A podcast and Netflix series where musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were made. By @HrishiHirway.

Los Angeles
Joined December 2013
Thank you for all the love on @songexploder. And a special thank you @HrishiHirway for having us.
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.@LBuckingham and I told @HrishiHirway the story of how we made the Buckingham Nicks song "Frozen Love” for the @SongExploder podcast. You can find it wherever you listen to podcasts, or at songexploder.net/buckingham-…. Illustration by Carlos Lerma
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Found this very inspiring and emotional… maybe it’s my history of loving this song, or just the creative process and believing in something. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Tickets are on sale now for Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and producer Jim-E Stack's conversation with Hrishikesh Hirway on @SongExploder. ticketmaster.com/event/09006… Join on Friday, September 5 at the Palace Theatre in Los Angeles as they break down the creative process behind a song from "SABLE, fABLE". Illustration by Carlos Lerma.
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Behind every hit song, there’s a colorful story. 🎶 Creator We Love @HrishiHirway’s show @SongExploder has become the go-to podcast for music lovers to discover how their favorite tracks came to be. apple.co/SongExploder
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Here's the first trailer for COMPANION. I composed the score for the movie, and I *cannot wait* for people to see it in theaters in January…
You are cordially invited to experience a new kind of love story. #CompanionMovie - only in theaters January 10. Text 978-878-5683 to Find Your Companion today*
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spoke to song exploder about coming home, and shangri la 🏡 songexploder.net/beabadoobee
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"Such a pleasure recording the iconic @SongExploder podcast with @HrishiHirway. @jimmynapes and I talk writing and recording ‘Stay With Me’, and the moment that Tourist hit those three chords..." songexploder.net/sam-smith
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Had a good chuckle at the early versions of the @theflaminglips Do You Realise unearthed by @HrishiHirway for his podcast: “These demos are excruciating to hear, I don’t know what key I’m in!” Episode 272: The Flaming Lips on @SongExploder songexploder.net/the-flaming…
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We told the story of “Low Rider” in a new epsiode of @SongExploder Lonnie Jordan and producer Jerry Goldstein take apart the original, raw 1975 jam session that the song was born from, and how everyone in the room helped shape the sound of this absolute classic. · · · [ illustration by @thatlerms ] Listen to the Episode Here: songexploder.net/war
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I've got some shows and @songexploder live events in the coming weeks (with guests @JeffTweedy of @Wilco, @TheMagFields, and @FenneLily)! Tickets and more info at hrishikesh.co/live. Hope to see you!
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I wrote about the glory of TASKMASTER in my newsletter. I'm also thinking of starting a paid subscription that could be a home for new projects, and a way to share special things from my current projects. I'd love your thoughts; there's a survey in here: hrishikesh.substack.com/p/ho…
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The Kitchen Sisters Present... Lou Reed’s Tai Chi Lou Reed, musician, rock icon, poet, leader of the legendary Velvet Underground, was obsessed with tai chi — the practice, the community, the health and spiritual benefits. kitchensisters.org/podcast/l…
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If you want to support independent podcasts, please donate to @radiotopia’s fundraiser! if you donate today (11/17) with the amount $11.17, I’ll send you a personalized audio message to say thanks! (or I can say something of your choosing—within reason!) radiotopia.fm/donate
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New episode of @SongExploder out today with @sampha, telling the story of how he made his beautiful song “Spirit 2.0.” songexploder.net/sampha
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‘Song Exploder’ host @HrishiHirway explains why the podcast won’t repeat guests, no matter how big the artist may be, and how that rule impacts which songs get deconstructed. trib.al/qYzIVtT
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I wrote this song with my mom and Rick Rubin after a spiritual awakening over the pandemic. Originally titled "Last night I talked to God" .... "Eat The Acid" is one of my favorite songs off my new record Gag Order. Actually, ever.⁣ Dove into the entire process and shared early snippets of it in my new @SongExploder episode, out now.
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.@SongExploder host/creator @HrishiHirway will sit down at #VultureFestival with @JesseDavidFox to discuss the creative process of making a podcast about the creative process of making music. It will be a celebration of deconstruction! Get tix here: trib.al/tKw2AXw
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