Alex Napping's guest appearances

Alex Napping

The Sounds in My Head

WCPO Lounge Acts

Other Record Labels

Bobby Mackey

Jay Som

Moses Sumney

Julien Baker

Mary Lattimore

Jenny Lewis

Alexis Marshall

Daniel Miller

Robbie Fulks

John Prine

Nick Lowe

Conor Oberst

Kishi Bashi

Malcolm London

Jack Johnson

OwlTail

Harley Alexander

►► Download our Free Guide for Independent Record Labels → http://OtherRecordLabels.com   In this episode, I interview Theo Lloyd-Hughes of Sports Day Records (Alex Napping, Why Bonnie, Harley Alexander).    Find more resources for independent record labels and DIY artists like our “How to Start a Record Label” checklist at http://OtherRecordLabels.com

►► Download our Free Guide for Independent Record Labels → <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=JKdX4SFBjggcYVlasxrIa6oivj98MTU4MzI4MjMzNUAxNTgzMTk1OTM1&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2FOtherRecordLabels.com&amp;v=bfUtqzvetfs&amp;event=video_description" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://OtherRecordLabels.com</a> In this episode, I interview Theo Lloyd-Hughes of Sports Day Records (Alex Napping, Why Bonnie, Harley Alexander). Find more resources for independent record labels and DIY artists like our “How to Start a Record Label” checklist at <a href="http://OtherRecordLabels.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://OtherRecordLabels.com</a>

Sports Day Records - (Alex Napping, Why Bonnie, Harley Alexander)

Breaking up can be soul-crushing. But for Alex Cohen writing, and singing, about it one way to help ease the pain. The frontwoman of four-year-old Brooklyn-via-Austin indie rock band Alex Napping channeled the hurt, confusion and distress of a painful romantic split into the band’s excellent second album, "Mise En Place," which came out on the Father/Daughter Records label in May. Speaking to Paste Magazine earlier this year, Cohen explained the inspiration behind the album’s nine emotionally rich songs. "While I was writing the songs on this record, and what a lot of the songs are about this time in my life where I was really unhappy; I was in a relationship that I was making a lot of personal sacrifices to be in, and I felt like I had lived my whole life on this idea that if I do things a proper way then things will turn out the way that I want them to,” she said. "I feel like while writing this record I slowly began to realize that things are way more chaotic and unpredictable than that.” So she did what so many young, creative seekers do with her broken heart: she wrote a song about it. A whole album, really, some of which she shared during her visit to the WCPO Digital Lounge for the latest Lounge Acts session. The emotionally fraught collection from the four-piece — which also includes guitarist Adrian Haynes, bassist Tomas Garcia-Olano and drummer Andrew Stevens — is anchored by Cohen’s feathery voice and clear-eyed, direct lyrics. One of the finest examples is from “Fault,” where she sings the laceratingly direct couplet, “There’s a pause in your breath, I know it/ There’s a fault in your step, I can tell/ If nothing is wrong then you’re lying/ The water’s all gone from your well.”With a mix of alt rock sway and spare, sometimes icy arrangements that lift Cohen’s voice over the Haynes’ fuzzy guitar lines, the songs on "Mise" put her story front and center, bringing to mind the expansive sound of such beloved ‘90s shoegazer bands as Slowdive and Lush. From the subtle bubble of “Tender” to the loud-quiet-loud guitar rock of “You’ve Got Me” and the blistering “Temperamental Bed,” Alex Napping will feed your head and your heart.Setlist: FaultLeave It- interview -Heart Swells 2.0Hear MeMixed by Brian NieszHosted by Gil KaufmanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Breaking up can be soul-crushing. But for Alex Cohen writing, and singing, about it one way to help ease the pain. The frontwoman of four-year-old Brooklyn-via-Austin indie rock band Alex Napping channeled the hurt, confusion and distress of a painful romantic split into the band’s excellent second album, "<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mise-en-place/id1183222353" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mise En Place</a>," which came out on the Father/Daughter Records label in May. Speaking to <a href="https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/04/alex-napping-the-best-of-whats-next.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paste Magazine</a> earlier this year, Cohen explained the inspiration behind the album’s nine emotionally rich songs. "While I was writing the songs on this record, and what a lot of the songs are about this time in my life where I was really unhappy; I was in a relationship that I was making a lot of personal sacrifices to be in, and I felt like I had lived my whole life on this idea that if I do things a proper way then things will turn out the way that I want them to,” she said. "I feel like while writing this record I slowly began to realize that things are way more chaotic and unpredictable than that.” So she did what so many young, creative seekers do with her broken heart: she wrote a song about it. A whole album, really, some of which she shared during her visit to the WCPO Digital Lounge for the latest Lounge Acts session. The emotionally fraught collection from the four-piece — which also includes guitarist Adrian Haynes, bassist Tomas Garcia-Olano and drummer Andrew Stevens — is anchored by Cohen’s feathery voice and clear-eyed, direct lyrics. One of the finest examples is from “Fault,” where she sings the laceratingly direct couplet, “There’s a pause in your breath, I know it/ There’s a fault in your step, I can tell/ If nothing is wrong then you’re lying/ The water’s all gone from your well.”With a mix of alt rock sway and spare, sometimes icy arrangements that lift Cohen’s voice over the Haynes’ fuzzy guitar lines, the songs on "Mise" put her story front and center, bringing to mind the expansive sound of such beloved ‘90s shoegazer bands as Slowdive and Lush. From the subtle bubble of “Tender” to the loud-quiet-loud guitar rock of “You’ve Got Me” and the blistering “Temperamental Bed,” Alex Napping will feed your head and your heart.Setlist: <ul><li>Fault</li><li>Leave It</li><li>- interview -</li><li>Heart Swells 2.0</li><li>Hear Me</li></ul> Mixed by Brian NieszHosted by Gil KaufmanSee <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.