Why do musicians create what they do? Why do they create in that particular way? Mark Linsenmayer (aka songwriter Mark Lint, and host of The Partially Examined Life) talks to songwriters and composers about specific recordings, which are played in full. We cover lyric meanings, writing and recording techniques, arrangements, band dynamics, the stories behind the songs, and even music theory.
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NEM #19: Chad Clark (Beauty Pill): Smart Went Electro-Soundscapey
Chad's 2015 album Beauty Pill Describes Things As They Are has received heaps of nice reviews, with its carefully crafted, groove-oriented soundscapes and cinematic lyrics. We discuss "Afrikaner Barista" and "Steven & Tiwonge," and then go back to Beauty Pill's first release with "The Idiot Heart" from the The Cigarette Girl Of The Future EP (2001).
We close by listening to "The Prize," a cover of an Arto Lindsay song. The opening music is “A Good Day” by Chad's previous band, Smart Went Crazy, from Con Art (1997).
Learn more at www.beautypill.com. Hear Chad on NPR. Chad talks about making the new album while on display in a museum and his illness and change of style prior to the album on the Chunky Glasses podcast. Here's the offical, kaleidoscopic Afrikaner Barista video. Here's the song "You, Yes You" that references Michael Jackson that Chad refers to. Here's the current band live, including Jean Cook playing the monome.
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