Song Exploder is a podcast where musicians deconstruct their songs and tell the stories behind how they were made. In the past, it’s explored tracks from Thundercat, to U2, and more. In the newest episode, musician, creator, and host Hrishikesh Hirway and HEALTH breakdown “Stonefist” off the band’s latest album, Death Magic (Loma Vista).
The band HEALTH formed in Los Angeles in 2005. Their newest record, Death Magic, came out in 2015. They spent four years trying to make it. They describe themselves as a noise band, but for this record, they reinvented their palette and their process—even creating new methods of display for their work (Read: Sound Sculptures Make Music Something You Can See, Hear, and Hold).
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In this episode, John Famiglietti and Jake Duzsik from HEALTH take apart the song “Stonefist,” which they made with their bandmates, Jupiter Keyes and BJ Miller.
Watch the “Stonefist” video:
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Buy the HEALTH record on their website, on iTunes, or on Amazon.
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