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Leah Wellbaum is a musician, artist, and writer living in Los Angeles, CA. She is the principal songwriter, guitar player, and unrepentant aesthete of the band <a href="http://bighassle.com/publicity/slothrust" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://bighassle.com/publicity/slothrust&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622209358966000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGI1diRvKuG6WHbczt4NvwwiWOx2Q">Slothrust</a>, and also has a side project called <a href="https://anmlplnet.bandcamp.com/album/fall-asleep" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://anmlplnet.bandcamp.com/album/fall-asleep&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622209358966000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGerfGuHHblxrkWwiVFxjFvTpC6PQ">ANMLPLNET</a>. On the upcoming Slothrust album, Parallel Timeline, Wellbaum constructs a luscious, ethereal cosmos perforated with wormy portals and unexpected magical iconography. She is a lover of all things mystical and absurd. When she isn&#8217;t on the road, she offers lessons in music and creativity. You can find her art at <a href="http://www.leahwellbaum.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.leahwellbaum.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1622209358966000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEVfpXiysd2fv7xl6G0h_mtBT5PqA">www.leahwellbaum.com</a>.

Leah Wellbaum

Music

Slothrust’s Strange Astrology: Gemini Season

Jeff Rosenstock was an anxious kid who grew into an anxious adult and has also made a bunch of music along the way with a bunch of bands, most notably Bomb the Music Industry! who apparently pioneered giving shit away for free on the internet &#8211; or at least got some of the credit for it. Now he plays with his bi-coastal band of rad musicians, mixing punk heart with diverse instrumentation and occasional accuracy.

Jeff Rosenstock

Chris Gethard is a comedian, actor, and author based out of New Jersey. He’s the host of the Beautiful/Anonymous podcast, the former host of the underground cult classic The Chris Gethard Show, and the writer and star of the HBO special Career Suicide. As an actor, Chris has been seen in television shows such as Space Force, The Office, Parks and Recreation, Broad City, Inside Amy Schumer, and a lot more. He’s been in films like Don’t Think Twice, The Other Guys, The Heat, Anchorman 2 and Ghostbusters. Chris is the author of three books. He’s had a number of pieces appear on This American Life. He also travels the country both with Beautiful/Anonymous and his stand-up comedy, performing to sold out crowds all over America and much of the rest of the English-speaking world.

Chris Gethard

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>

Talkhouse Podcast

Podcast

Chris Gethard Talks with Jeff Rosenstock on the Talkhouse Podcast

Jad Fair &amp; Kramer is an indie rock duo consisting of Half Japanese’s Jad Fair and collaborator of The Fugs, Butthole Surfers, Daniel Johnston, and more, Kramer. Their album The History of Crying, Revisited is out June 18 via Shimmy-Disc and Joyful Noise.

Jad Fair & Kramer

Introducing: Jad Fair & Kramer’s “I’ll Give You the Moon”

Beijing duo Gong Gong Gong 工工工’s raucous debut LP, Phantom Rhythm 幽靈節奏, was recorded live in a room, on open-reel tape, with little more than vocalist and guitarist Tom Ng’s 60-year-old Italian pawn shop guitar and bassist Joshua Frank’s 1970s imitation P-bass. The minimalist group created a drummer-less sound that was more than the sum of its parts, inspired by back-porch blues, Sahelian guitar music, New York no-wave, Cantonese lion dance percussion, and, seemingly most incongruously, techno.
On Phantom Rhythm Remixed, Gong Gong Gong bring to life a concept they’ve planned since the release of their acclaimed debut, curating their favorite China-connected electronic music producers to remix Phantom Rhythm in its entirety. The globe-spanning collaboration features Yu Su (Vancouver/Kaifeng), Zaliva-D, Simon Frank, Howie Lee (Beijing), Mong Tong, Scattered Purgatory (Taipei), Knopha (Xiamen), Wu Zhuoling (Chengdu), Angel Wei (Copenhagen), and P.E. (Brooklyn). The LP will be released by Wharf Cat Records in collaboration with Beijing’s bié Records.

Gong Gong Gong

Gong Gong Gong, Yu Su, and Howie Lee Talk “DIY Culture” in China

As the frontman of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Kip Berman wrote songs about the thrills and ills of young adult life with the care and concern of a cool older sibling. The long-standing New York City indiepop group disbanded soon after releasing their final record, The Echo of Pleasure (2017), and Berman found himself at a creative crossroads. He wanted to keep making music, but the themes and sounds he was interested in had shifted; it felt time for a course correction.
Enter Tethers, Berman’s first solo record as The Natvral, which finds him coming to terms with the changes in his own life by observing those transformations in the people he’s known — a self-portrait in relief. In the time between making his last record with his former band, Berman’s life and location have shifted dramatically, as he welcomed a daughter, then a son, and moved from Brooklyn to Princeton. With his new identity as a parent came a crucial shift in how he approached music. Gone were the months in a cramped tour van and late nights rehearsing with his band in a windowless warehouse space. In its place were amorphous, suburban afternoons playing whimsical songs to two young children, while writing music for himself after their bedtime.
But in this time away from the life of a touring artist, Berman discovered an unvarnished, broken folk rock sound — a marked departure from his previous work.
(Photo Credit: Remy Holwick)

Kip Berman

Richard Thompson Isn’t Just a Boomer Folk-Rock Guitar God

Talkhouse Weekend Playlist: Marinero’s Favorite Tropicalia Tracks

PACKS’ Guide to Crushing (and Being Crushed)

Nick Sanborn is half of the musical duo Sylvan Esso, and he also makes solo electronic music under the name Made Of Oak.

Nick Sanborn

Nick Sanborn of Sylvan Esso Talks with Blake Mills on the Talkhouse Podcast

Fronted by Jasamine White-Gluz, No Joy is a shoegaze band from Montreal. Their new EP Can My Daughter See Me From Heaven is out now on Joyful Noise.

No Joy

Jasamine White-Gluz (No Joy) and Ouri Talk Montreal, a Duck Blood-Stained Eckhaus Latta Dress, and More

Tyler Anthony is a Knoxville songwriter performing under the moniker Cereus Bright. His sophomore album, Give Me Time, is due May 28, 2021 — a patient record that intimately explores Anthony’s flaws and rough edges, his triumphs and maturation.

Tyler Anthony

Things Didn’t Turn Out How I Hoped They Would

Devon Welsh&nbsp;writes songs and lyrics in&nbsp;Majical Cloudz. His opinions are neither to be taken seriously nor to be trusted.