RiYL Podcast
1) Episode 308: Taylor Goldsmith (of Dawes)
Fresh off a hike up Mount Kilmanjaro with his fiancee (now wife) and a ritualistic beard shaving, Taylor Goldsmith sits down to talk about Dawes’ latest, Passwords. The new record finds the band divin...Show More
2) Episode 742: KT Tunstall
It takes light 4.2 years from Proxima Centauri, the nearest non-sun star, to reach Earth. It took the songs of 2025’s Stargazer EP nearly five times that to see the light of day.That’s nothing in cosm...Show More
3) Episode 741: Tom Gauld
It takes a unique talent to find one's work thumbtacked above desks at libraries across the world. But Tom Gauld wasn't content to simply rest on the literary laurels that come with his frequently sha...Show More
4) Episode 740: Sean Mason
How often do we truly afford ourselves a fresh start? Sean Mason went all after his first record.The Southern Suite put the pianist on the map, there was a disconnect. Mason left New York, stopped dri...Show More
5) Episode 739: Michael Hampton (Parliament-Funkadelic)
At 17, Michael Hampton blasted off from Earth in the Mothership. More than half a century later, the Funkadelic guitarist has never looked back.He does, however, make the occasional pitstop home for i...Show More
6) Episode 738: Morgxn
Happiness wasn’t too far from home. After stints in larger cities, following more traditional music routes, Morgxn settled just outside of Nashville – it doesn’t hurt, of course, when home is Music Ci...Show More
7) Episode 737: Kenny Wayne Shepherd
A few months after celebrating the 30th anniversary of his debut, Ledbetter Heights, Kenny Wayne Shepherd returns to the show to reflect on three decades in music. Upon release, much of the album's co...Show More
8) Episode 736: Bruce Driscoll and Andy Chase on Stroik
A brute force approach helped Drew Stroik land a record deal. The unknown musician sent demo after demo to his favorite musicians, until one -- Andy Chase – responded positively. Chase pulled in frequ...Show More
9) Episode 735: Saul Williams
They didn’t go into the forest to create a record. One evening of music and words surrounded by nature was plenty enough reason to gather.Still, Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends at TreePeople...Show More
10) Episode 734: Anand Wilder (Yeasayer)
On 2022's I Don’t Know My Words, Anand Wilder embraced DIY in a different way, performing each song entirely by himself. Three years after Yeasayer's non-amicable split, the musician clearly had somet...Show More