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Podcast Episode
Season
Five
number
239
Type
Interview
Post Date
8/11/2015

Failure

239 The Heart Is A Monster by Failure with Kelli Scott of Failure

The Heart is a Monster

Label
Failure Records LLC
Release year
2015
Producer
Failure
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Kellii Scott of Failure returns to the show to go track-by-track through The Heart Is A Monster, their first new album in nineteen years

Author & Special Guests

Back in January, Kellii Scott of Failure joined us to discuss the reunion of his band, his career in music, and their in-progress recordings. Eight months later, the album has been released, so it’s the perfect time to have Kellii back on to talk about Failure’s new album, their fourth overall and first in nineteen years, The Heart Is A Monster. To help us do so, we’re rejoined by our old friend Keith Jenkins, who revisited Fantastic Planet with us way back on episode #12. We talk writing, recording, mixing and touring the new album, plus learn more interesting anecdotes from Kellii, like auditioning for Queens of the Stone Age and why he’ll never be on a Desert Sessions recording (hint: it’s too hot), how the democratic process influences his preferred number of band members, what’s the best tank-driving song on THIAM, what a Pledge campaign is really like for bands, how softer is sometimes better when recording drums, why it’s good to have an app on your phone to order food in the studio, and much, much more. Grab a beverage and a snack, and plant yourself in a comfortable chair for this two-plus hour in-depth discussion.

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Songs in this episode

  • Intro - The Focus
  • 19:42 - Hot Traveler
  • 36:33 - A.M. Amnesia
  • 57:51 - Atom City Queen
  • 1:19:10 - Counterfeit Sky
  • 1:37:58 - Mulholland Drive
  • 1:57:12 - The Focus
  • Outro - I Can See Houses

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