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Kyle Meredith With...
Kyle Meredith With... is an interview series in which WFPK's Kyle Meredith speaks to a wide breadth of artists. Meredith digs deep to find out how their work is made and where their journey is going. From legendary artists to the newer class, from musicians to film & television stars, you'll hear about the things you were always curious about from all of your favorites.
Episodes
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Bishop Briggs
Bishop Briggs gives Kyle Meredith a shout to discuss her sophomore LP, Champion. Together, the two discuss the art of the anthem, writing with K.Flay, and…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Neon Trees
Neon Trees frontman Tyler Glenn speaks with Kyle Meredith about the band's comeback single, "Used To Like", and forthcoming new album. Glenn also takes…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Patrick Watson
Patrick Watson speaks with Kyle Meredith about his latest record, Wave, and how it's inspired by Thom Yorke, Frank Ocean, and Talk Talk. Watson dives into his…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Cold War Kids
Cold War Kids frontman Nathan Willett calls up Kyle Meredith to get into the details about New Age Norms 1, the first LP in a proposed trilogy that finds the…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Cigarettes After Sex
Cigarettes After Sex frontman Greg Gonzalez gives Kyle Meredith a ring to dive into the details behind the band's sophomore album Cry. The two get into how…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... FKA twigs
FKA twigs has returned with her sophomore LP, Magdalene, once again showcasing her unique melodies, abstract movements, and heartbreaking lyrics. The artist…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper chats with Kyle Meredith about his latest album, Breadcrumbs, which finds the legendary shock-rocker digging into his Detroit roots to cover MC5…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Edward Norton
Edward Norton speaks with Kyle Meredith about the soundtrack and score to his new film, Motherless Brooklyn, which he wrote, directed, and stars in. Norton…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Craig Ferguson
Craig Ferguson dials up Kyle Meredith to discuss his new six-part docuseries, Hobo Fabulous, which just arrived on Comedy Dynamics. The former host of The Late…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Beck
Beck jumps on the phone with Kyle Meredith to talk about his 14th LP, Hyperspace. The alt legend digs into the album's unsettling themes, working with Pharrell…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Nick Offerman
Nick Offerman joins Kyle Meredith to discuss his latest stand-up tour, All Rise, which finds the humorist widening the scope of our current political era to…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Simple Creatures
Simple Creatures, the super-pairing of Blink 182's Mark Hoppus and All Time Low's Alex Gaskarth, quickly followed their early 2019 debut with a follow-up EP…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Leslie Odom, Jr.
Hamilton star Leslie Odom Jr. speaks with Kyle Meredith about Mr., which is being billed as his first album of all original material. The former Aaron Burr…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Push Baby
Push Baby singer-songwriter Jake Roche, who splits time on the mic and on screen in films like Finding Neverland, joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Jay Som
Jay Som, aka Melina Duterte, speaks with Kyle Meredith about her latest album, Anak Ko. Duterte discusses how the Joshua Tree desert played a large role in its…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Robbie Robertson
Legendary co-founder of The Band Robbie Robertson speaks with Kyle Meredith about Sinematic, his first solo album in eight years, and how it ties in with the…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Hoobastank
Hoobastank guitarist Dan Estrin talks to Kyle Meredith about the 15th anniversary of the band's sophomore LP, The Reason. Estrin takes us behind the scenes of…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... The Go-Go's
The Go-Go's bassist Kathy Valentine takes a trip back to 1994 with Kyle Meredith to discuss the 25th anniversary of Return To The Valley of The Go-Go's. The…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Liz Phair
Liz Phair returns to the scene with not just her first new music in nearly a decade, but with an autobiography in tow as well. Phair spoke with Kyle Meredith…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Kim Gordon
Nearly 40 years into her career, Kim Gordon has just released her first solo album, No Home Record. The album finds the Sonic Youth co-founder using lyrical…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... (Sandy) Alex G
(Sandy) Alex G speaks with Kyle Meredith about writing and recording House of Sugar, his latest critically acclaimed LP. Alex discusses his penchant for hooks…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne gives Kyle Meredith a shout to discuss the band's latest LP, King's Mouth. He details the journey that took the album…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Art Alexakis of Everclear
Everclear's Art Alexakis and Kyle Meredith discuss his debut solo LP, Sun Songs, which finds the "Santa Monica" frontman focusing on an acoustic sound…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... John Lodge of The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues' John Lodge gives Kyle Meredith a ring to detail his new best-of compilation, B Yond - The Very Best Of, which focuses on his oft-overlooked…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Whitney
Whitney's Max Kakacek and Julien Ehrlich give Kyle Meredith a call to discuss their sophomore album, Forever Turned Around, and its connections to anxiety, the…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... William DuVall of Alice in Chains
Alice In Chains frontman William DuVall gives Kyle Meredith a call to discuss his debut solo record, One Alone. The singer details why now was the time to…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... White Reaper
White Reaper recently sat down with Kyle Meredith to go over the details of their latest LP, You Deserve Love. Both Tony Esposito and Nick Wilkerson discuss…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Ride
Ride vocalist and guitarist Andy Bell gives Kyle Meredith a shout to discuss their second reunion record This Is Not A Safe Place. Together, they discuss the…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Little Feat
Little Feat keyboardist Bill Payne gives Kyle Meredith a shout to discuss the band's 50th anniversary and tour. The two head back to 1969 to talk about the…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Big Thief
Earlier this year, Big Thief released their third studio album, U.F.O.F., exciting fans and critics alike. That excitement was doubled, however, with the…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Joan Shelley
Joan Shelley has been getting huge praise both here and overseas for her latest record, Like the River Loves the Sea. Recently, the Louisville folk musician…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Sleater-Kinney
Sleater-Kinney's latest album, The Center Won't Hold, comes with a radically different sound than what most fans are used to, thanks in part to an adventurous…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Rusted Root
Rusted Root frontman Michael Glabiki phones Kyle Meredith to take us back to 1994 for the 25th anniversary of the band's breakthrough LP, When I Woke. He…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Madison Cunningham
Madison Cunningham speaks with Kyle Meredith about her debut album, Who Are You Now. More specifically, the journey that's taken her from her musical…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Frankie Cosmos
Greta K. Klein gives Kyle Meredith a call to discuss the new Frankie Cosmos album, Close It Quietly. Klein goes into the collaborative process, working with a…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Dude York
Dude York give Kyle Meredith a shout to talk about their new record, Falling, and its themes of nostalgia and relationships. Peter Richards, Claire England…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Luscious Jackson
Luscious Jackson's Jill Cunniff speaks with Kyle Meredith about the 25th anniversary of the band's debut, Natural Ingredients, and the 20th anniversary of…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Jamila Woods
Jamila Woods calls up Kyle Meredith to discuss her sophomore record LEGACY! LEGACY! and its unique concept. Each song on the record is named after a hero of…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Paula Cole
Paula Cole gives Kyle Meredith a call to discuss Revolution, her latest set of new material. They dive into the album's ties back to '99's Amen with its…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Dave Navarro
Dave Navarro calls up Kyle Meredith to discuss teaming up with Billy Morrison for their second Above Ground concert, which benefits MusiCares while raising…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Stephen Bishop & Jim Peterik
Kyle Meredith returns with two talks for Friday. First up, legendary singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop calls to discuss We'll Talk About It Later in the Car…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Fastball
Fastball speak with Kyle Meredith about their latest album, Help Machine, collaborating with Wye Oak's Andy Stack, and taking inspiration from Neil Young…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... The Hold Steady
The Hold Steady singer-songwriter Craig Finn gives Kyle Meredith a shout to discuss their comeback record, Thrashing Thru the Passion. We hear about the…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Ben Folds
Ben Folds gives Kyle Meredith a call to discuss his autobiography, A Dream About Lightning Bugs, having a mantra of worker harder and not smarter, mining small…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Gruff Rhys
Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys gave Kyle Meredith a call to discuss his latest solo record, Pang, and how it got its start with Damon Albarn's Africa…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Goo Goo Dolls
Goo Goo Dolls singer Johnny Rzeznik and bassist Robby Takac give Kyle Meredith a call to rundown the stories behind their latest LP, Miracle Drug. It's an…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Kate Tempest
Kate Tempest gives Kyle Meredith a ring to dive into her Rick Rubin-produced album, The Book of Traps and Lessons. She discusses finding the right sounds to…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Belle and Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian singer-songwriter Stuart Murdoch calls up Kyle Meredith for the insights into The Days of Bagnold Summer, which serves as the band's new…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Santana
Legendary guitarist Carlos Santana gives Kyle Meredith a call to reminisce on the original Woodstock, his 1969 debut album, and his 1999 comeback record…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Cautious Clay, Sunflower Bean, and Israel Nash
Kyle Meredith catches up with three artists backstage at Forecastle 2019. We first hear from Cautious Clay, who tells the story of finding his stage name from…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Dawes
Dawes celebrates their 10th anniversary as a band in 2019. In celebration, today's episode of Kyle Meredith revisits 10 years of interviews with the band…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Hatchie
Hatchie singer-songwriter Harriette Pilbeam calls Kyle Meredith to discuss her debut LP, Keepsake. We also hear about her obsession with Love Island, adding…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Delbert McClinton
The always entertaining Delbert McClinton calls up Kyle Meredith to discuss the stories behind Tall, Dark, and Handsome. We hear about how McClinton splits his…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Preservation Hall Jazz Band's Ben Jaffe speaks with Kyle Meredith about their new album, A Tuba To Cuba, and its accompanying documentary directed by Danny…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Dahni Harrison
Dhani Harrison speaks with Kyle Meredith about his single "Motorways (Erase It)". He also digresses on his dual life scoring films and documentaries…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... The Cult
The Cult's Ian Astbury and Kyle Meredith take a deep dive into the 1989 album, Sonic Temple. Together, they discuss its big rock sound and how its DNA…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Bill Callahan
Bill Callahan gives Kyle Meredith a call to discuss Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest and how marriage and fatherhood affected his writing, as well as the…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Creedence Clearwater Revisited
Creedence Clearwater Revisited/Revival bassist Stu Cook calls up Kyle Meredith to talk about the band's second life and why it's time to put it to rest. We…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton and J.D. Andrew give Kyle Meredith a ring to talk about Spark, the latest record from The Boxmasters. The LP was the last to be produced by…
Kyle Meredith With...Kyle Meredith With... Faye Webster
Faye Webster gives Kyle Meredith a call to discuss her latest LP, Atlanta Millionaires Club, and the relationship that weaves throughout the album. We also…