Fly On The Call - Candid Conversations on Music

Welcome one and all back to Fly On The Call! It has been so long and I have missed you so much, but 2022 is going to be an amazing year both for music and for the podcast. We're kicking things off with my first ever label interview! Today I'm talking to Josh Higgins of Refresh Records. This conversation is a few months old, but does a great job of highlighting the fantastic year of releases the label had is 2021, building a community around their music, and so much more...

Fly On The Call is coming back at you with a conversation with Jail Socks! Coming Down was one of my most anticipated records of 2020 and while it wasn't 100% what I expected, it is still a great record. Today I'm talking to Jail Socks about their new sonic direction, the themes and major moments throughout the album, collaboration in the studio, and more.

Sincere Engineer are a punk band at their core. They have all the energy, grit, and emotions that draw people to this type of music. With their sophomore album, Bless My Psyche, they expand on their established sound to create something that feels like a brand new experience. Today we're talking about sharing heart on your sleeve emotions, crafting a loud punk record, touring, and more.

saint judas is a newly collaborative solo project that falls somewhere on the folky, vibey side of emo. Their new EP, a terrible year, builds on the previous releases while showing a side of the band that could not have come to be without the DIY community. That, along with music as a form for therapy, is a main focus of this conversation, which I think you'll agree is a special one.

Raccoon Tour's The Dentonweaver is boisterous, theatrical, and a long time coming. With extensive lore, multiple re-records, and plenty more multimedia storybuilding the in the works, you can tell this is a special project. Today on Fly On The Call we're peeling back the layers on how this album became so time consuming and meticulously crafted, the growth made throughout its creation, and working with label I Surrender Records to shape what it became.

Today's conversation is with Jaypitts - the first hip hop artist to come on the show. As a jack of all content trades, he's worked for years to not just create music he is passionate about, but also find an audience who connects with him on a deep level. Whether it's been music, TikTok, YouTube, or any other path, he has sought a way to use it to his benefit...

Today is all about James Barrett's A Series Of... Mostly Nothing. Believe me when I say this album is HUGE. Like room-filling, all-surrounding, epic rock music. We're talking about the creation of this sound, the environment the album was recorded in, throwing yourself fully into your music, and a whole lot more. For the next two weeks there will be new episodes of Fly On The Call on both Wednesday and Thursday so I'll catch you back here tomorrow.

Absolution, out tomorrow, is an absolute heater and a level-up for Riverby in just about every way. From changes in sonic palette, to a more collaborative process, and working with Jim Wert in the studio Absolution is all about making the music the band wants and making it sound the best it can. We're talking all that as well as accidentally creating a concept album, the plans for the Riverby cinematic universe, and more.

For the first of two new episodes today we're hopping over to the UK to talk to Brutalligators. They're a punk band with an edge and a healthy dose of emo, in the vein of PUP, Spanish Love Songs, or Latterman. Their debut LP, This house is too big, this house is too small, is not your average break-up record - it's a cohesive journey through grief, mental health, inclusion, and identity...

Proper. have done it again - they dropped the best album of their career with The Great American Novel. Bringing in issues of identity, race, sex, and life in the 21st century this record is an in your face assessment of Erik Garlington's inner thoughts...