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Pleaser is the music of Carrie Furniss and Travis Hagan, a very loving couple based in New York City. This experimental pop duo draws inspiration from the “true love” tropes of Reality TV and their own marriage while overcoming the limitations and learning curve of their superfluous gear obsession. Their diverse musical backgrounds in jazz, punk, noise, modular synthesis, and free improvisation culminate into a wonky top-40 fantasy.
(Photo Credit: Steph Rinzler)

Pleaser

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Introducing: Pleaser’s “Diamond”

Your favorite musicians, filmmakers, and other creative minds one-on-one. No moderator, no script, no typical questions. The Talkhouse Podcast offers unique insights into creative work from all genres and generations. <a href="https://pod.link/Talkhouse" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Subscribe now</a>, and explore more illuminating shows on the <a href="https://talkhouse.com/category/podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Talkhouse Podcast Network.</a>

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Jon Wurster is a drummer best known as a member of Superchunk, The Mountain Goats, and Bob Mould’s band. He is also half of the comedic duo Scharpling &amp; Wurster.
(Photo Credit: <a href="http://daykampmusic.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Johnny Anguish</a>)

Jon Wurster

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Revisited: Stewart Copeland (The Police) Talks with Jon Wurster on the Talkhouse Podcast

Addie Warncke is a New York City-based musician who performs as Computerwife. Her self-titled debut LP is out now on Danger Collective. 
(Photo Credit: Lizzie Klein)

Computerwife

Best of 2023: Computerwife Got to Live the “Chop Suey” Video

Johanna Samuels is a singer-songwriter based in LA. Her latest record, Excelsior!, is out now on Mama Bird Recording Co.

Johanna Samuels

Best of 2023: Johanna Samuels Thinks It Was an Awesome Year for Records

10 years ago this April, Chicago’s Ratboys put out their first collection of songs. The RATBOY EP, consisting of five indie-folk dorm room recordings, was free to download on Bandcamp and humbly passed around to friends on social media. 
Cut to 2021, and Ratboys would normally be celebrating their 10-year anniversary on the road, playing a mix of songs from their very first release to their most recent, last year’s critically-acclaimed Printer’s Devil. Instead, just two weeks after the album’s February 2020 release and mere days before heading out on their first headline tour, the COVID-19 pandemic forced all touring to a halt. Despite not being able to play in-person shows for the past year, Ratboys has managed to stay busy by performing their music online via their own Virtual Tour series and by finding a different way to celebrate their first decade of being a band.

Ratboys

Best of 2023: Sufjan Stevens’s Javelin Blew Ratboys Away

Foyer Red is a Brooklyn-based rock band. Their latest album Yarn the Hours Away is out now via Carpark Records.

Foyer Red

Best of 2023: Foyer Red Got Really Into Trumpets This Year

Revisited: Ben Nichols (Lucero) Talks with Jeff Nichols on the Talkhouse Podcast

Ellen Kempner is the vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter for the Boston and New York-based indie rock trio Palehound. Their latest record, Eye on the Bat, is out now Polyvinyl.

El Kempner

Best of 2023: Palehound Was Late to the Game with Wednesday

Joseph Shabason is a Toronto-based saxophonist. His new record, Welcome To Hell, is out now via Western Vinyl.

Joseph Shabason

Best of 2023: Joseph Shabason Says Allegra Krieger’s Record is an “All-Timer”

Greg Mendez is a singer-songwriter based in Philly. His latest record, Greg Mendez, is out now.
(Photo Credit: Veronica Mendez)

Greg Mendez

Best of 2023: Greg Mendez Loved the New Sun Organ Album

swim good now &amp; The Techno Hall of Fame is a collaborative project a long time in the making. The project began in 2018 with no direction in mind, continuing a 10 year tradition of off-and-on collaboration between the two friends. One was experiencing a sea change in Toronto’s West End and channeling it into his songwriting; the other was settling into life as a producer in small town Ontario and expecting his first child. Both had recently turned the corner into their 30s, dealing with a tension that began to express itself in intimate, cinematic songs about uncertainty and love.
swim good now released his debut album in 2018 with Toronto’s Secret Songs collective. In the past, he has worked with members of Bon Iver, Stars, and The Avalanches.
The Techno Hall of Fame has been involved in Toronto’s DIY music scene through a collective he founded in 2014 (Bedroomer) and making his living as a graphic designer.
(Photo Credit: Daniel Reardon)

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Talkhouse Weekend Playlist: Happy Holidays, From swim good now

Brian Helgeland won the Academy Award for his screenwriting of L.A. Confidential. He was also nominated by the Academy for his writing of Clint Eastwood’s Mystic River. His directorial work includes the films Legend, starring Tom Hardy and Taron Egerton, 42, starring Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford, and A Knight’s Tale, starring Heath Ledger and Paul Bettany. He is the writer of Tony Scott’s Man on Fire and Paul Greengrass’ Green Zone. Helgeland is also the recipient of the Writers Guild of America Award, the PEN Center Literary Award, the Edgar Alan Poe Award, the USC Scripter Award and the Sidney Lumet Award for Integrity in Entertainment. (Photo by Maarten de Boer.)