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“ifitbeyourwill" Podcasts is on a mission to talk to amazing indie artists from around the world! Join us for cozy, conversational episodes where you'll hear from talented and charismatic singer-songwriters, bands from all walks of life talk about their musical process & journey. Let's celebrate being music lovers! Season 6 starts Fall 2025… Looking for indie musicians Please subscribe ❤️ https://ifitbeyourwill.buzzsprout.com/2119718/followmy email: ifthisbeyourwill@gmail.cahttp://www.ifitbeyourwill.cawww.instagram.com/colleycdog

  1. ifitbeyourwill Podcast #168 • Trippers & Askers

    5D AGO

    ifitbeyourwill Podcast #168 • Trippers & Askers

    Episode 168 — Jay Hammond brings Trippers & Askers to the show from Durham, North Carolina, ahead of his May 2026 album Tried to Do's — a record about grief, healing, and what it means to put things back together. Drawing from indie folk, jazz, and experimental textures, Hammond's sound resists easy categorization. We talk growing up in Jackson, Tennessee, finding his songwriting footing in his early twenties, and why music remains his most honest outlet. East Coast tour dates and a handful of UK shows are on the way. Send us Fan Mail Support the show linktr.ee/colleyc

    33 min
  2. ifitbeyourwill #167 • Sister Ray Davies

    MAR 18

    ifitbeyourwill #167 • Sister Ray Davies

    ifitbeyourwill Podcast sits down with Adam Morrow of Sister Ray Davies — a shoegaze duo based in the legendary music town of Muscle Shoals, Alabama. They dig into the making of their debut record Holy Island, the duo's deep love of ambient and post-punk sounds, and an upcoming remix EP dropping April 20, 2026. Plus, a  track from Holy Island closes out the episode. Essential listening for fans of atmospheric, genre-defying music. Send us Fan Mail Support the show linktr.ee/colleyc

    29 min
  3. ifitbeyourwill #166 • The Flip Phones

    MAR 10

    ifitbeyourwill #166 • The Flip Phones

    The Flip Phones write songs like they're in no hurry to impress you—and that's exactly the point. On this episode, the married duo breaks down Spinning Adrift, an EP that trades algorithmic urgency for melodica hum and earned harmonies. They talk craft: how classical instincts and Britpop muscle share the same arrangement, why the best lyric sometimes waits years to finish itself, and what it means to close a record on its darkest, most necessary note. Send us Fan Mail Support the show linktr.ee/colleyc

    29 min
  4. ifitbeyourwill S06E28 • link3

    FEB 4

    ifitbeyourwill S06E28 • link3

    Link 3 recorded their slowcore debut with gaming mics and bathroom fans—now it's soundtracking weddings. James and Sunniva unpack the guitar-first writing, dual-vocal chemistry, and DIY grit behind On The Outline, a record that chose intimacy over polish and found an audience craving exactly that.  Send us Fan Mail Support the show linktr.ee/colleyc

    24 min
  5. ifitbeyourwill S06E27 • Hand Gestures

    JAN 29

    ifitbeyourwill S06E27 • Hand Gestures

    A packed car pointed west, and a travel-size instrument wedged between sleeping bags—this is how records get made when life is crowded and the need to create won’t wait. We sit down with Brian Russ of Hand Gestures to trace the long arc behind a self-titled album that sounds lived-in, melodic, and unforced. Russ maps a route from college shows in Philadelphia to AmeriCorps on Pine Ridge, then into Brooklyn’s warehouse-show ecosystem, where CMJ weekends blurred into community and bands kept each other afloat. Along the way, he built Campers Rule Records—a micro-label with pragmatic ideals: small cassette runs, break-even math, and hands-on help that gets music over the line. The mechanics matter. Voice memos from a cross-country drive became song kernels; late nights with an interface turned sketches into arrangements; a remote drummer locked in the pulse. Brian tracked guitars, bass, keys, and vocals himself, then sequenced the record for an arc that rewards close listening. There’s life in the margins, too—two teachers, two kids, and a creative practice built one quiet hour at a time. We talk rebuilding a live band post-COVID, why the album title became the band’s name, and how to stay sane about press and reach. For anyone invested in DIY recording, Brooklyn indie circuits, sustainable labels, or the alchemy of turning notes into songs, this conversation offers a clear, hopeful blueprint. Send us Fan Mail Support the show linktr.ee/colleyc

    28 min
  6. ifitbeyourwill S06E26 • 54-40

    JAN 23

    ifitbeyourwill S06E26 • 54-40

    A small amp, a whispered “Beatrice,” and four players standing in a circle, daring the songs not to flinch. In this conversation with Neil Osborne of 54-40, Porto emerges as a document of risk—shadow work, live-wire performances, and the kind of imperfection that lets a song haunt you instead of explaining itself. Send us Fan Mail Support the show linktr.ee/colleyc

    40 min
  7. ifitbeyourwill S06E25 • Jason P. Woodbury

    JAN 18

    ifitbeyourwill S06E25 • Jason P. Woodbury

    A name can work like a north star. Jason P. Woodbury and the Nightbird Singing Quartet points straight toward songs built for company—melody-first, ensemble-minded, rooted in the desert but restless for elsewhere. We sit with Woodbury to trace the long arc from church songleading and clarinet rehearsals to record-store immersion, music journalism, and a self-titled album that wears its influences lightly and its confidence quietly. He talks about the records that calibrated his ear at Zia Records—the open-sky ache of Big Star, the haunted intimacy of Chris Bell’s I Am the Cosmos, Neko Case’s nocturnal drama, Destroyer’s wry sprawl, and the cosmology of Lee Scratch Perry—and how those discoveries rewired his sense of arrangement and feel. We dig into the making of the record itself: some songs arriving whole, others pieced together from Dropbox shards and rehearsal-room patience. The quartet’s chemistry lifts the material into focus—power-pop hooks catching pedal-steel glow, soul-informed details settling into an alt-Americana, desert-rock atmosphere that feels lived-in rather than posed. Beyond the music, Woodbury explains why he launched Always Happening Records—to put this album out on his own terms and build a flexible home for future ideas, from tactile seven-inches to Bandcamp-first releases. It’s a conversation about time, trust, and the strange joy of hearing a band take a song somewhere you couldn’t have planned. If you’re drawn to independent music made in community—records that breathe, shimmer, and tell you where they came from—this one’s for you. Spin it loud, pass it along to a Big Star or Calexico devotee, and tell us the album that first flipped your lid. Send us Fan Mail Support the show linktr.ee/colleyc

    30 min
  8. ifitbeyourwill S06E24 • The Barr Brothers

    JAN 8

    ifitbeyourwill S06E24 • The Barr Brothers

    A melody looping in a hospital hallway. A chorus that took six years to learn its own name. Sitting down with Brad Barr, we talk about writing when life insists on co-author credit—kindness traded for drum lessons, heartbreak turned into breath, and a city that lets a voice arrive on its own time. From Providence to Montreal, Brad and Andrew built a shared language—first as The Slip, then as The Barr Brothers—rooted in groove, generosity, and patience. The focus is Let It Hiss, their first record in eight years, and the clarity that came only after the songs could stand on their own. Jim James adds a spectral lift to “English Harbor.” Elizabeth Powell and Ariel Engle color the margins. Klô Pelgag reframes a verse in French, returning harmonies that feel like a second producer’s hand. There’s tactile joy—cassettes, handheld recorders, chord voicings shared online—and a clear ethic: measure success by honesty, not algorithms. Ahead: Let It Hiss outtakes, North American and European dates, Sleeping Operator finally stirring, and Brad’s first vocal solo record as he learns which songs belong to which home. Send us Fan Mail Support the show linktr.ee/colleyc

    42 min
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“ifitbeyourwill" Podcasts is on a mission to talk to amazing indie artists from around the world! Join us for cozy, conversational episodes where you'll hear from talented and charismatic singer-songwriters, bands from all walks of life talk about their musical process & journey. Let's celebrate being music lovers! Season 6 starts Fall 2025… Looking for indie musicians Please subscribe ❤️ https://ifitbeyourwill.buzzsprout.com/2119718/followmy email: ifthisbeyourwill@gmail.cahttp://www.ifitbeyourwill.cawww.instagram.com/colleycdog

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  • Creator
    colleyc
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    168
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 ifitbeyourwill Podcast
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