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Hosted by Unknown Host · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 19 episodes
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Host Brylan May talks with guests (and sometimes to himself) about favorite albums, the creative process, the cultural trends and landscape, and all things music! Sometimes they even play games and argue about bands and artists they will never actually meet. New episodes biweekly!
Unknown Host hosts The Test Press, a music show with 19 episodes published.
It often takes bands a while to find their footing and to sound cohesive. When I heard this episode’s guests play, I had assumed they were a band for a long time: their timing was impeccable, their on-stage chemistry was
We've had a lot of incredibly talented guests on this show, but so far, no one has been a contestant on an international competition (unless they were really holding out on me), until now. Luke Black represented his home
It sounds counterintuitive, but it can be difficult to incorporate highly technical musicianship into popular music. There seems to be diminishing returns with virtuosity after a certain point, in terms of getting people
I’ve always felt that screenwriters and musicians were kindred spirts. As such, it’s no surprise that we are massive fans of each others’ work: I’ve never known a musician that isn’t also a film and/or TV junkie, and I’v
One of the most beneficial strengths a musician can have is versatility. The more things an artist can do, the more places they have to pull from to create. Keyser takes this to the extreme; they are a (deep breath in) s
With pop trending towards louder, more bombastic and “in your face” styles, pop fans with slightly more reserved taste may feel left out. Liv Cartier seeks to fill that void. Growing up in Liverpool, U.K, she was drawn t
It can take years for an artist to form an identity to present to the world. They may go back and forth from the drawing board to the stage of their local open mic, only to scrap a name or image after one performance and
“Honesty” is a buzzword many ascribe to their music. I might say it’s been weaponized at this point. Every musician wants to assure their listeners they are getting the artist’s unfiltered thoughts and feelings straight
Music, at its core, is a sonic expression of human emotion. Be it sadness, elation, or yearning, it’s a transmission to us from the artist, of how they were feeling when they made it, or at a certain point in time. Most
It’s imperative, in modern times, for musicians to be a jack of all trades. With ever shrinking revenue from traditional avenues, we’re being pushed to do more and more to keep our careers afloat. This is a challenge tha
Indie rock is a crowded field these days. It’s difficult to cut through the noise; the literally thousands of new indie tracks uploaded each day. Social media, the tool artists rely on to reach new fans and break their m
Alex Ray has already lived multiple, vastly different (and successful) lives. After graduating Valedictorian of her law school and working in the “Big Law” system, she decided to upend it all and pursue music and content
It's no secret that The Test Press are fans of elite lyricists. So, this week was extra special, as indie rock/alt-country singer-songwriter and self proclaimed Maxxinista June Swoon graces the guest chair before she hit
This episode, Brylan sits down with Izzy T, a pop-rock singer-songwriter from the UK, known for her hard-hitting yet meaningful tunes that masterfully blend pop, hard rock, blues, and hip-hop to create powerful tunes oft
This week, Brylan dives into the mysterious craft of film scoring with multi-award winning composer Lindsay Young, who elevates films with her unique blend of hard hitting yet emotional scores. They discuss her approach
How would you get by with No Money & No Friends? Brylan sits down with LA Pop-Rock star and secret Taylor Swift fan Halo Kitsch to find out, and discuss Halo’s unique brand of introspective, smart, yet relentlessly catch
Brylan sits down with composer, pianist, teacher, and Chinese food enthusiast Natalie Brice to talk about her critically acclaimed musical "White Rose: The Musical", currently playing from now till April 13th at the Mary
On this episode of the pod, host Brylan May chats with Los Angeles based indie/noise rock band Impulse Bangs! Tune in to hear them discuss the creative process, musical influences, and some highlights from their catalogu
Host Brylan May sits down with Oliver Chavez, lead guitarist of indie rock band The Framers and lone mastermind behind the post-hardcore/spoken word project Your Albino Shadow. The pair discuss Oli's beginnings as a guit
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