Episode 86 / YK Records (redux)

Premiere DateJun 22, 2018
Series Page Download Sponsor: Urban Outfitters
Categories Indie Music Rock
00:00 SubInev on BTR / intro
00:27 YK Records interview
14:23 "Bruce Wayne" Forget Cassettes
19:54 YK Records interview
26:12 "New" You Drive
29:22 "Bullies" The Robe
34:01 "EP" New Man
37:28 "Don't Let It Get You Down" Dave Paulson
40:10 YK Records interview
53:06 "Marijuana User" Quichenight
56:19 "Bombay" Sleep Good
60:00 "Under My Door" Patrick Damphier
63:43 YK Records interview
101:01 "Newborn Friends" Talking with Hands
103:15 "The Salesman" Jasmin Kaset
105:30 "Remember" Makeup and Vanity Set
110:05 "Terre, 9999" Skyway Man
114:42 YK Records interview
124:56 "beddie bye" Kindercastle
131:39 SubInev on BTR / outro
132:30 END

Once again, we turn our attention towards the Nashville-based label, YK Records. A longtime friend of Bryan’s, the label’s founder, Michael Eades (who also runs a podcast network called We Own This Town), joins us for some stirring conversations exploring the label’s latest and upcoming releases, revealing the challenges of running a boutique label, considering fielding submissions, and debating the usefulness of music criticism. Also covered: Starting A Label 101, the wonders of Bandcamp vs. Spotify, Retrofuturism vs. Brutalism, the current status of Click And Clack from Car Talk, and an appeal to Wayne Coyne (he totally listens to this show) to take Skyway Man out on tour.

 

 

Bryan has been blogging about, photographing, and making music for the better part of two decades. As a Senior Video Producer on the BTRtv video team, he works closely with artists, labels, and the music industry…

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