Taylor Goldsmith (Dawes): 6/2/15

Taylor Goldsmith, lead singer-songwriter for the band Dawes, joins us this week to talk about the group's new album, All Your Favorite Bands. The album is out today and Taylor can be heard playing an acoustic version of the title track at the end of this episode. In addition, Taylor looks back at his time working on The New Basement Tapes alongside Elvis Costello, Jim James, Rhiannon Giddens, and Marcus Mumford. He also meditates on songwriting, influences, and how art is criticized and consumed in today’s culture. Brian and Taylor also discuss the life and works of Bob Dylan, how turning 30 is a pivotal moment in an artist’s life, and the hope Taylor still holds on to in his music.

Topics this week:

All Your Favorite Bands by Dawes
U2’s Pride in the Name of Love
Kid Rock’s Bawitdaba
Dawes’ Time Spent in Los Angeles
Nothing is Wrong by Dawes
Otis the Drunk on The Andy Griffith Show
Lost on the River by The New Basement Tapes
“Casey at the Bat” by Ernest Lawrence Thayer
The New Basement Tapes - Kansas City
The New Basement Tapes – When I Get My Hands on You
Johnny Fritz’s When a Ford Man Turns to Chevy
Johnny Fritz’s Suck in Your Gut
Bill Callahan’s Faith/Void
Somewhere Under Wonderland by Counting Crows
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, and Seymour: An Introduction by J.D. Salinger
North Hills by Dawes
Dawes – When My Time Comes
Miles of Aisles by Joni Mitchell
Still Crazy All These Years by Paul Simon
Graceland by Paul Simon
Rhythm of the Saints by Paul Simon
Infidels by Bob Dylan & Mark Knopfler
Automatic for the People by REM
The New Basement Tapes – Florida Key
The Basement Tapes by Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan’s Hurricane
Bob Dylan’s Joey
Bob Dylan’s Highlands
Bob Dylan’s It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
Iconoclast with Maya Angelou & Dave Chappelle
Southeastern by Jason Isbell
Wilder Mind by Mumford & Sons

People this week:

Dawes
Middle Brother
Deer Tick
T Bone Burnett
Elvis Costello
Mumford and Sons
Jim James
Rhiannon Giddens
Jonathan Prince
Bob Dylan
Hank Williams
Jackson Browne
Tom Petty
Sam Koppelman
Bruce Springsteen
Peter Mensch
Cliff Burnstein
My Morning Jacket
Alabama Shakes

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