Sounding Out with Izzy: A Grrrl's Two Sound Cents Podcast Isabel Corp

Today, I am taking some time off while I recover from a recent illness and continue to sift through edits for the Season 4 Finale of the podcast. In the meantime, enjoy this bonus episode from my Patreon film review series where I review 'Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist' with special guest Mia Day.

✨ MORE ABOUT MIA DAY ✨

Inspired by the vivid imagery crafted by  Benjamin Gibbard and Leonard Cohen, as well as the writers heartbeat of Taylor Swift, Mia Day has claimed a songwriting style that embraces the weight that small moments carry. A record store junkie, over-thinker, [and] Seattle native that grew up under the endless grey sky, Mia's music turns inward with the harsh vulnerability that comes with spending a lot of one's teenage years alone. Her voice is a strong spirit that marries unconventionality with beauty, softness with a demand to be listened to. At the age of 20 years old, she has released a full length album, "Gold," as well as two E.P's known as "Years" and "Lone Rider." Her music has been played on 90.3 KEXP radio, Rainy Dawg Radio, Chapman Radio, 107.3 KBFG, and at 18 was named one of Sub Pop Records "Best of the Pacific Northwest" on Spotify. 

✨ KEEP UP TO DATE WITH MIA DAY ✨

Web: https://miadaymusic.wixsite.com/mia-day
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miadaymusic/
Bandcamp: https://miaday.bandcamp.com

✨ CONNECT WITH IZZY ✨

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv6SBgiYCpYbx9BOYNefkIg
Website: https://agrrrlstwosoundcents.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agrrrlstwosoundcents/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/grrrlsoundcents

Today's guest is musician and entrepreneur Xylo Aria, the founder of the online learning platform Music Production for Women. Xylo and I discuss the appalling gender disparity in production and music technology, how unconscious bias is harmful to everyone, and why removing the fear factor is crucial in order to encourage more women to enter the field.

✨ MORE ABOUT XYLO ARIA ✨

Xylo Aria is a singer, producer, entrepreneur, and the brains behind Music Production for Women, an online learning platform dedicated to encouraging and empowering more women in the field of music production and technology, areas in which women are currently heavily underrepresented. MPW was launched in 2019 and has helped over 6,000 women from over 120 countries start their journey in music production.

✨ MUSIC PRODUCTION FOR WOMEN ✨

Web: https://musicproductionforwomen.com/front-page
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musicproductionforwomen/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/musicproductionforwomen/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MusicProd4Women
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8bz2-3NahasZCJ5-60tRg?app=desktop
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/mpwpodcast

✨ CONNECT WITH IZZY ✨

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv6SBgiYCpYbx9BOYNefkIg
Website: https://agrrrlstwosoundcents.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agrrrlstwosoundcents/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/grrrlsoundcents

Today I chat with singer-songwriter Hannah Judson about her unique audio-visual output, fusing folk rock, jazz, and projected images to create an immersive live experience. Other topics of discussion include releasing new music after quarantine, her all-women art festival MUSEfest, her affection for Annie Lennox, and more!

Discover bonus eps, playlists, and more on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/agrrrlstwosoundcents

✨ MORE ABOUT HANNAH JUDSON ✨

Elegant and whip-smart, performing artist Hannah Judson fuses Americana, folk-rock and wisps of jazz to construct narratives that hover between real and surreal. Text and projected images create a suspended space where lyrics of universal truths are distilled into crystalline gemstones, reminiscent of experimental artist Laurie Anderson and songwriter Norah Jones.

✨  KEEP UP TO DATE WITH HANNAH JUDSON  ✨

Web: http://www.hannahjudson.com
Podcast: http://www.hannahjudson.com/podcast.html
Twitter: https://twitter.com/hannahjudson
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HannahJudsonMusic
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannahj_muse/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnEEjJe5QaSkyp4St9Vbgkw

✨ CONNECT WITH IZZY ✨

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv6SBgiYCpYbx9BOYNefkIg
Website: https://agrrrlstwosoundcents.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agrrrlstwosoundcents/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/grrrlsoundcents

In the early aughts, Manhattan became a breeding ground for the post-punk revival when bands like The Strokes, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Interpol ushered in a new era of indie rock. On today's episode of "Sounding Out with Izzy," I am joined by my good friend Hollye Bynum, the lead singer of Razor Braids, to revisit this iconic era of rock and roll by sharing our thoughts on the recently released 'Meet Me In The Bathroom' documentary. 

Discover bonus eps, playlists, and more on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/agrrrlstwosoundcents

✨ MORE ABOUT RAZOR BRAIDS ✨

Razor Braids is a queer, all-female/non-binary rock band from Brooklyn combining the vulnerable self-awareness of indie rock with dynamic instrumentation anchored in a 90s alternative ethos. Through soaring harmonies and a driving rhythm section, the band has honed a magnetic sound that is a testament to the healing power and catharsis of community. Following their warmly-received debut album 'I Could Cry Right Now If You Wanted Me To,' the band released two singles in Spring 2022, weaved together during the pandemic and bringing to life the memories – from terrible parties to secret make-out spots – that bubble to the surface when the world has been forced to a halt.

✨ KEEP UP TO DATE WITH RAZOR BRAIDS ✨

Tour Tickets: https://www.razorbraids.com/tour
Web: https://www.razorbraids.com/home
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/razorbraids/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/razorbraids/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RazorBraids
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@razorbraids

✨ CONNECT WITH IZZY ✨

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv6SBgiYCpYbx9BOYNefkIg
Website: https://agrrrlstwosoundcents.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agrrrlstwosoundcents/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/grrrlsoundcents

For today's episode, I am joined by Long Island-based indie pop singer-songwriter Xondra to discuss their latest project 'Tedious & Brief,' a concept EP and horror-musical short film that plunges into the underworld of surviving abuse and learning to shout your truth in a room full of hushed voices. Topics discussed include Xondra's humble beginnings booking her own shows at lounges and nightclubs as a teenager, graduating from music school, and learning to fight off the sharks and advocate for themself as an independent artist.   

Discover bonus eps, playlists, and more on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/agrrrlstwosoundcents

✨ MORE ABOUT XONDRA ✨

Xondra (she/they) is the moniker of Alexandra O'Connell, a singer-songwriter from Long Island who creates a mixed palette of pop, rock, R&B, and indie, bringing feminist themes to the forefront of their work with a heartbreakingly honest delivery. They graduated from The SUNY Purchase Music Conservatory and have played acoustic and full band shows in the NYC and tri-state area DIY scene since 2014.

✨ KEEP UP TO DATE WITH XONDRA ✨

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xondramusic/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/xondramusic/about/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJPhJSyQOqhNpuFHptFfHVw
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3rfrIiPoGHLTSjkBZiBkb9?si=5GSmYaX0T3KUD8JCEsi8iw
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/xondra/1415078355

✨ CONNECT WITH IZZY ✨

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv6SBgiYCpYbx9BOYNefkIg
Website: https://agrrrlstwosoundcents.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agrrrlstwosoundcents/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/grrrlsoundcents

For today's episode, I am joined by Lalena and Annika Fisher, the mother-daughter duo who make up Austin, Texas art-punk outfit The Mothermold. We discuss the unique dynamic of playing in a band with your immediate family, playing a Harry Styles pre-show with Girls Rock Austin, and the culmination of their 2022 debut  album 'Flesh of My Flesh.'

Discover bonus eps, playlists, and more on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/agrrrlstwosoundcents

✨ MORE ABOUT THE MOTHERMOLD ✨

The Mothermold is a mother-and-daughter heavy rock duo. Visual artist Lalena Fisher, formerly of NYC’s The Color Guard and The Hissyfits, plays guitar while aspiring doctor Annika kicks serious butt on drums. They named their project after the supportive outer shell of a sculptural mold, as a metaphor for their relationship. The Mothermold is an experiment in superimposing a mother-daughter bond on the stereotypically male “rock band” trope. Both sing and write songs that fuse metal, punk, prog, and pop, while exploring ideas of science, women, and coming of age.

✨ KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE MOTHERMOLD ✨

Bandcamp: https://themothermold.bandcamp.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_mothermold/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mothermold/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the_mothermold
Twitter: https://twitter.com/the_mothermold

✨ CONNECT WITH IZZY ✨

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv6SBgiYCpYbx9BOYNefkIg
Website: https://agrrrlstwosoundcents.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agrrrlstwosoundcents/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/grrrlsoundcents