Mutual Core

"On today's show, the last episode of Mutual Core,  I'm remembering what I love about music. 00:00 - Mutual Core 02:57 - Pelo Cucu - Lido Pimienta 07:07 - the book on how to change part II - Hand Habits 13:11 - Lose Your Love - Dirty Projectors 15:58 - Mutual Core 16:35 - Muy Muy Chico - Juan Wauters 18:45 - Given Our Good Life - Luke Temple 24:41 - Es Is (Live on BTR) - Zenizen 27:33 - Mutual Core 27:48 - Young People Are The Future - The Good Ones 30:43 - Rational Animal - Thao & The Get Down Stay Down 34:57 - Compelled - Land of Talk 38:08 - Ataraxia - Sufjan Stevens and Lowell Brams 39:19 - Hope We Meet Again - Laura Marling 43:04 - Mutual Core 43:42 - Quiero Que Me Salves (preludio feat. Rafael Cassiain Cassiani) - Lido Pimienta 46:16 - Mutual Core 46:21 - Watching Thus, The Heron Is All Pool - Bibio 49:03 - Outro 52:17 - A Pure Answer To A Pure Question - Aviva Jaye 59:07 - Finish "

Hi. On today's show, Maia catches up with BTR's own J McVay about demonstrations in Austin, what post COVID movie-going may look like, being a New Yorker away from New York in 2020, and moving his songwriter's series online, among other things. We also listen to new tracks from Deerhoof, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, and more. 00:00 - Mutual Core 03:09 - The Loved One - Deerhoof 05:47 - Conversation with J McVay 14:30 - Phenom - Thao & The Get Down Stay Down 17:08 - Conversation with J McVay 34:58 - Moth - Cassowary 38:29 - Conversation with J McVay 56:30 - Outro 57:14 - Life Is Hard - The Good Ones 60:53 - Finish

As of today, I've been away from my Brooklyn apartment for two months. Today, we're taking a break from chit chat to listen to a bunch of good new music, including songs from Thao and The Get Down Stay Down, Dirty Projectors, Lido Pimienta, and Cassowary. Take a breather. 00:00 - Mutual Core 02:23 - Temple - Thao and The Get Down Stay Down 06:30 - Reading from “A Journal Of The Plague Year” 11:25 - A Sandwich Runs Through it - Mo Douglas 19:21 - Mutual Core 20:43 - Strange Sometimes - Adeline Hotel 25:04 - Mutual Core 25:33 - Lose Your Love - Dirty Projectors 29:59 - Smoke - Jess Williamson 33:27 - The Spine Is Quiet In The Center - Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith 38:30 - Mutual Core 39:17 - Cold Comfort - STRFKR 44:57 - Mutual Core 45:04 - Pelo Cucu - Lido Pimienta 49:18 - Mutual Core 49:42 - Price Went Up - Cassowary 53:14 - Outro 54:00 - Not So Bad - Anna Burch 57:01 - Mutual Core 58:21 - Finish

On today's show we listen to new music from Land of Talk and Johanna Warren, and chat with sound engineer Madeleine Campbell - founder and editor of the zine "Women In Sound." 00:00 - Mutual Core 01:24 - Compelled - Land of Talk 04:37 - Conversation with Madeleine Campbell 52:26 - Outro 53:48 - Rose Potion - Johanna Warren 58:04 - Finish

Welcome back, friends. On today's show I'm so thrilled to share new music from Lido Pimienta, Laura Marling, The Beths, and more, while we listen to the birds chirp and further contemplate the how and what of this moment. 00:00 - Mutual Core 03:00 - Coming Thru - Lido Pimienta 05:37 - Mutual Core 10:00 - Hope We Meet Again - Laura Marling 13:50 - Mutual Core 15:57 - Dying To Believe - The Beths 19:33 - Mutual Core 21:33 - Cooper’s Dream - Trace Mountains 24:22 - Mutual Core 25:37 - Starlight - Cassowary 29:52 - Mutual Core 31:34 - Several Bullets In My Head - Once And Future Band 35:48 - Life Is Hard - The Good Ones 39:30 - Mutual Core 41:22 - Who Knows - Alice Boman 44:18 - I - Sufjan Stevens 47:50 - Mutual Core 49:49 - Quiero Que Me Salves (preludio feat. Rafael Cassiani Cassiani) - Lido Pimienta 52:23 - Quiero Que Me Salves (feat. Sexteto Tabala) - Lido Pimienta 58:35 - Finish

Today we sit in a patch of sun, listen to new music from Dirty Projectors, Ada Lea, Half Waif, Anna Burch, Why Bonnie, Locate S 1,  and Sorry, read reflections from the 1665 Plague, ponder my great grandmother's mincemeat recipe (tried November 1894), and remember the musicians we've lost so far to COVID-19. 00:00 - Mutual Core 04:45 - Search For Life - Dirty Projectors 07:35 - Mutual Core 18:15 - woman, here (demo) - Ada Lea 21:41 - Mutual Core 21:55 - woman, here - Ada Lea 25:18 - Mutual Core 28:57 - Lapsing - Half Waif 31:37 - Mutual Core 35:04 - Determined Outcome - Sufjan Stevens & Lowell Brams 37:16 - Mutual Core 37:52 - Here With You - Anna Burch 40:44 - Mutual Core 41:40 - Voice Box - Why Bonnie 46:30 - Mutual Core 48:17 - Hot Wife - Locate S 1 51:15 - Mutual Core 52:24 - Rosie - Sorry 56:10 - Mutual Core 58:22 - Finish

Welcome to our new reality. On today's episode, I'm in conversation with my friend, colleague, and former bandmate Bryan Bruchman, wondering when we'll ever see each other again. 00:00 - Mutual Core 03:31 - Maia & Bryan 65:22 - Outro 67:17 - Finish

Welcome to Mutual Core, where we dig deep each week to think about music and remember what it is that we love. On today's show, I'm diving headfirst into songs by artists I've never listened to before, to appreciate recorded moments small and large. 00:00 - Mutual Core 05:05 - Kept - Kevin Krauter 08:35 - Mutual Core 11:30 - Avenue Bliss - Purr 15:10 - Mutual Core 16:46 - Napster Vertigo 23:11 - Mutual Core 25:31 - Falling - Geowulf 29:30 - Mutual Core 31:31 - A Dream/The Veil - Devarrow 34:39 - Mutual Core 35:48 - The Opening - Becky Ninkovic 39:07 - Mutual Core 40:51 - Champion - Hippo Campus 44:00 - Mutual Core 45:29 - Red Han Solo Cup - Illiterates 48:38 - Mutual Core 49:44 - Content Jungle - Dumb 52:49 - Mutual Core 53:41 - When I Leave - Fat White Family 59:17 - Mutual Core 60:11 - Finish

On today's show, I realize I'm becoming an audiophile. We also listen to music from Frazey Ford, Loving, Shopping, Son Little, Jay Som, Charlotte Adigery, and many more. 00:00 - Mutual Core 04:30 - Azad - Frazey Ford 07:21 - Mutual Core 09:09 - Write A River - Loving 11:45 - Mutual Core 12:39 - Follow Me - Shopping 15:43 - bbb baby - Son Little 19:13 - Anak Ko - Jay Som 22:52 - Mutual Core 23:52 - Erdaydidder Erdiddar - Bibio 28:41 - La haut - L'Imperatrice 32:27 - Mutual Core 33:47 - Cursed and Cussed - Charlotte Adigery 37:35 - Mi Vida - Juan Wauters 41:00 - Around Pt.1 - Pavo Pavo 44:27 - Mutual Core 45:11 - Overhead - Madeline Kenney 49:05 - Black - Cat Power 52:48 - CIRCLE ONCE - Mothers 57:52 - Outro 58:53 - Finish

On today's show, we've got a nearly continuous hour of new music for you. On my mind this week - scores, soundtracks, and a return to full album appreciation. 00:00 - Mutual Core 02:40 - (blood rivers) - glass beach 04:11 - Bamboo Forest - Mr. Elevator 06:49 - Monster’s Mouth - Surface To Air Missive 09:00 - Feel It - Georgia 12:47 - after all (i must be wrong) - Son Little 16:14 - Year Of the Cicada - Caroline Says 18:55 - Reocurring Dream - Eddy Current Suppression System 20:40 - Poonchie - Luke Lalonde 22:11 - Mutual Core 22:34 - Wartilla - Tinariwen 27:45 - Hypnagogic - Dan Deacon 24:15 - Seahorse Retreat - Nolan Potter’s Nightmare Band 36:02 - Fu Xi - Thee Oh Sees 41:16 - Patience - Hamerkop 45:01 - Mutual Core 45:10 - (forever) - glass beach 46:36 - Reticence - M.T. Hadley 47:12 - Ultimate Sailor - Georgia 50:42 - Smile In The Rain - Elliot Moss 53:28 - Intro - Ghost Funk Orchestra 55:07 - Love in Kontrol - Prince Rama 59:39 - 3 - 28-18b - Toro y Moi 60:51 - Outro 61:23 - Finish

We're in LA. On today's show you'll hear new music from Alice Boman, Torres, Thigh Master, and more - along with a reading from John Muir's "The Mountains of California" 00:00 - Mutual Core 01:32 - The Opening Crescendo - And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead 04:26 - Heart On Fire - Alice Boman 08:15 - Mutual Core 09:52 - The Sierra Nevada (reading) - John Muir 16:56 - July 4 - Elliot Moss 21:20 - Mutual Core 23:02 - Good Grief - Torres 28:04 - Mutual Core 28:24 - Where Are You Judy - Andy Schauf 31:41 - yoshi’s island - Glass Beach 37:58 - Mutual Core 38:48 - Deep Feels - Tall Tall Trees 43:18 - V - Sufjan Stevens 45:50 - Mutual Core 46:32 - Least of Me - Luke Temple 51:03 - Gravity - Shantih Shantih 54:15 - Entity - Thigh Master 56:45 - Mutual Core 58:01 - Finish

On today's show I sit in conversation with percussionist, drummer, and performer Geneva Harrison, to discuss the twists and turns of a life in music. We also hear new music from Elliot Moss and The Good Ones. 00:00 - Mutual Core // A Musician’s Life 00:55 - Interview with Geneva Harrison 49:47 - Mutual Core 50:16 - Dogcatcher - Elliot Moss 53:50 - Young People Are The Future - The Good Ones 56:45 - Outro 58:01 - Finish

Happy New Year. Today's show is all talk. I've cherry picked observations, lessons, and commentary about many topics from 31 different musicians whom I interviewed this year for BTR Live Studio. May we reflect together and move forward into the new year. 00:00 - Mutual Core 02:07 - ON THE ARTIST’S VOYAGE - Citizen Cope 04:27 - ON WHY - Saint Mela 05:51 - ON DEADLINES - Pip Blom 06:34 - ON TAKING YOUR TIME - Elise Davis 08:33 - ON DETERMINATION - Juan Wauters 11:43 - ON IDEA GENERATION - AMES 12:39 - ON MAGIC - Adir L.C. 14:12 - ON RIGHTING YOUR WRONGS - Jo Schornikow 15:26 - ON LITERARY INSPIRATION - Pearla 16:38 - ON RECORDING CONDITIONS - Ryan Egan 18:37 - ON PRODUCTION - Alpenglow 19:48 - ON COMMUNICATION IN THE STUDIO - Prateek Kuhad 21:38 - ON TRUST - Meg Myers 22:54 - ON COMMON GROUND - Strawberry Generation 23:26 - ON FUN WITH SOCIAL MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY - thumpasaurus 26:55 - ON POP - Verdigrls 28:59 - ON PODCASTS - Caleb Hawley 29:56 - ON GENRE - DAD 32:46 - ON THE CROWD - Diane Coffee 34:17 - ON TOUR AS TRANSCENDENCE - Odetta Hartman 35:39 - ON A LIFE IN ART - Jesca Hoop 37:40 - ON CATHARSIS - Jordan Moser 38:51 - ON ROOTS - Taali 41:06 - ON CONJURING UP AN ALBUM - Anna Tivel 44:00 - ON RUNNING YOUR OWN STUDIO OR MOVING TO MARS - Stimmerman 45:06 - ON A FORTUITOUS START - James Supercave 46:50 - ON BALANCE AND EVOLUTION - Zenizen 47:48 - ON CAUTION AND SUCCESS - Briston Maroney 49:09 - ON FINDING YOUR SOUND - Agua Viva 53:45 - ON NAMES - Vera Sola 55:50 - ON CANNED TOMATOES - Tuff Sunshine 57:14 - Outro 57:33 - ON FINISHING - Arthur Moon 58:20 - Finish

Today's episode of Mutual Core includes music inspired by Aldous Huxley's 1923 essay "Water Music" from his book On The Margin - Notes and Essays. 00:00 - Episode 10 // Water Music 08:14 - Tenderness - Jay Som 12:14 - This ↑ - Mikey Young 15:20 - Alight - Joyero 19:13 - Demain - Cedrik St - Onge 23:01 - Mutual Core 24:30 - Slowest Motion - Chk Chk Chk 25:07 - Wells - Bridal Party 27:09 - Don’t - Peaer 30:58 - The Crippled Physician - WHY? 33:51 - Bill Fill - Oceans of the Moon 37:13 - Mutual Core 40:26 - 4qrtrs - Rina Mushonga 43:47 - When The Family Flies In - Julia Jacklin 47:44 - Phone Number - Balthazar 52:33 - Time - Angelo De Augustine 56:24 - Outro 58:00 - Finish

On today's show, join me in a backyard in Chicago over the holiday weekend, as we smoke a turkey, listen to the leaves rustle, and the birds chirp. Music from Rwandan group The Good Ones, electronic artist yeule, Boise alchemists Magic Sword, and many more. 00:00 - Mutual Core Episode 9 - In Chicago, Out Back 01:50 - Boy Scout - Patio 03:22 - Mutual Core 04:21 - Ohio River - Caroline Says 07:44 - Mutual Core 08:24 - Let It Go - Girl Ray 12:02 - Mutual Core 15:19 - Herald + Awakening - Magic Sword 22:56 - Mutual Core 24:42 - Cough - Club Night 28:18 - Mutual Core 34:55 - Where Did You Go Wrong, My Love - The Good Ones (feat. Nels Cline) 39:28 - Mutual Core 40:24 - Pretty Bones - yeule 44:50 - Big Thunder - Rose Dorn 52:12 - Mutual Core 53:23 - Expiration Date - Boy Scouts 57:26 - Outro 58:20 - Finish

Today, as we head deeper into fall, we listen to music from Pendant, Kate Teague, Flora Hibberd and more. 00:00 - Mutual Core 01:40 - In Violence - Flora Hibberd 07:44 - Mutual Core 09:28 - Low Life - Kate Teague 12:56 - Mutual Core 14:39 - Mask Away - Tuff Sunshine 18:36 - Mutual Core 19:18 - Now - Fran 23:00 - Mutual Core 24:14 - Through A Coil - Pendant 28:50 - Mutual Core 32:56 - Rolling Tides - Garcia Peoples 37:01 - Always Rushing (feat. Mild Minds) - Roland Tings 42:20 - Mutual Core 42:54 - Air On Line - Anamanaguchi 47:49 - Mutual Core 48:38 - Strange Rain - Patrick Watson 51:32 - Anina - Tinariwen 55:16 - Mutual Core 58:01 - Finish

Today's broadcast features a conversation between Maia and songwriter/producer Denitia. Her new album "Touch of the Sky" will be released on Friday, November 8. We also hear new music from Sufjan Stevens and Luke Temple. 00:00 - Mutual Core 02:10 - I - Sufjan Stevens 05:41 - Given Our Good Life - Luke Temple 11:33 - Interview - Denitia 20:07 - 23 - Denitia 24:38 - Interview - Denitia 30:13 - Touch of the Sky - Denitia 34:27 - Interview - Denitia 47:17 - Place to Be - Denitia 51:35 - Interview - Denitia 60:18 - Outro 60:44 - Finish

On today's show, we take another walk on the wild side, with a reading from 1901's "Music & It's Masters" by O.B. Boise, provided by the Gutenberg Project. We listen to music from Guided by Voices, Dominic Sen, Art Feynman, Shana Falana, Battles (ft. Xenia Rubinos), Bibio, Jessica Pratt, Will Stratton, Jambinai, and Andrew Deadman. Podcast score by Maia Macdonald. 00:00 - Intro 04:25 - Colonel Paper - Guided by Voices 06:23 - Reading 09:05 - Hear Me - Dominic Sen 12:57 - Reading 16:27 - Can’t Stand It - Art Feyman 22:00 - Reading 25:22 - Who We Are - Shana Falana 28:38 - Reading 31:52 - They Played It Twice (ft. Xenia Rubinos) - Battles 35:02 - Reading 36:46 - Watch The Flies - Bibio 40:30 - Reading 41:49 - Poly Blue - Jessica Pratt 44:25 - Mutual Core 45:09 - Light Blue - Will Stratton 49:12 - Mutual Core 49:25 - Glow Upon Closed Eyes - Jambinai 55:49 - Outro 56:32 - Jan Paul Belmondo - Andrew Deadman 60:41 - Finish

On today's episode, we contemplate context, form, and convention through readings by Saint-Saens, Mozart, and Margaret Blake-Alverson. Music from Luke Temple, (Sandy) Alex G, Ghost Funk Orchestra, High Sunn, and Oh Sees. 00:00 - Episode 5 // Art for Art’s Sake 07:14 - Don’t Call Me Windy - Luke Temple 10:52 - Mutual Core 12:22 - Gretel - (Sandy) Alex G 15:26 - Mutual Core 17:15 - A Conversation - Ghost Funk Orchestra 20:35 - A Song For Paul Outro - Ghost Funk Orchestra 21:45 - A Letter from Mozart, 1780 26:18 - Coffin Eyes - High Sunn 29:35 - Mutual Core 31:22 - Henchlock - Oh Sees 52:19 - Reading from 60 Years of California Song by Margaret Blake Alverson 57:18 - Outro 58:00 - Finish

Despite the hot weather in New York, fall is here, and for me, it is a time of nostalgia. On today's episode of Mutual Core, I've selected recordings from the earlier part of this decade, including music from The Blow, Deerhoof, Janka Nabay, and Helado Negro. 00:00 - Intro 02:46 - Make It Up - The Blow 06:02 - Mutual Core 06:47 - Honey Do - Beverly 09:51 - Soul Searching - Shigeto 16:15 - Mutual Core 17:09 - Big House Waltz - Deerhoof 20:31 - Mutual Core 21:22 - To Ma Ya - Janka Nabay 26:14 - Mutual Core 27:28 - Be, I Do - Nightmares On Wax 32:10 - Mutual Core 33:06 - Lentamente - Helado Negro 39:30 - And It’s Alright - Peter Broderick (Nils Frahm RMX) 44:02 - Mutual Core 45:00 - A Good Day To Die - Nat Baldwin 50:06 - Cat Emperor - Fenster 53:40 - Mutual Core 56:02 - Hold U - Ava Luna 60:03 - Mutual Core 60:28 - Finish

On today's episode of Mutual Core, we listen to album closers from Boy Scouts, Tinariwen, and more, and feature an interview with Lina Tullgren. 00:00 - Mutual Core 03:18 - You Were Once - Boy Scouts 08:28 - Mutual Core 09:16 - Wish - Rose Dorn 11:35 - Mutual Core 13:09 - Rise - Zoë Boekbinder 16:02 - Mutual Core 18:55 - Lalla - Tinariwen 23:45 - Mutual Core 24:49 - (I Wanna) Feel It All (ft.Dear Nora) - Dirty Projectors 29:08 - Mutual Core 30:23 - Macabre - Land of Talk 35:05 - Mutual Core 35:23 - Piano - Lina Tullgren 38:23 - Interview - Lina Tullgren 56:56 - Mutual Core 57:29 - Wow Lucky - Lina Tullgren 59:58 - Finish

Welcome to Mutual Core, hosted by Maia Macdonald. Music from everywhere, that is interesting for one reason or another. Let's discuss. On today's episode, hear from Black Belt Eagle Scout, NOTS, Yonatan Gat, OHMME, and many more. 00:00 - Mutual Core 02:08 - Free Cell - Lina Tullgren 06:16 - Mutual Core 07:30 - Run It To Ya - Black Belt Eagle Scout 11:05 - Mutual Core 12:17 - Floating Hand - NOTS 16:05 - Mutual Core 17:04 - White Fur 19:48 - Mutual Core 20:46 - Cue The Machines - Yonatan Gat 23:48 - Mutual Core 27:12 - Sentient Beings - OHMME 31:36 - Mutual Core 32:49 - Tenderness - Jay Som 36:46 - Childqueen - Kadhja Bonet 39:55 - Mutual Core 41:51 - Guapa - Juan Wauters 47:15 - Mutual Core 48:39 - Barcelona City Tour - Mourn 51:38 - Mutual Core 52:36 - In My Dreams - Anohni 55:32 - Outro 56:35 - Parts - Half Waif 59:22 - Finish

Welcome to Mutual Core, a brand new bi-weekly podcast on BTRtoday, hosted by Maia Macdonald. On today's premiere, you'll hear new music from Gauche, Joanna Sternberg, Purple Mountains, and more. 00:00 - Mutual Core 01:51 - Flash - Gauche 05:52 - Mutual Core 06:50 - Tongos - KOKOKO! 10:25 - Mutual Core 11:14 - Mirage - Lisel 14:37 - Poisoned Stones - OH SEES 18:29 - Mutual Core 21:06 - 180 Days - Ada Lea 24:56 - Mutual Core 26:11 - Take It Back - Blood Orange feat Arca, Joba, and Justin Skye 30:33 - Mutual Core 31:30 - Strings - Gemma 32:55 - Only One - Gemma 36:27 - Mutual Core 37:10 - Aaron - Palehound 40:40 - Mutual Core 41:22 - All My Happiness Is Gone - Purple Mountains 45:38 - Mutual Core 46:14 - Step Away - Joanna Sternberg 48:55 - Mutual Core 50:18 - Pretty Ribbons and Lovely Flowers - Bibio 54:32 - Chapstick - Hippocampus 57:42 - Mutual Core 58:15 - Finish

Maia Macdonald has a brand new show called Mutual Core. It's about music from around the world. It's about music from New York. It's about music that she loves. Sometimes she'll talk to artists. Sometimes she'll talk to you. Every other Wednesday on BTRtoday. 00:00 - Maia Macdonald presents Mutual Core! 00:46 - End.