The Quiet Strength of Hope: Eddy Mann on The Unveiling, Faith and Finding Light in the Desert
Eddy Mann discusses The Unveiling, the faith behind “I Will Never Know the Desert Again,” and why a quieter delivery can carry the g...
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The Magic Trick Beneath the Rock Record: Mark Ciani on Utopia, Memory and Making Music Without Compromise
Mark Ciani discusses Utopia, the New York creative community behind it, the tension between heavy themes and melodic rock, and makin...
“Get It Right the First Time”: A Brian Lisik Interview About The Slovak Club
Brian Lisik discusses the basement spontaneity, Slovak-American roots and hard-earned restraint behind The Slovak Club in an exclusi...
“Be the Best at Being Yourself”: A Tunsi Interview About ‘Wanna B’ and Creative Independence
Tunsi discusses originality, self-production, underground hip-hop and the message behind “Wanna B” in a new Exposed Vocals interview...
Abby Nissenbaum on Want To Be Wrong, Queer Art and Finding a Lifeline
Abby Nissenbaum discusses Want To Be Wrong, queer art, loneliness, country storytelling and finding connection when isolation feels...
“Pain Made Worthwhile”: Natalie Shay on ATMOSPHERE, Love and Closing a Chapter
Natalie Shay discusses ATMOSPHERE, songwriting as therapy, live performance and why turning pain into music can make difficult exper...
“Now I’m Happy With Who I Am”: Patti Spadaro on Guitar, Mindfulness and Becoming a Mystic Misfit
Patti Spadaro on “Mystic Misfit,” guitar improvisation, mindfulness, Pittsburgh’s music community and learning to embrace life outsi...
“Grief Never Disappeared—It Changed Shape”: CattSue on ‘A Whisper on the Wind’
CattSue talks with Exposed Vocals about losing her mother at four-and-a-half, writing through memory, and why “A Whisper on the Wind...
“We Were Born and Died Underground”: Robert Courtney on Doll, Pam Hogg and 32 Years of Unfinished Business
Robert Courtney talks with Exposed Vocals about Doll, Pam Hogg, Debbie Harry, the Church Studios sessions and the 32-year road to re...
“Emotion Comes First”: Amirmohammad Yaser on Modern Persian Music
Iranian singer, songwriter and producer Amirmohammad Yaser discusses “Roya,” Persian identity, contemporary R&B, and building an int...
“A Mistake Can Snowball”: The Vics’ Bobby Dugan on Playing Through It
The Vics’ Bobby Dugan talks guitar, songwriting, live mistakes, Tonic Recording Studios, and the band he would most want to share a...
“There Is a Song for Every Emotion”: Syren on Music as a Guardian Angel
Syren opens up about her Northern California roots, music as a guardian angel, the team behind her sound, and what comes next.
“People Don’t Go to See Perfection. They Want Art”: Psyvera on Lovelution, Nature and the Human Side of Performance
Psyvera’s Ray Ray and Austin Sybouts discuss their California and Alaska roots, electronic production, live confidence and spreading...
“Music Became the Safe Haven”: John Vento on Love, Lust & Other Wreckage
John Vento talks Pittsburgh roots, starting original music in his 40s, live connection, Harry Chapin, and Love, Lust & Other Wreckag...
“I Could No Longer Ignore My Calling”: Ruth Rothwell on Empire Child, Heritage and Finding Her Own Voice
Exposed Vocals Exclusive Interview Behind the Hits.Beyond the Industry.Finally Her Own Story. After decades spent recognizing possib...
“The Desert Wind Rang the Bell”: Dave Christen on ‘I’m Yours Tonight’ and the Day Music Became a Wedding
Exclusive Interview The Terlingua Sessions One Take. One Vow. One Bell. Inside the ghost-town recording session where a love song be...
“I’m Not Writing or Recording With Any Audience in Mind”: Ryan Colt Levy Reclaims His Musical Voice as RCL
Sometimes I Dream Backwards Exclusive Interview Ryan Colt Levy / RCL Dreams. Distance. Return. After fifteen years with a band, a br...
“Everyone Carries Their Own Version of That Journey”: The October Effect on ‘Self Portrait,’ Identity and Musical Fate
Exclusive Interview The October Effect Identity. Reflection. Transition. From a chance meeting at a jam night to songs shaped by old...
“Bite Me, Bite Me — Or I’ll Bite You”: Joel X Eleanor on Obsession, Intimacy, and the Double Single That Has Both
Joel X Eleanor – Garden Plot / Something Strange Interview | Exposed Vocals JOEL X ELEANOR /// INTERVIEW /// GARDEN PLOT / SOMETHING...
“We Were the Lone Wolf in the Scene” — High Fade’s Harry Valentino on Busking, DIY, and the Album They Built on Their Own Terms
High Fade – Harry Valentino Interview | Exposed Vocals HIGH FADE /// INTERVIEW /// TWICE AS NICE /// RPN RECORDS /// 55-DATE NORTH A...
“If Desire Is a Wound, Who Punctured You? Fiona Tagami of Whisper Doll on ‘Am I a Knife,’ Shame, and the Hopeful Dark”
Whisper Doll — “Am I a Knife” | Artist Interview | Exposed Vocals Whisper Doll/// Artist Interview/// Am I a Knife/// Ta...
Theatricality Married to Vulnerability: Eric Knight on Alien Abduction, Depression, and the Most Honest Work of His Career
Eric Knight — “Out of This World” | Artist Interview | Exposed Vocals Eric Knight/// Artist Interview/// Out of This Wor...
“Songs Just Fall Out of the Sky: Model Citisin’s Nick Swettenham on Hearing Loss, the Beatles, and Building Rock Music on His Own Terms”
Model Citisin — “Summer” | Artist Interview | Exposed Vocals Model Citisin/// Artist Interview/// Summer/// Indie Rock//...
Nomadic Narwhal: “It Just Had to Get Out of Me
Nomadic Narwhal: “It Just Had to Get Out of Me” | Exposed Vocals NOMADIC NARWHAL /// ARTIST INTERVIEW /// CALL OF THE CU...