
  3. Sep 11

    Episode 286 : Tristan Lacombe (Population II)

    Pure frequency, tasty players, and abandoning thyself. Tristan Lacombe (Population II) "Population II is a band dedicated to its disengagement, constantly working on refining their imposing, yet unpretentious sound. A trio consisting of singer/drummer Pierre-Luc Gratton, guitarist/keyboardist Tristan Lacombeand bassist Sébastien Provençal, Population II are masters at both improvised madness and sophisticated composition, delivering heavy psychedelic rock infused with feverish funk rhythms, a hint of jazz philosophy, a burst of energy reminiscent of punk's early days, and a love of minor scales that harkens back to the roots of heavy metal. Their sources of inspiration are diverse and not limited to music: the Detroit garage rock and psychedelic funk scenes of the late 60s, the Canterbury scene of the same period, the German experimental rock of the 70s, and Miles Davis’ eclectic era collide, bound together by the swampy decor of their hometown of Pointe-Calumet and, above all, by the deep friendship and undeniable chemistry emerging from its three members. The roots of Population II go back a long way and are inextricably linked to its members’ teenage memories. After years of jamming to the point of developing a sense of telepathy, the trio began recording a handful of independent releases that soon caught the attention of the independent label Castle Face Records. Thus was born À la Ô Terre, released in 2020. They returned in 2023 with their sophomore album Électrons libres du québec, this time released on Bonsound. A little more straightforward than its predecessor, the record reflects a natural progression of the sound the trio established on their previous releases, showing a sharp sense of songcraft and the undeniable expertise of their instruments. On a creative spree, Population II struck again the following year with their EP Serpent Échelle in the spring, and a split EP with local punk act Mulch in the fall. With this prolific sequence of releases, the band laid the groundwork for Maintenant Jamais, a third full-length album on which they stir up their various formative influences with sophistication, resulting in fourteen catchy, transgressive tracks. Released in March 2025, the album was shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize the same year. Although Population II has kept busy touring internationally, sometimes supporting bands such as OSEES, SLIFT, and Frankie and the Witch Fingers, and playing at festivals like Levitation and Hipnosis, their creativity remains just as strong. After teaming up with You Doo Right and Nolan Potter to release the collective, improvised effort You II avec Nolan Potter in the fall of 2025, they return this spring with Gimmicks, a new EP that predominantly features keyboards and synthesizers." Excerpt from https://www.bonsound.com Population II: Bandcamp: https://population2.bandcamp.com Instagram: @populationii Website: https://bonsound.co Merch: https://population2.bandcamp.com/merch The Vineyard: Instagram: @thevineyardpodcast Website: https://www.thevineyardpodcast.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thevineyardpodcast

    Episode 286 : Tristan Lacombe (Population II)
  4. Jul 31

    Episode 284 : Booker Stardrum (SML)

    Tambour focus, leveling out, and the upstate of Finland. Booker Stardrum (SML, Playtime, Photay, Booker Stardrum) "Booker Stardrum is a composer, drummer/percussionist, and producer. Stardrum has been involved with countless experimental and improvisational collaborations, pop projects, film scores, and sound design productions, and has released four solo records (’Close-up On The Outside’ in 2026, ‘Crater' in 2021, ‘Temporary etc.’ in 2018, and ‘Dance And’ in 2015). Stardrum’s music is a highly personal amalgamation of electro-acoustics, minimalism, ambient, jazz, and contemporary experimental electronic music. His compositions are sculptural, carved from the dense layering of instruments and manipulated samples, a pantonal harmonic sense, and an intuitive approach to rhythm. Stardrum’s collaborators include SML, Play Time, Lisel, Photay, Horse Lords, Wendy Eisenberg, Amirtha Kidambi, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, Chris Williams, Patrick Shiroishi, Carl Stone, Lee Ranaldo, and Nels Cline. His discography includes solo and collaborative releases on independent labels such as International Anthem, We Jazz, Balmat, NNA Tapes, Northern Spy Records, Mexican Summer, Suddenly Quarterly, and Luminelle. Booker lives in the Hudson Valley in New York State." Excerpt from https://bookerstardrum.com/about Booker Stardrum: Bandcamp: https://bookerstardrum.bandcamp.com Instagram: @bookerstardrum Website: https://bookerstardrum.com Merch: https://bookerstardrum.bandcamp.com/merch SML: Bandcamp: https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com Instagram: @sml.band Website: https://www.sml.band Merch: https://shop.intlanthem.com/collections/merch Playtime: Bandcamp: https://balmat.bandcamp.com Instagram: @play_time.mp3 Website: https://balmat.lnk.to Photay: Bandcamp: https://photay.bandcamp.com Instagram: @photay Website: https://linktr.ee/photay Merch: https://photay.bandcamp.com/merch The Vineyard: Instagram: @thevineyardpodcast Website: https://www.thevineyardpodcast.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thevineyardpodcast

    Episode 284 : Booker Stardrum (SML)

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The Vineyard Podcast by Jacob Burnett, interviewing your new favorite musicians.