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Episode 517: Dustin Payseur (of Beach Fossils)
Apr 3, 2022
Dustin Payseur, front man of Beach Fossils, discusses their album-making process and the intriguing experiment of re-envisioning older tracks as piano ballads. They explore the challenges of genre, the trade-off between quantity and quality in creative output, and the importance of talented and honest bandmates. They also delve into the concept of reassessing controversial art and selecting songs for a jazz album based on personal judgment.
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- Beach Fossils released The Other Side of Life, a record that reimagines older tracks as piano ballads, showcasing the band's ability to strip down and rebuild songs in a dramatically different form.
- Having the presence of family support and childcare assistance played a significant role in the speaker's decision to stay in New York during the pandemic despite the challenges of the COVID wave.
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Staying in New York during COVID
Despite the challenges of the COVID wave in New York, the speaker and their family chose to stay in the city due to work constraints and the presence of family support.
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