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• The Making of THE WARNING by Hot Chip - featuring Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard

  July 28, 2026 · 1 hr 43 min

  For the 20th anniversary of the second Hot Chip album, The Warning, we take a detailed look at how it was made. Joe Goddard and Alexis Taylor initially connected as young teenagers in secondary school in southwest London in the early 90s…

• The Making of SPIDERLAND by Slint - feat. Brian McMahan, Britt Walford, David Pajo and Todd Brashear

  June 3, 2026 · 2 hr 29 min

  For the 35th anniversary of Slint’s landmark second album, Spiderland, we take a detailed look at how it was made. Brian McMahan and Britt Walford first connected over a shared love of punk rock, growing up in Louisville, Kentucky in the…

• The Making of UNDERWATER MOONLIGHT by The Soft Boys - featuring Robyn Hitchcock

  March 18, 2026 · 1 hr 21 min

  For the 45th anniversary of The Soft Boys’ influential second album, Underwater Moonlight, we take a detailed look at how it was made. When Robyn Hitchcock first started a band in Cambridge, England under the name Dennis and the Experts…

• The Making of FUR AND GOLD by Bat for Lashes - featuring Natasha Khan and David Kosten

  February 13, 2026 · 1 hr 45 min

  In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the debut Bat for Lashes album, Fur and Gold, we take a detailed look at how it was made. Natasha Khan had grown up in Hertfordshire, England and studied art at the University of Brighton. After…

• The Making of Z by My Morning Jacket - featuring Jim James

  January 22, 2026 · 1 hr 38 min

  For the 20th anniversary of the fourth My Morning Jacket album, we take a detailed look at how it was made. The band originally formed in 1998 in Louisville, Kentucky by Jim James, Johnny Quaid, Tom Blankenship and J. Glenn. After signing…

• The Making of "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues - featuring Steve Lillywhite, Jem Finer and James Fearnley

  December 15, 2025 · 1 hr 13 min

  In celebration of the Pogues’ 'Fairytale of New York' EP, we take a detailed look at how their classic Christmas single came together. The Pogues originally formed in London in 1982 by Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy and Jem Finer. MacGowan…

• The Making of 4 by Foreigner - featuring Lou Gramm

  December 2, 2025 · 1 hr 11 min

  In celebration of the deluxe edition of Foreigner’s fourth album, 4, we take a detailed look at how it was made. After Mick Jones broke into the music industry as a session musician while playing in multiple bands, including Spooky Tooth…

• The Making of PSYCHOCANDY by The Jesus and Mary Chain - featuring Jim Reid and William Reid

  November 14, 2025 · 1 hr 45 min

  For the 40th anniversary of The Jesus and Mary Chain’s landmark debut album, Psychocandy, we take a detailed look at how it was made. Growing up in East Kilbride, Scotland, brothers William and Jim Reid had their lives changed by punk and…