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vibe-free lifestyle and smiling apple purveyor @ellaguro.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

the @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social podcast has been a crucial, uh, lifeline for me the past 2-3 years since discovering it. so rare to get all these musicians in their own words in the same place in such a well-edited format. heavily recommended podcast if you haven't heard it lifeoftherecord.com

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Life of the Record

Life of the Record is a documentary podcast about how iconic albums are made. Featuring the voices of the creators, each episode delves into the writing, recording and touring of a record that became ...

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Life of the Record @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

In our latest episode, Alexis Taylor describes the genesis of the classic Hot Chip song “Boy from School.” Full deep dive on The Warning at lifeoftherecord.com

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Life of the Record @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

For the 20th anniversary of @hotchipofficial.bsky.social’s second album, THE WARNING, we spoke to Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard about how it was made. Teenage music obsessives, merging disparate tastes and influences, signing to a major label & upping the ante. Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/hot-chip/

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Trummors @trummors.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I love Spiderland as much as the next guy, but I put this on expecting to last about 5 minutes. Listened to the very end. Great conversation

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The Making of SPIDERLAND by Slint - feat. Brian McMahan, Britt Walford, David Pajo and Todd Brashear

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Life of the Record @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

In our latest episode, Slint’s David Pajo, Britt Walford, Brian McMahan and Todd Brashear describe the summer they spent working on the songs that would become SPIDERLAND. Full track-by-track deep dive: lifeoftherecord.com#/slint/

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Ben Sears @bensears.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Crucial listen

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

lol at all the members of Slint saying they don’t know what time signature “Nosferatu Man” @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social I’ve talked to so many people who are flummoxed by that song. For my book I asked a friend/drummer to try to break it down for me, which is how I arrived at this description.

“Nosferatu Man” contains probably the most rudimentary quiet verse / loud chorus on the album. On the heels of “Breadcrumb Trail,” it becomes apparent how this element of the band’s sound became synonymous with Slint-as-adjective. But at the same time “Nosferatu Man” feels less concerned with its juxtapositions and more focused on creating intensity through rhythm. The song is dizzying in its jumps from one time signature to the next. The first verse is in 5/4, followed by a pause in which Walford clicks a single bar in 3/4 before the band launches into a chorus in 6/4. They repeat this pattern for a second verse and chorus before moving to the bridge, where things get especially complicated. Story-wise the chase between the Prince and the girl escalates into a cat-and-mouse

game. The music reflects this polyrhythmically as the band splices into two separate but simultaneous meters, in effect circling each other. Walford hunkers down into a quarter-note-based kick/snare rhythm while Pajo, McMahan, and Brashear play a series of triplets, floating in and out of phase with Walford, who occasionally adds an extra beat to keep things from spiraling into cacophony. They sync up again for a third verse in 5/4, in which the prince’s “teeth touched her skin,” then unravel again into an extended polyrhythmic bridge—this time evened out to stay locked into Walford’s steady quarter note—before Walford and Brashear return to the 6/4 chorus section while Pajo and McMahon continue to stab at their stop-start chords in three. The song finally concludes with the girl gone and the prince holding his dead queen. The band lands together on a final G chord, dangling ominously in the air as the prince remains alone.

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staring blankly into the abyss @irmsby.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I absolutely loved this 2 hour podcast on the making of Slint's 1991 album Spiderland, based on interviews with all four of the members. Maybe one of my all-time favourite albums and am still blown away that it was made by a bunch of teenager. lifeoftherecord.com#/slint/

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sctttnnnt.bsky.social @sctttnnnt.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Looking forward to this! And damn, if SPIDERLAND is celebrating its 35th anniversary then that means my book about SPIDERLAND is celebrating its 15th anniversary. Yeesh.

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tall (but not tallest) Chris @tallchris.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Great episode, did not realize that Britt and Pajo play all the guitar on "Don, Aman" or that it was basically sprung on the rest of the band in the studio. Still a beautiful sounding record, the closest any 90s rock record came to sounding like A Kind of Blue or something

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Recliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

"Hopeful melancholy" is how David Pajo describes Slint's music, one of many insights captured on this amazing episode

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Tim McIntyre @timmcintyre11.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Right the hell on. So looking forward to immersing myself in this one.👊🎶

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Johnny McBob (Maigret arc) @wolfmanramirez.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

This is even better than you'd hope it's going to be, everyone comes across so well and so honestly and with voices their perfect countrified voices that you find yourself falling in love with one of the best records ever made - it makes you think that the American Experiment is going to work out

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idgort.bsky.social @idgort.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Waking up to a new Life of the record podcast for Slint’s Spiderland, a blessed day, a blessed spiderland

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Justin Steiner @justinsteiner.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Life of the Record is back, baby!

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Life of the Record @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

For the 35th anniversary of Slint’s landmark album, SPIDERLAND, we spoke to Brian McMahan, Britt Walford, David Pajo and Todd Brashear about how it was made. Coming of age, the Louisville scene, vulnerability in punk and the power of the practice space. Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/slint/

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Dillon @freeyourradio.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

@lifeoftherecord.bsky.social new #podcast The Making of SPIDERLAND by Slint - feat. Brian McMahan, Britt Walford, David Pajo and Todd Brashear lifeoftherecord.com#/slint/

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Michael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Epic new LP history just dropped by @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social. This time it's "Spiderland" by Slint. lifeoftherecord.com#/slint/

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David Berg @bergbrew.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

The part where Robyn tells the story of the Replacements wanting him to produce their record is 💯

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Mark Orbiter @markorbiter.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Lots of great, informative, fun, inspiring episodes of this podcast (Surfer Rosa, Crazy Rhythms, etc} but this might be my favorite. I could listen to @robynhitchcock.bsky.social hold court all day.

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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

such a brilliant record and episode: highly recommend

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AizuYabanjin @aizuyabanjin.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I learned this morning that this track cost about £7.50 to record. Even accounting for inflation that's just a tad over £37 today. Seven pounds and fifty pence. 🤯 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rTa...

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I Wanna Destroy You

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robynhitchcock.bsky.social @robynhitchcock.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

…and there were three other demos recorded: Tonight, Kingdom of Love and Queen of Eyes (I think). I’ve list my cassette of that, but Kimberley may still have one…

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robynhitchcock.bsky.social @robynhitchcock.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I did - it’s all true! Fun reminiscences here…

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Life of the Record @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

In our latest episode, @robynhitchcock.bsky.social discusses how The Soft Boys' iconic "I Wanna Destroy You" was recorded so cheaply that he wrote a check for 30 pounds at the end of the session. Full UNDERWATER MOONLIGHT deep dive: lifeoftherecord.com#/the-soft-bo...

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holiday quinn express @holidayquinnxpress.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

This was a fantastic listen about an iconic record

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Gerdzilla @gerdzilla.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Great interview by Dan (as usual) about a great record.

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Recliner Notes @reclinernotes.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Oh, this is a delight, filled with those quintessential Hitchockian verbal flourishes, observations, and anecdotes.

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Alex M. Stein (Coldfootfilms) @alexmstein.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Grwat episode of Life of the Record has a great dissection of the making of Underwater Moonlight from @robynhitchcock.bsky.social Robyn Hitchcock himself. Highly Recommended. youtu.be/NO6NBgcdGNg?...

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The Making of UNDERWATER MOONLIGHT by The Soft Boys - featuring Robyn Hitchcock

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joe positive @joepositive.wtf · 20/03/2026

this is fucking fantastic #softboys #robynhitchcock

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robynhitchcock.bsky.social @robynhitchcock.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I had fun drawling through the history of the Soft Boys and how beautifully we didn’t fit into the British Punk/New Wave picture: you can hear it here, intercut with flashes of our now-legendary ‘Underwater Moonlight’ album. Yaysville! lifeoftherecord.com#/the-soft-bo...

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Daryn Glassbrook @darynglassbrook.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

I love the Soft Boys. Underwater Moonlight is one of the best albums of 1980. Early jangle pop that still sounds great 46 years later. The darkly surreal lyrics are a perfect blend of Dylan, Lennon and Barrett. Fascinating to hear how it all came together.

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Life of the Record @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

For the 45th anniversary of The Soft Boys’ UNDERWATER MOONLIGHT, we spoke to Robyn Hitchcock about how it was made. Becoming a songwriter, a young band at its peak, 60s retro in the time of punk, and an album chock full of power pop gems. Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/the-soft-bo...

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Life of the Record @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

In our latest episode, Natasha Khan Bat for Lashes describes the looping mistake that led to her writing “What’s a Girl to Do?” Full FUR AND GOLD deep dive at lifeoftherecord.com

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weloveallthat @weloveallthat.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Who wants to hear Michael Rother on a podcast talking about the making of the first Neu! album?

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Classic albums, told by the people who made them.

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Life of the Record @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

For the 20th anniversary of the debut Bat for Lashes album, FUR AND GOLD, we spoke to Natasha Khan and producer David Kosten about how it was made. Recording outside, baroque instruments meet lo-fi MIDI sounds and a clear and uncompromising vision. Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/bat-for-las...

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Doug Wallen @dougwallen.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

I finally got around to listening to this beautiful revisitation of a record that meant so much to me 20 years ago (and still does)

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Life of the Record @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

In our latest episode, Jim James of @mymorningjacket.bsky.social describes the thrill of finishing their album Z, but dreading that "it's not as good as Nirvana." Full track-by-track conversation: lifeoftherecord.com#/my-morning-...

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weloveallthat @weloveallthat.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Chanced upon this (North American) podcast called Life of the Record where they go through a "classic" album with the artists involved. This one from last September features The Jesus and Mary Chain reminiscing in depth over Psychocandy, its recording and memories of them days.

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The Making of PSYCHOCANDY by The Jesus and Mary Chain - featuring Jim Reid and William Reid

For the 40th anniversary of The Jesus and Mary Chain’s landmark debut album, Psychocandy, we take a detailed look at how it was made. Growing up in East Kilbride, Scotland, brothers William and Jim…

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Life of the Record @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

For the 20th anniversary of @mymorningjacket.bsky.social’s Z, we spoke to Jim James about how it was made. Recording outside of Louisville, bringing in new sounds & band members, struggling with depression and the pressure of trying to make a great record. Listen: lifeoftherecord.com#/my-morning-...

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Life of the Record @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Thanks for listening in 2025! Back with new episodes soon…

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Marc Fagel @marcfagel.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Essential podcast for all Feelies fans!

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Playmixt aka Kevin @playmixt.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Cannot recommend this podcast episode enough to all you #Feelies fans out there. Learn what they're really shouting in the title track - because it's not "Crazy Rhythms!"

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Scott Arnold @industristudios.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

An amazing recap of another great year of one of the best podcasts anywhere. Check it out, and catch up before the next round of brilliant shows starts dropping in January.

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