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The Sound and the Story is a podcast about music. I, David Kallison, dive deep to uncover the story behind and inside your favorite records. I take artists at their words.

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    • 4.8 • 70 Ratings

The Sound and the Story is a podcast about music. I, David Kallison, dive deep to uncover the story behind and inside your favorite records. I take artists at their words.

Are you ready to listen?

    Episode 25: Taylor Swift's folklore

    Episode 25: Taylor Swift's folklore

    We dive deep into the life-affirming, meaning-making power of Taylor Swift's folklore.

    • 51 min
    Episode 24: Signals Midwest's Pin with Max Stern

    Episode 24: Signals Midwest's Pin with Max Stern

    I had an in-depth quaratine call with Max Stern of Signals Midwest about their latest album Pin. Go buy it directly from the artist here.

    Songs featured in this episode (in chronological order):


    Can't Help But Wonder
    Pin
    Your Old New Apartment


    Also mentioned:


    Wil Wagner - More Like Signals MidBEST

    • 1 hr
    Episode 23: Future Teens with Amy and Daniel

    Episode 23: Future Teens with Amy and Daniel

    I talk to Amy and Daniel of Future Teens about their Dan Campbell-aproved record, Breakup Season.

    You can find Future Teens on Twitter @FutureTeensUSA and at futureteensusa.com.

    • 35 min
    Episode 22: Kevin Devine

    Episode 22: Kevin Devine

    Kevin Devine, a unique, thoughtful, loquacious, multi-talented musician talks about the ten-year anniversary of Brother's Blood as well as a whole lot of other things. Go buy his stuff at kevindevine.net.

    • 1 hr 34 min
    Episode 21: Better Oblivion Community Center's Better Oblivion Community Center

    Episode 21: Better Oblivion Community Center's Better Oblivion Community Center

    We pay our dues to the surprise record from wunderkind Phoebe Bridgers (boygenius) and former wunderkind Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes).

    Full chronological playlist:
    Songs by Better Oblivion Community Center unless otherwise noted.


    Chesapeake
    My City
    Conor Oberst - College
    Bright Eyes - If Winter Ends
    Bright Eyes - The City Has Sex
    Bright Eyes - June on the West Coast
    Bright Eyes - Interview from An Attempt to Tip the Scales
    Bright Eyes - False Advertising
    Conor Oberst - You All Loved Him Once
    Phoebe Bridgers - Steamroller
    The Replacements - Here Comes a Regular
    Didn't Know What I Was in For
    Sleepwalkin'
    Dylan Thomas
    Service Road
    Forest Lawn
    Big Black Heart
    Phoebe Bridgers - Would You Rather (feat. Conor Oberst)

    • 54 min
    Episode 20: Proper. with Erik Garlington

    Episode 20: Proper. with Erik Garlington

    In this two-part interview with Erik Garlington, the brains and brawn behind the black and queer pop-punk outfit Proper., we discuss both his records, "The Surburbs Have Ruined My Life" and "I Spent the Winter Writing Songs About Getting Better," and how his background of being an outsider and a military brat lead him on a wild journey to be a pop-punk singer in New York City.

    Full chronological playlist:

    "Germany, 1991"

    "A$AP Rocky Type Beat"

    "Not Black Enough"

    "Curtains Down! Throw in the Towel!"

    "Bragging Rights (ft. Willow Hawks of The Sonder Bombs)"

    "No Loitering"

    • 1 hr 8 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
70 Ratings

70 Ratings

Ejohnson382 ,

Please keep recording!

I miss these episodes so much. This guy gets music and speaks about it beautifully. There’s a hole in my heart since 2020!

ActualGnome ,

This podcast is like poetry

I have never heard a music podcast that is such art in its own way. He has a beautiful way of describing music that is deeply personal, and his appreciation for artists and their music bleeds through in every word. The podcast is so deeply well researched that even a super fan will learn something new. I listened to every episode during quarantine, even ones for albums I’d never heard, and learned to love new music because of it. I can’t reccomend this more highly!

naat91 ,

Nice.

Loved the blink-182 podcast and the yeezy one. Haven’t listened to any others. But would love to hear some stuff about some other 2003-2010 rap albums or some older offspring albums done. And it’s a stretch cuz you might not be into this type of music but if you did a country one I’d be floored. Thanks!!

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