A podcast about records & the people who make them
Take a break,
put a record on.
I talk about vinyl and music stuff — shoegaze, slowcore, post rock, emo, etc. — and sit down with the bands behind the sound.
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Shoegaze legends
Chapterhouse
Stephen, Andy
Floral
Ty, Nate
Young Lovers
Jonny, Mikey, Josh, Eddie
Yearn
Justin, Athena
Septemberistheonlytimeidontthinkofyou
Eddie, Drey, Luca, Johnny
P.E.E.
Andee, Jim, Kelly, Tiber
Sherane
Lucas, Ayden, Aryana, Johnny, Dennis
Jejune
Chris, Joe, Araby
Deceits
Kevin, Sisco
Pop-punk icons
Joyce Manor
Barry, Matt, Chase
Clay Birds
Jack, Aron, Italy, Sam
Draag
Nick, Ray, Adrian, Jess
Dead Butterflies
Tyler, Stella, Johnny, Kai, Micah, Cooper, Josue
My Point Of You
Jonah, Christopher, Frida, Ian, Gannon
Christmas Special
Liam McCay (Dead Calm) & Jordan Giordano (Widowdusk)
Gingsu
Quin, Caleb, Michael, James
Sunder
Steven, Jameson
Penfold
Brian, Steve
Emo revival
Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)
Keith
Knapsack
Colby, Blair, Ed, Sergie
Oakwood
Nate, Mat, TJ
First Day Back
Maggie, Nathan, Luke, Spencer, Ben
Mamalarky
Livvy
Gayt
VS Kyle, Chris
Nuzzle
Andrew, Ricardo
Lagrimas
Art, Will, Carlos, Juice
Love Letter
Julian, Spirit, True
Othiel
Jacob, Josh, Tony, Zay
Glare
Homer, Izzy, Toni
Michael Seyer
Punxsutawney
Sam T, Albert, Sam H, Sage
... And It's Name Was Epyon
Harrison, Adrian, Sofia, Matty, Luke
Just Let Me Go
Aleksi, Cesar, Kyle
Febuary
Rila, Abby, Steph, Airon
Portraits Of Past
Rob Pettersen, Jonah Buffa
Kiowa
Christian, Jack, Eric, Nate, David, Yavi
The Get Up Kids
Jim Suptic
Widowdusk
Brody Boice, Jordan Giordano, Kurt Zobelien, Levi Lucas, Jace Espeln
Sledges
Julian Romero, Philly Gomez, Alex Angulo, Mason Haidar
Stereosity
Jack Carone, Sam Krones, Luke Leibee, Hunter Leibee
Me+You
Aiden Jennings, Nicholas Zavala, David Lastiri, and Topher Beauchamp
Blossom
Mateo Ruiz
Train Breaks Down
Ian Herzberg
Salt+
Adrian Adame and Joseph Rodriguez
Knumears
Matthew Cole
Foliage
Manuel Joseph Walker
VS Self
VS Kyle
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From legends like Chapterhouse and Joyce Manor to rising locals, Taking A Break is relaxed conversations with bands about how their records came together — plus album reviews and vinyl talk along the way.