Kyle Meredith
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Katie Toupin on leaving Houndmouth, losing her identity, moving to L.A., and finally making Magnetic Moves: “I had to let go of what anyone else thought I should be.”
Katie Toupin: “I had to let go of what anyone else thought I should be”
Katie Toupin on Leaving Houndmouth, Finding Her Voice, and the Pull of “Magnetic Moves”
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December 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Katie Toupin on leaving Houndmouth, losing her identity, moving to L.A., and finally making Magnetic Moves: “I had to let go of what anyone else thought I should be.”
Clementine Creevy scrapped an entire album, built a louder guitar, recorded another record in 24 hrs, designed a beer, and still had time to troll the patriarchy. “Sometimes you just crack up because it’s all so crazy.”
Cherry Glazerr's Clementine Creevy: “Art makers are products of their society”
Cherry Glazerr on Monster Jams, Modded Guitars, Desert Sessions, and Fighting the Patriarchy
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December 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Clementine Creevy scrapped an entire album, built a louder guitar, recorded another record in 24 hrs, designed a beer, and still had time to troll the patriarchy. “Sometimes you just crack up because it’s all so crazy.”
Charlie Mackesy went from cheering up friends with doodles to Gabriel Byrne calling him to say, “I am the horse.”
We talked storms, vulnerability, and why “asking for help isn’t giving up.”
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We talked storms, vulnerability, and why “asking for help isn’t giving up.”
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Charlie Mackesy: “Real connection comes from telling the truth of who we really are”
Charlie Mackesy on Lost Boys, Talking Moles, and the Strange Magic of Saying “Help”
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December 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Charlie Mackesy went from cheering up friends with doodles to Gabriel Byrne calling him to say, “I am the horse.”
We talked storms, vulnerability, and why “asking for help isn’t giving up.”
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We talked storms, vulnerability, and why “asking for help isn’t giving up.”
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Dave King says Flogging Molly cut a song live on Night 1 with Albini, wrote the record in 14 days, and the tracks still aren’t “bathroom songs.”
History, hope, Ukraine—Flogging Molly never phones it in.
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History, hope, Ukraine—Flogging Molly never phones it in.
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Flogging Molly’s Dave King: "I know what liberty means to me and I won't stop singing about it"
Dave King on Albini’s “Wizardry,” Writing in Real Time, and Hope in a Flogging Molly Song
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December 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Dave King says Flogging Molly cut a song live on Night 1 with Albini, wrote the record in 14 days, and the tracks still aren’t “bathroom songs.”
History, hope, Ukraine—Flogging Molly never phones it in.
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History, hope, Ukraine—Flogging Molly never phones it in.
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Tonight, Def Leppard’s Phil Collen, Flogging Molly’s Dave King, and Junkie XL all drop by!
Plus all the best new cuts, the classics, the nerd talk, and whatever else I accidentally press play on.
6p ET on WFPK. Come for the riffs, stay for the Dutch electronic mayhem.
Plus all the best new cuts, the classics, the nerd talk, and whatever else I accidentally press play on.
6p ET on WFPK. Come for the riffs, stay for the Dutch electronic mayhem.
December 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Tonight, Def Leppard’s Phil Collen, Flogging Molly’s Dave King, and Junkie XL all drop by!
Plus all the best new cuts, the classics, the nerd talk, and whatever else I accidentally press play on.
6p ET on WFPK. Come for the riffs, stay for the Dutch electronic mayhem.
Plus all the best new cuts, the classics, the nerd talk, and whatever else I accidentally press play on.
6p ET on WFPK. Come for the riffs, stay for the Dutch electronic mayhem.
Natti Natasha on her bachata album: “I wanted music for forever, not just the moment.”
Three years of work, Romeo Santos producing, and her most personal era yet.
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Three years of work, Romeo Santos producing, and her most personal era yet.
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Natti Natasha: “I feel like people want to see the real stuff"
Natti Natasha on Bachata, Love’s Realities, and Making Music That Lasts
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December 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Natti Natasha on her bachata album: “I wanted music for forever, not just the moment.”
Three years of work, Romeo Santos producing, and her most personal era yet.
www.lpm.org/music/2025-0...
Three years of work, Romeo Santos producing, and her most personal era yet.
www.lpm.org/music/2025-0...
Joey Burns on making Calexico’s Algiers in New Orleans:
“You only have one life… it’s important to get involved.”
From fatherhood to SB1070 activism to six baritone trombones on “Puerto.”
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“You only have one life… it’s important to get involved.”
From fatherhood to SB1070 activism to six baritone trombones on “Puerto.”
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Kyle Meredith with... Calexico
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December 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Joey Burns on making Calexico’s Algiers in New Orleans:
“You only have one life… it’s important to get involved.”
From fatherhood to SB1070 activism to six baritone trombones on “Puerto.”
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“You only have one life… it’s important to get involved.”
From fatherhood to SB1070 activism to six baritone trombones on “Puerto.”
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J Mascis talked about Elastic Days like he’d accidentally recorded it while assembling a new drum kit.
We got into rimshots, Big Muffs, biking, karaoke, and that perfect line: “I don’t peak too early. I don’t peak at all.”
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We got into rimshots, Big Muffs, biking, karaoke, and that perfect line: “I don’t peak too early. I don’t peak at all.”
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Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis: “I don’t really know how to replicate a solo that I just played”
J Mascis on Drums, Rimshots, Big Muffs, and Never Peaking at All
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December 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
J Mascis talked about Elastic Days like he’d accidentally recorded it while assembling a new drum kit.
We got into rimshots, Big Muffs, biking, karaoke, and that perfect line: “I don’t peak too early. I don’t peak at all.”
www.lpm.org/music/2018-1...
We got into rimshots, Big Muffs, biking, karaoke, and that perfect line: “I don’t peak too early. I don’t peak at all.”
www.lpm.org/music/2018-1...
D'Arcy Carden talks Loot, dual accents, Carrie Brownstein’s direction, kissing Maya Rudolph for 45 straight seconds (!), and her music-world friendships from Lenny Kravitz to Waxahatchee.
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D'Arcy Carden on Loot, Dual Accents, and Making Out with Maya Rudolph: Podcast
D'Arcy Carden, who stars on Apple TV+'s Loot, talks working on the show and making out with co-star Maya Rudolph on the Kyle Meredith With podcast.
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December 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
D'Arcy Carden talks Loot, dual accents, Carrie Brownstein’s direction, kissing Maya Rudolph for 45 straight seconds (!), and her music-world friendships from Lenny Kravitz to Waxahatchee.
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Tonight: Erika Christensen, Penelope Ann Miller & John Malkovichall drop by!
Also new music premieres, classic alt, Americana, trivia and the whole spread.
6p ET on WFPK. The vibes will be slightly mysterious.
Also new music premieres, classic alt, Americana, trivia and the whole spread.
6p ET on WFPK. The vibes will be slightly mysterious.
December 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Tonight: Erika Christensen, Penelope Ann Miller & John Malkovichall drop by!
Also new music premieres, classic alt, Americana, trivia and the whole spread.
6p ET on WFPK. The vibes will be slightly mysterious.
Also new music premieres, classic alt, Americana, trivia and the whole spread.
6p ET on WFPK. The vibes will be slightly mysterious.
Caught up with Jakob Dylan backstage at the 2013 DeLuna Fest — Wallflowers reunion talk, Jack Irons stories, and why each album feels like starting from scratch.
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Kyle Meredith with... The Wallflowers
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December 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Caught up with Jakob Dylan backstage at the 2013 DeLuna Fest — Wallflowers reunion talk, Jack Irons stories, and why each album feels like starting from scratch.
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Joan Armatrading and I dove into Not Too Far Away, why she wrote all the lyrics first, and still finding fresh ways to write about love after 21 albums.
We also talked universality, avoiding gender in her songs, and the acoustic-but-it-still-rocks magic of “Invisible”
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We also talked universality, avoiding gender in her songs, and the acoustic-but-it-still-rocks magic of “Invisible”
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Joan Armatrading: “At some point, you decide what you’ll accept”
Joan Armatrading on Not Too Far Away, Writing Without Boundaries, and Universal Emotion
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December 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Joan Armatrading and I dove into Not Too Far Away, why she wrote all the lyrics first, and still finding fresh ways to write about love after 21 albums.
We also talked universality, avoiding gender in her songs, and the acoustic-but-it-still-rocks magic of “Invisible”
www.lpm.org/music/2018-0...
We also talked universality, avoiding gender in her songs, and the acoustic-but-it-still-rocks magic of “Invisible”
www.lpm.org/music/2018-0...
Jakob Dylan and I dug into Exit Wounds, anxieties, Tom Petty, and why “One Headlight” still hits all these years later.
We time-traveled back to the Bringing Down the Horse era and even talked about Jack Irons drumming with the Wallflowers.
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We time-traveled back to the Bringing Down the Horse era and even talked about Jack Irons drumming with the Wallflowers.
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The Wallflowers' Jakob Dylan: "I'm hard to talk to when I'm writing songs."
The Wallflowers’ Jakob Dylan on Exit Wounds, Tom Petty, and 25 Years of One Headlight
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December 10, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Jakob Dylan and I dug into Exit Wounds, anxieties, Tom Petty, and why “One Headlight” still hits all these years later.
We time-traveled back to the Bringing Down the Horse era and even talked about Jack Irons drumming with the Wallflowers.
www.lpm.org/music/2021-0...
We time-traveled back to the Bringing Down the Horse era and even talked about Jack Irons drumming with the Wallflowers.
www.lpm.org/music/2021-0...
Brian Bell on math-nerd Easter eggs, six hands on a Hammond, and Pat answering his phone mid-take.
We also talked Van Weezer and why the Green Album deserves its own tour.
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We also talked Van Weezer and why the Green Album deserves its own tour.
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Weezer's Brian Bell: "We were asking Rivers to sound like the guy who wrote Say It Ain't So"
Weezer's Brian Bell on OK Human, Stadium Guitars, and the Green Album’s Second Life
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December 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Brian Bell on math-nerd Easter eggs, six hands on a Hammond, and Pat answering his phone mid-take.
We also talked Van Weezer and why the Green Album deserves its own tour.
www.lpm.org/music/2021-0...
We also talked Van Weezer and why the Green Album deserves its own tour.
www.lpm.org/music/2021-0...
John Malkovich on The New Look: “Life is corruption and life is compromise.”
We talked Dior, Chanel, Nazi-occupied Paris, and why creation is the only real antidote to mayhem.
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We talked Dior, Chanel, Nazi-occupied Paris, and why creation is the only real antidote to mayhem.
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John Malkovich: “Life is corruption and life is compromise"
John Malkovich on Survival, Compromise, and The Art That Keeps Us Sane
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December 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
John Malkovich on The New Look: “Life is corruption and life is compromise.”
We talked Dior, Chanel, Nazi-occupied Paris, and why creation is the only real antidote to mayhem.
www.lpm.org/music/2024-0...
We talked Dior, Chanel, Nazi-occupied Paris, and why creation is the only real antidote to mayhem.
www.lpm.org/music/2024-0...
Tonight: Florence Welch, Sara Bareilles & Amy Lee drop by.
Alt classics, new indie, Americana, trivia — the whole thing.
6p ET on WFPK.
Big night for vocals; I’ll try not to get drowned out by literal superheroes.
Alt classics, new indie, Americana, trivia — the whole thing.
6p ET on WFPK.
Big night for vocals; I’ll try not to get drowned out by literal superheroes.
December 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Tonight: Florence Welch, Sara Bareilles & Amy Lee drop by.
Alt classics, new indie, Americana, trivia — the whole thing.
6p ET on WFPK.
Big night for vocals; I’ll try not to get drowned out by literal superheroes.
Alt classics, new indie, Americana, trivia — the whole thing.
6p ET on WFPK.
Big night for vocals; I’ll try not to get drowned out by literal superheroes.
Chatted with Junkie XL about tossing his entire original Justice League score, rebuilding it from scratch, terrifying choirs, new Batman themes, and why Godzilla vs. Kong needed Carpenter synths AND old-school monster vibes.
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Junkie XL: “It’s interesting how music speaks to the imagination without intention”
Junkie XL on Rebuilding Justice League, Monster Mayhem, and Terrifying Choirs
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December 8, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Chatted with Junkie XL about tossing his entire original Justice League score, rebuilding it from scratch, terrifying choirs, new Batman themes, and why Godzilla vs. Kong needed Carpenter synths AND old-school monster vibes.
www.lpm.org/music/2023-1...
www.lpm.org/music/2023-1...
Tim Butler says 2020's Psychedelic Furs album worked because they took cues from “bands inspired by us.” Full circle.
We talked Made of Rain, post-punk’s comeback, Richard Fortus’ guidance, and why the Furs still sound like now, not 1980.
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We talked Made of Rain, post-punk’s comeback, Richard Fortus’ guidance, and why the Furs still sound like now, not 1980.
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The Psychedelic Furs' Tim Butler: “We wanted to make sure we still had something to say”
Tim Butler on Made of Rain, Post-Punk Cycles, and Why the Psychedelic Furs Still Sound Like Now
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December 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Tim Butler says 2020's Psychedelic Furs album worked because they took cues from “bands inspired by us.” Full circle.
We talked Made of Rain, post-punk’s comeback, Richard Fortus’ guidance, and why the Furs still sound like now, not 1980.
www.lpm.org/music/2020-0...
We talked Made of Rain, post-punk’s comeback, Richard Fortus’ guidance, and why the Furs still sound like now, not 1980.
www.lpm.org/music/2020-0...
Ingrid Michaelson on Christmas music economics: “We call it evergreen because it never goes away. It comes back every year.”
We talked Songs for the Season, a heartbreak-y “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” and her Stranger Things-inspired album.
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We talked Songs for the Season, a heartbreak-y “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” and her Stranger Things-inspired album.
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Ingrid Michaelson: “I start watching Christmas movies in September”
Ingrid Michaelson on Christmas Melancholy, Nostalgia, and Her Stranger Things Obsession
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December 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Ingrid Michaelson on Christmas music economics: “We call it evergreen because it never goes away. It comes back every year.”
We talked Songs for the Season, a heartbreak-y “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” and her Stranger Things-inspired album.
www.lpm.org/music/2018-1...
We talked Songs for the Season, a heartbreak-y “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” and her Stranger Things-inspired album.
www.lpm.org/music/2018-1...
Phil Collen says Def Leppard has basically been an orchestra since Pyromania: “Mutt would make it sound like Star Wars for the ears.”
We talked Drastic Symphonies, glam heroes, Cybernauts Bowie covers, and dreaming of “Sugar” at Royal Albert Hall.
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We talked Drastic Symphonies, glam heroes, Cybernauts Bowie covers, and dreaming of “Sugar” at Royal Albert Hall.
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Def Leppard's Phil Collen: “We're still bringing rock to the world"
Phil Collen on Drastic Symphonies, Diamond Star Halos, and Def Leppard as an Orchestra
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December 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Phil Collen says Def Leppard has basically been an orchestra since Pyromania: “Mutt would make it sound like Star Wars for the ears.”
We talked Drastic Symphonies, glam heroes, Cybernauts Bowie covers, and dreaming of “Sugar” at Royal Albert Hall.
www.lpm.org/music/2023-0...
We talked Drastic Symphonies, glam heroes, Cybernauts Bowie covers, and dreaming of “Sugar” at Royal Albert Hall.
www.lpm.org/music/2023-0...
Juliana Hatfield is back with album number twenty, Lightning Might Strike, and she talked with me about the grief, upheaval, and dark humor that shaped it — plus news on an R.E.M. covers album.
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Juliana Hatfield on Lightning Might Strike, Popsicles, and the Long, Slow Unraveling: Podcast
Juliana Hatfield joins the Kyle Meredith With podcast for an interview about her new album, Lightning Might Strike, grief, popsicles, and more.
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December 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Juliana Hatfield is back with album number twenty, Lightning Might Strike, and she talked with me about the grief, upheaval, and dark humor that shaped it — plus news on an R.E.M. covers album.
consequence.net/2025/12/juli...
consequence.net/2025/12/juli...
Tonight on Kyle Meredith With…: Brian Bell (Weezer), Jakob Dylan (The Wallflowers), & Louise Post (Veruca Salt) all stop by.
Alt classics, new indie, Americana, trivia… the whole thing.
6p ET on WFPK
Alt classics, new indie, Americana, trivia… the whole thing.
6p ET on WFPK
December 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Tonight on Kyle Meredith With…: Brian Bell (Weezer), Jakob Dylan (The Wallflowers), & Louise Post (Veruca Salt) all stop by.
Alt classics, new indie, Americana, trivia… the whole thing.
6p ET on WFPK
Alt classics, new indie, Americana, trivia… the whole thing.
6p ET on WFPK
Louise Post on lost 90s demos, heartbreak archaeology, Veruca Starship, Nirvana homework for her kid, and the wild indie-pop lane of her solo music.
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www.lpm.org/music/2022-0...
Veruca Salt's Louise Post: “I decided I’m never letting anything hurt me like that again”
Louise Post on Lost Demos, Lost Years, and Finding the Nerve to Do It Alone
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December 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Louise Post on lost 90s demos, heartbreak archaeology, Veruca Starship, Nirvana homework for her kid, and the wild indie-pop lane of her solo music.
www.lpm.org/music/2022-0...
www.lpm.org/music/2022-0...
Damien Rice opens up about stepping away, losing himself, rebuilding from the inside out, and why achievement never fixed the things he thought it would. We also get into sharks, falsetto, and the endless chase for “more.”
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Damien Rice: “I didn’t know how to be vitally alive unless I made a mess”
Damien Rice on Disappearing, Scrubbing Off Stardom, and the Strange Freedom of Not Knowing Who You Are Anymore
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December 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Damien Rice opens up about stepping away, losing himself, rebuilding from the inside out, and why achievement never fixed the things he thought it would. We also get into sharks, falsetto, and the endless chase for “more.”
www.lpm.org/music/2014-1...
www.lpm.org/music/2014-1...
Louise Post on pirate queens, childhood sleepwalking, Veruca Salt echoes, and the pop-tinged heart of her solo debut Sleepwalker
www.lpm.org/music/2023-0...
www.lpm.org/music/2023-0...
Veruca Salt’s Louise Post: “I live by the philosophy of go where the love is”
Louise Post on Sleepwalker, Pirates, Pop Songs, and the Ghosts That Keep Knocking
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December 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Louise Post on pirate queens, childhood sleepwalking, Veruca Salt echoes, and the pop-tinged heart of her solo debut Sleepwalker
www.lpm.org/music/2023-0...
www.lpm.org/music/2023-0...