In this edition of the Song Exploder podcast adapted for The Frame, Julia Holter joins Hrishikesh Hirway to dissect her song, "Horns Surrounding Me." Hrishikesh Hirway is a musician and composer who ...

First of all, tell us a little about your background and how you got to where you are today. I’m a musician who moved to Los Angeles to make records and score films. After several years of doing that, ...

It’s subtle, but towards the end of the Postal Service’s “The District Sleeps Alone Tonight,” there’s a faint, ghostly hum blended almost seamlessly amidst melancholy synths. Chances are you never ...

Netflix’s Song Exploder has quickly become one of the most infectiously fun watches for music fans everywhere. The first season delved into the stories behind music’s biggest and most beloved hits, ...

SPIN’s Songwriter of the Year, Courtney Barnett, was the latest guest on the acclaimed music podcast Song Exploder to discuss one of the standout tracks from the Grammy nominee for Best New Artist’s ...

About a decade ago, the musician Hrishikesh Hirway had a vision. Inspired by the work of the English composer Benjamin Britten – and, more recently, its interpolation by the filmmaker Wes Anderson in ...

For podcaster Hrishikesh Hirway, it all changed with Bjork. Hirway had been hosting “Song Exploder” for two years inviting musical artists across genres to each break down the making of a song. As his ...

Years before he got into podcasting, Hrishikesh Hirway heard a strange sound on his street late at night. It was a passing truck, dragging glass bottles behind it that clinked against the pavement. He ...

“Your Best American Girl” is the standout track from Mitski’s latest album Puberty 2. Just by listening to it, it seems pretty clear that it is a very personal song, although all of Mitski’s songs ...