A show in which musicians and other creators talk about the songs that shaped who they are.

Drummer Kassa Overall is steeped in jazz and has played with some of the greats, but he also came of age with hip-hop, and his polyglot solo work reflects a mix of those traditions. In this episode, he discusses how music by Ahmad Jamal, Digable Planets, and John Coltrane guided his art.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Essential Tremors

Kassa Overall (Big Ears Festival Performer)

Kurt Vile's loose, melodic style of indie rock has won him many friends and admirers over the past 15 years.
On this episode, he talks about how tunes by Lou Reed, the Pixies and Thelonious Monk shaped his work.
Essential Tremors is produced by Matt Byars and Lee Gardner and distributed by Your Public Studios.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Kurt Vile (Big Ears Festival performer)

Over the course of three decades and 22 studio albums, John Darnielle's band The Mountain Goats have blazed a fiercely independent, lo-fi trail that has since been followed by many indie bands.
In this episode, Darnielle discusses how songs by Stockholm Monsters, Digital Underground and Ava Gabriel shaped his creative process.
Essential Tremors is produced by Matt Byars and Lee Gardner and distributed by Your Public Studios.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

John Darnielle (The Mountain Goats)

French musician Cécile Schott, who records as Colleen, has spent the past 20 years building a fantastic sound world from samples and loops, with albums on the esteemed Leaf and Thrill Jockey labels.
In this episode, she talks about how music by Lee "Scratch" Perry, the Beatles and This Heat changed her life.
Essential Tremors is produced by Matt Byars and Lee Gardner and distributed by Your Public Studios.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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