Episode 24: Sweeping Promises
Welcome back to another episode of Critical Listening, DIY Lifers edition. For our third installment of Listening Habits, our series where we talk to musicians about how they interact with music on an...
18 Sep 56min
Episode 23: August Headlines (PATREON PREVIEW)
As usual, this Headlines episode is for paid subscribers only. Head to Patreon.com/criticallistening to access all of our monthly Headlines episodes, as well as our Discord community, and occasional b...
31 Aug 5min
Episode 22: L'Rain
For Episode 22, we spoke with songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and curator Taja Cheek, on the brink of her group L’Rain’s fourth record, fata morgana, out today on Mexican Summer. Taja is ...
14 Aug 53min
Episode 21: July 2026 Headlines (PATREON PREVIEW)
The CEO of SoundCloud recently revealed that he regularly seeks advice from what he calls his “AI board”—a model he trained on the interviews and writings of top pop musicians and record industry exec...
31 Juli 2min
Episode 20: Why Panda Bear & Sonic Boom's New Record is Not Streaming
Why did Panda Bear and Sonic Boom decide to not put their new record, A ? of WHEN, on any streaming services? And how did they get their label, Domino Recording Co, on board? For episode 20 we're join...
24 Juli 1h 1min
Episode 19: June 2026 Headlines (PATREON PREVIEW)
For this month's installment of our monthly headlines show, we're digging into two stories around the increasingly entwined worlds of generative AI and music streaming. First, a look into a new tool c...
29 Juni 4min
Episode 18: May 2026 Headlines (PATREON PREVIEW)
We're back for another Headlines episode for the month of May 2026. As with all Headlines episodes this season, this episode is a subscriber exclusive. You can listen to it in full and catch up on old...
1 Juni 4min
