Life’s Work: A Podcast About Laura Stevenson’s ‘Sit Resist'
Don Giovanni RecordsLife’s Work: A Podcast About Laura Stevenson’s ‘Sit Resist’” is a multi-part limited series co-produced by Better Yet and Don Giovanni about the 2011 sophomore album by NY songwriter Laura Stevenson. It is also an oral history of the late 2000s to early 2010s Brooklyn DIY scene, and how the reverberations of one album, the people that created it, and the scene it came out of, can offer comfort and... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 7 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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This final episode discusses the lasting impact of Sit Resist, including on the songwriters that started up in its wake and how the album helped to widen the umbrella term “punk.” Stevie Knipe of Adult Mom and Lucy Dacus outline how Stevenson’s music... more
On this week’s episode of “Life’s Work,” focus is placed on the songs that would make up Side B of Sit Resist. The second half of the album explores themes of depression, isolation, and fear of the unknown. Here we see the juxtaposition of heavy subj... more
Episode 5 sees Stevenson and the band enter the studio to record Sit Resist, focusing on the songs that make up Side A of the album. A wide range of influences, aesthetics, and approaches - some specific to the early 21st century time period in...
Episode 4 covers the DIY scene of the late aughts and early 2010s, and Stevenson’s full-band performances with a revolving cast of accompanying musicians at Death By Audio, Silent Barn, and the annual Hillstock festival which bandmate Alex Billig...
Episode 3 takes a deeper dive into the writing and arranging process of the songs that would make up “Sit Resist”, as the primary contributors assemble in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn in late 2009 and early 2010. Also discussed are the e... more
Episode 2 tells the story of Stevenson’s early days growing up feeling out of place, eventually finding comfort in the Long Island ska scene. It was there that she first met Jeff Rosenstock who would eventually recruit her to join his new band Bomb T... more
Episode One of “Life’s Work: A Podcast About Laura Stevenson’s ‘Sit Resist’” covers the period of time beginning in 2008 when Stevenson was writing and recording the songs that would make up her debut album “A Record”. Also covered is the formative f... more
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CHRIS DEMAKES A GREAT PODCAST
Podcast Addict55 years agoJAHROSSTA- Artist of the Decade
Laura Stevenson is the one true artist of the 2010s. She is a hero to the downtrodden, and savior of the minds of many. Her music purifies or whatever that means. This podcast is as great as you’d think. 100/100
Apple Podcasts5mr.jurice
United States5 years ago - Love it!
I relish the opportunity to think more critically about the work of one of my favorite artists, and to peer into the process behind its creation. This is a well-produced podcast about a fantastic album.
Apple Podcasts5GritsyRossUnited States5 years ago - All hail Laura
Laura Stevenson is inarguably one of the greatest songwriters of the modern era and I am so excited for these stories to be told.
Tim Crisp, however, is very bad at podcasting. I’m going only on the first episode obviously, but having proved his inadequacy as an interviewer and commentator/reviewer on his other podcasts he seems determined to highlight his shortcomings in the narrative structure as well. At least in this format he (presumably) won’t be constantly making “jokes” about how great... more
Apple Podcasts4Swizzzzzzlestix
Canada5 years ago - great podcast!
i love learning about how an album is made. really interesting
Apple Podcasts5memenotyouUnited States5 years ago - Hooray! This is great.
A great podcast about an album that has changed me as a person.
Apple Podcasts5baptundaUnited States5 years ago - WHAT a show!
It’s really something else. I’m loving it.
Apple Podcasts5mattscottolineUnited States5 years ago - woweee!!
phenomenal! laura stevenson is amazing and absolutely inspiring
Apple Podcasts5luke henderiksUnited States5 years ago - Can’t wait for the next episode!
Always wanted to know more about this band. Nicely hosted with strong interviews.
Apple Podcasts5openingbandsUnited States5 years ago - Fave podcast tbh
Truly. Such good content.
Apple Podcasts5Petrus PotterUnited States5 years ago
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