Song Exploder
Published by Hrishikesh Hirway. 379 episodes on Sandar.
Song Exploder is a podcast where musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were made. Each episode features an artist discussing a song of theirs, breaking down the sounds and ideas that went into the writing and recording. Hosted and produced by Hrishikesh Hirway.
Free to listen for every registered Sandar listener — no daily limit and no subscription needed.
Recent episodes
- DJ Shadow - Mutual Slump
- Elvis Costello - Alison
- Olivia Rodrigo - The Cure
- Natalie Merchant - Sister Tilly
- Paula Cole - I Don't Want to Wait
- Charli XCX - Camera
- Mitski - Your Best American Girl
- Suki Waterhouse - Back in Love
- Key Change: Questlove on Prince
- Metric - Victim of Luck
- Hayley Kiyoko - Girls Like Girls
- Key Change: Tatiana Maslany on "Faceshopping" by Sophie
- Paul McCartney - Ripples in a Pond
- Hot Chip - Boy From School
- Key Change: Emma Straub on ‘69 Love Songs’ by The Magnetic Fields
- The xx - Crystalised
- Yusuf / Cat Stevens - Father and Son
- The Memory Palace: The Thundering Herd, The Vanishing American
- Hurray for the Riff Raff - Alibi
- Jack Harlow - Say Hello