Allison Russell joins host Stephen Kallao

Allison Russell won her first Grammy for “Eve Was Black”, a song from her outstanding sophomore solo album, The Returner. Russell joins us to talk about why the record is focused on the present, what Americana means to her, and how her daughter challenged her to write some “bangers” on The Returner.

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Today’s Playlist
The Who “Baba O’Riley” Who’s Next
Allison Russell “The Returner” The Returner
Allison Russell “Stay Right Here” The Returner
Stevie Wonder “Pastime Paradise” Songs In The Key of Life
Allison Russell “Demons” The Returner
Allison Russell “Snakelife” The Returner
Pixies “Debaser” Doolittle
David Bowie “The Jean Genie” Aladdin Sane
Sylvan Esso “Radio” What Now
Kacey Musgraves “Superbloom (feat. Leon Bridges)” Deeper Well: Deeper Into the Well
Michigander “Giving Up” Michigander
Blondie “One Way or Another” Parallel Lines

Hour Two
Matthew Sweet “Evangeline” Girlfriend
David Lynch “Good Day Today” Crazy Clown Time
David Lynch “Crazy Clown Time” Crazy Clown Time
David Lynch “Pinky’s Dream” Crazy Clown Time
Rhiannon Giddens “At The Purchaser’s Option” WC Recording
Phoebe Bridgers “Motion Sickness” WC Recording
Citizen Cope “Bullet And A Target” WC Recording
Bartees Strange “Sober” Horror
Paula Cole “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone” This Fire
Madi Diaz “Christine” Skin and Bone
Deep Sea Diver “Billboard Heart” single
Emmylou Harris “Pancho & Lefty” Luxury Liner
Michael Kiwanuka “The Rest of Me” Small Changes
Iggy Pop “The Passenger” Lust for Life