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New Slang is an interview-based podcast hosted by music journalist Thomas Mooney. It's mostly hour-long conversations with singer-songwriters, musicians, and bands within the Americana, country, folk, and rock realms. We discuss influences, albums, songwriting, and all things within that artist's life. Thomas Mooney has been published in the likes of Texas Monthly, Rolling Stone Country, & more.
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On Episode 212, I'm joined by singer-songwriter Caleb Lee Hutchinson. This past Friday, Hutchinson released the cosmic-swept space country album Southern Galactic. With anthemic barnburners like the tone-setting "Silverado" and honky-tonk juke joints like "At Least I'm Drunk" and "Good at Being Bad," Hutchinson captures adventurous sonic punches wh…
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On Episode 211, I'm joined by Texas singer-songwriter Dallas Burrow. This past summer, Burrow released his latest full-length, the country and folk rambler Blood Brothers. With fellow Texan songwriter/producer Jonathan Tyler at the producing helm, Burrow continues establishing himself as a vivid storyteller with a knack for delivering a compelling,…
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210: Cleto Cordero of Flatland Cavalry
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New Slang returns with Episode 210, where I'm joined by singer-songwriter Cleto Cordero of Flatland Cavalry. During this conversation, we talk about Flatland's latest EP, Songs To Keep You Warm, working with the great Bruce Robison on projects, finding your true self in songwriting, Far West Texas inspirations, the new Panhandlers EP, West Texas Is…
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On Episode 209, I'm joined by singer-songwriter Thomas Csorba. During this conversation, we talk about growing up in Houston, discovering Texas songwriters, recording with Beau Bedford & The Texas Gentlemen, writing during the Pandemic, how songwriting has evolved and changed over the past few years, Randy Newman songs, and what he has planned goin…
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On Episode 208, I'm joined by singer-songwriter Grady Spencer, who in January released Wait, his fourth full-length with his band Grady Spencer & The Work and sixth overall. During this interview, we talk about writing Wait, the sonic palette that was influenced by the mood and feel of the past few years, the significance of songs like "Therapy's G…
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On Episode 207, I'm joined by singer-songwriter William Beckmann. During this conversation, we talk about his Del Rio roots, border radio influences, splitting time between Texas and Tennessee, finding his voice as a writer, navigating co-writes with songwriting heroes, sage advice from Radney Foster, and what new music he has on the horizon. This …
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On Episode 206, I'm joined by singer-songwriter Kolton Moore. During this one, we talk about his hiatus, coming back to songwriting, being a reenergized artist with a cult-like following, working with the likes of Ace Crayton of Thieving Birds, and what he has on the horizon in 2022. This episode's presenting partner is Desert Door Texas Sotol and …
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On Episode 205, I'm joined by rising country singer-songwriter Caleb Lee Hutchinson. Back in September, Hutchinson released the wonderful EP Slot Machine Syndrome. During this episode, we talk about writing and recording the songs of Slot Machine, working with the likes of Brent Cobb (who produced the effort), navigating Nashville songwriting rooms…
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On Episode 204, I'm joined by David Beck, bassist and chief songwriter of David Beck's Tejano Weekend. During this conversation, we talk about their latest album, the aptly titled Volume 2, writing Tejano songs in English, diving into a Mexican music culture that's loved in Texas, but often overlooked, collaborating with legends, and trading Billy …
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On Episode 203, I'm joined by singer-songwriter Evan Bartels, who released his latest full-length album, Lonesome this past September 17. Dark and rich, Lonesome dives deep into the raw emotional intensity of the human condition. During this conversation, we talk about writing Lonesome, recording with producer Ryan Hewitt, the redemptive streak wit…
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On Episode 202, I'm joined by Montana singer-songwriter Sean Devine. Devine released the excellent Here For It All in early September after recording the album with Josh Thompson and Cody Jinks's backing back down at Sonic Ranch. During this conversation, we talk about recording the album, exchanging Dropbox folders with Thompson, writing storytell…
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On Episode 201, I'm joined by singer-songwriter Suzanne Santo, who last month (August 27) released the dark and mesmerizing album Yard Sale. During this episode, we talk about the emotional depth and weight within Yard Sale, touring with Hozier, writing on the road, mental health, and our favorite TV series of recent memory. This episode's presenti…
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On Episode 200, I'm joined by Sam Anderson and David Matsler of Fort Worth rock band Quaker City Night Hawks. During this one, we talk about early roots, discovering music in the late '90s, collaborating with Mike and The Moonpies, and how the pandemic has had them reaccess their approach to songwriting, releasing albums, and tour schedules. This e…
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On Episode 199, I'm joined by Louisiana singer-songwriter Rod Gator, who is releasing his latest album, the radiant For Louisiana, this Friday, September 17. During this conversation, we talk about his Louisiana roots, writing about natural disasters & conflict, hear stories about near-death experiences, recording and collaborating with Adrian Ques…
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On Episode 198, I'm joined by singer-songwriter Luke Dick. During this conversation, we talk about the intersection of art & commerce, releasing music in 2021, writing & collaborating with the likes of Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, & Natalie Hemby, navigating the Nashville songwriting world, and his latest single, the excellent "Some Things Change.…
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197: Marathon Songwriters Festival: Josh Grider & Kelley Mickwee
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Episode 197 is Part 2 of a two-parter recorded down in Marathon, Texas at the Marathon Songwriters Festival. This Part is conversations about West Texas and songs with Josh Grider and Kelley Mickwee. Part 1 was with Courtney Patton, Walt Wilkins, and Drew Kennedy. This episode's presenting partner is Desert Door Texas Sotol, The Blue Light Live, an…
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196: Marathon Songwriters Festival: Courtney Patton, Walt Wilkins, & Drew Kennedy
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Episode 196 is Part 1 of a two-parter recorded down in Marathon, Texas at the Marathon Songwriters Festival. This Part is conversations about West Texas and songs with Courtney Patton, Walt Wilkins, and Drew Kennedy. Part 2 with Josh Grider, Kelley Mickwee, and Bobby Hamrick comes out later this week. This episode's presenting partner is Desert Doo…
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On Episode 195, I'm joined by Drew Nix and Andrew Bishop of The Red Clay Strays. During this one, we talk about the collaborative writing process, how they navigated a difficult year of staying afloat during 2020, what their record plans are going forward, and hear a few stories about the road, breaking down, and the interesting characters they mee…
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On Episode 194, I'm joined by singer-songwriter Mercy Bell, who released Golden Child, her latest EP, this past August 6. During this conversation, we talk about some of the characters, themes, & late night qualities within Golden Child, how short story fiction has influenced her writing, growing up in California and Massachusetts, her love for '90…
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On Episode 193, I'm joined by country artist Hannah Dasher. In early July, Dasher released her infectious and charming debut The Half Record. We talk about her debut, navigating the songwriting world of Nashville, finding her voice as an artist, hear some stories behind the songs, and her hit TikTok cooking show Stand By Your Pan. This episode's pr…
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On Episode 192, I'm joined by singer-songwriter Garrett T. Capps, who at the week's end (Friday, August 20), is releasing the honky-tonk homage album, I Love San Antone via Vinyl Ranch. During this one, we talk about recording the album during the pandemic at his San Antonio venue The Lonesome Rose, recording another album out at Sonic Ranch, writi…
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On Episode 191, I'm joined by country songwriter Elijah Ocean. Today--Friday, August 13--Ocean released his latest album, Born Blue, a collection of neo-traditional-inspired country songs that highlight the dim lights of late nights and early mornings. During this one, Ocean and I talk about writing the likes of "Thirty-Five" and "The Ice Machine,"…
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190: Mike Harmeier & Adam Odor (Mike and The Moonpies)
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On Episode 190, I'm joined by Mike Harmeier of Mike and The Moonpies and album producer Adam Odor. The Moonpies are releasing One To Grow On, their eighth studio effort, on August 10. During this episode, we talk about the central characters and themes of One To Grow On, how songwriting and storytelling have evolved and shifted over the years for H…
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On Episode 189, I'm joined by rising country songwriter Erik Shicotte. Shicotte released Miss'ry Pacific, his strong debut EP this past July. During this episode, we talk about the songs and blue-collar nature of Miss'ry Pacific, traveling the US, writing in motel rooms, the emotional weight of Johnny Cash & Patsy Cline, and the peculiar process of…
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On Episode 188, I'm joined by rising country songwriter Jesse Daniel, who at week's end (July 30), will release Beyond These Walls, his third full-length album. During this one, we talk about further developing as a storyteller with songs like "Clayton Was a Cowboy," expanding his sonic palette with the embrace of Mexican-influenced music, passing …
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187: Jonathan Tyler & Joshua Ray Walker
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On Episode 187, I'm joined by songwriters Jonathan Tyler and Joshua Ray Walker. The pair of Texas songwriters were playing a show at The Blue Light Live in Lubbock last week so we sat down for a conversation after soundcheck. During this one, we talk about upcoming projects, navigating the pandemic and quarantine, writing practices, and venturing i…
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On Episode 186, I'm joined by Texas songwriter Dallas Burrow, who at the end of the week (July 23), will be releasing his excellent sophomore album, Dallas Burrow. During this conversation, we talk about the songs and themes that make up the self-titled, working with Bruce Robison (who produced the effort), the influence and impact of his artist fa…
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On Episode 185, I'm joined by rising singer-songwriter Zoe Cummins. This Friday (July 16), she'll be releasing her soaring and soulful debut self-titled EP. During this one, we talk about growing up in rural Oklahoma, moving to Nashville, hustling and navigating songwriting circles, rounds, and open mics, and hear some of the stories behind the son…
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On Episode 184, I'm joined by singer-songwriter Butch Hancock of The Flatlanders. During this conversation, we talk about Hancock's West Texas Waltzes & Dust-Blown Tractor Tunes, driving tractors and working on cotton farms around Lubbock, discipline & dedication within songwriting, the diverse Flatlanders song catalog, the impact & evolution of th…
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On Episode 183, I'm joined by Joe Ely, the acclaimed singer-songwriter and member of the legendary Lubbock band The Flatlanders. During this conversation, we talk about The Flatlanders' newest album, Treasure of Love (July 9), lost band names, other Ely supergroups, albums like Panhandle Rambler & Hi-Res, the collaboration musical Chippy, playing w…
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On Episode 182, I'm joined by acclaimed Lubbock singer-songwriter Jimmie Dale Gilmore of The Flatlanders. This Friday, July 09, The Panhandle trio is releasing their newest full-length album, Treasure of Love. During this conversation, we talk about recording Treasure of Love, growing up in Lubbock, the importance of radio, hearing Terry Allen for …
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On Episode 181, I'm joined by singer-songwriter Billy Law. Law--who also plays bass for Dallas garage country-punk outfit Ottoman Turks--releases his debut solo album Alone Somewhere on State Fair Records on August 20. In addition, his latest single "I Don't Care If She Ever Comes Home" is out this coming Friday, July 2. During this episode, we tal…
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On Episode 180, I'm joined by Jonathan Clay of Jamestown Revival. During this episode, we talk about their latest EP, Fireside With Louis L'Amour - A Collection of Songs Inspired by Tales From the American West, character development, story arcs, continually progressing as a band & songwriters, working with Josh Block & Robert Ellis, and what's nex…
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On Episode 179, I'm joined by singer-songwriter Ryan Culwell. During this conversation, we talk about the Perryton, Texas native's Panhandle roots, developing a sound, style, & feel for his albums Flatlands & The Last American, living in Nashville, recording the Nine Inch Nails song "Head Like a Hole" with Aubrie Sellers, and what's coming next for…
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On Episode 178, I'm joined by rising singer-songwriter Braxton Keith. Last Fall, the West Texan released his debut EP Neon Dreams. During this one, we talk about that EP, his plans for 2021, writing with Charlie Stout, his West Texas epic "Cold Hard Steel and Sand," and launching a career in the midst of a pandemic. This episode's presenting partne…
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On Episode 177, I'm joined by Oklahoma songwriter RC Edwards. We talk about RC's new band--RC & The Ambers--their forthcoming debut album Big Country, Bryant "Big Country" Reeves, Turnpike Troubadours shows, and hear a few old songwriting stories. This episode's presenting partner is Desert Door Texas Sotol and The Blue Light Live. New Slang Patreo…
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On Episode 176, I'm joined by rising singer-songwriter Zach Bryan. During this conversation, we talk about songs, carving out time for songwriting, those early raw recordings that started out in part as a necessity to be heard but quickly became a signature for his earnest songs, dealing with imposter syndrome, performing at The Grand Ole Opry in A…
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On Episode 175, I talk with lead vocalist Corey Baum of Austin country outfit Croy & The Boys. Baum and company released Of Course They Do, their latest EP, last month where they blend punk ethos with a lonesome country delivery and warm accents of pedal steel. During this one, we talk about the Quarantine recordings of Of Course They Do, Baum's Mi…
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On Episode 174, I'm joined by Texas songwriter Summer Dean, who announced her forthcoming album, Bad Romantic, is set for release on August 27. In addition, she shared the first single, a lonesome country aching duet with Colter Wall called "You're Lucky She's Lonely." During this conversation, Dean and I talk about co-writing with Wall, collaborat…
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On Episode 173, we're joined by West Virginia singer-songwriter John R. Miller. This week, Miller announced that his forthcoming album, Depreciated, will be out July 16 via Rounder Records. In conjunction with the announcement, he released the stirring and rich Appalachia epic "Shenandoah Shakedown." During this one, we talk about recording Depreci…
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On Episode 172, I'm joined by singer-songwriter Miko Marks. Marks released Our Country, her first full-length album in over a decade, in late March of this year. During this conversation, we talk about her "return" to country music, how Our Country was recorded and came to be during the midst of 2020's quarantine, the difficult and necessary conver…
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On Episode 171, I'm joined by rock and roller Rob Leines. Back in March, Leines released the southern rock stomper and blue-collar roots album Blood Sweat and Beers. During this episode, we talk about the writing, recording, and experiences of Blood Sweat and Beers, growing up in the South, living in LA, working as a welder, the stress of quarantin…
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On Episode 170, I'm joined by singer-songwriter, album producer, and artist Jon Randall. During this episode, we talk about Randall's upcoming solo album--his first in 15 years, The Marfa Tapes--the collaborative album with Jack Ingram and Miranda Lambert, what drew him to the Far West Texas town, songwriting, working with the likes of Dierks Bentl…
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On Episode 169, I'm joined by singer-songwriter Joe Pug, who released The Diving Sun, his latest full-length, this past Friday. Pug is also the host of The Working Songwriter, a podcast where he speaks with other songwriters and musicians about their craft and songwriting in general. During this episode, we talk about the evolution and writing of T…
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On Episode 168, I'm joined by rising Texas singer-songwriter Mason Lively. At the end of the week (March 19), he's releasing his sophomore album, the rich and robust Mason Lively. During this one, we talk about working with Wade Bowen and Justin Pollard (who co-produced the effort), writing songs in Nashville, maturing and taking notes from establi…
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On Episode 167, I'm joined by Ricky Young of Americana rock band The Wild Feathers, who in late November, released Medium Rarities, a collection of covers, b-sides, and new songs from the band's first decade. During this one, Young and I talk about the makeup of Medium Rarities and how it's a nice reflection of what the band's first decade sounds l…
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On Episode 166, I'm joined by Texas Gulf & Western singer-songwriter Charley Crockett. On this one, we talk about his latest album, the honky-tonk classic, 10 For Slim: Charley Crockett Sings James Hand, which was released this past Friday (February 26). During this interview, Crockett talks about the late great Texas honky tonker James Hand, and w…
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165: Ottoman Turks (Nathan Mongol Wells & Joshua Ray Walker)
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On Episode 165, I'm joined by Nathan Mongol Wells and Joshua Ray Walker of country garage rock outfit Ottoman Turks. The Dallas-based country punkers are releasing their sophomore album, the aptly titled Ottoman Turks II, this Friday, March 05. On their latest, they continue exploring the intersection at which honky-tonk country and dive bar punk c…
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On Episode 164, I'm joined by Linda Jean Stokley and Montana Hobbs of The Local Honeys. Earlier this month, the Kentucky old-time duo released a pair of new songs--"Dying to Make a Living" and "Octavia Triangle"--that are drenched in history and lore while maintaining a level of relevancy for these modern times. There's a timelessness that resonate…
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On Episode 163, I'm joined by singer-songwriter Simon Flory. The Fort Worth-based Flory is releasing his latest album, Haul These Blues Away. Built around Flory's gift for country narrative, short story character sketches, and Flory's rural vernacular, Haul These Blues Away is an unassuming charmer--unassuming only because Flory's more interested i…
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