June 5th, 2018
One of the most creative rock bands of today is Virginia-based indie rock trio The Duskwhales. Drummer/singer Chris Baker joins me and talks about their new EP, Hospital dreamsa set of melancholic, brown acoustic songs he wrote while fighting cancer. This episode also discusses the controversial things at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. heaven
We’ll be exhibiting and presenting some film recommendations.
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I’ll listen and buy it Hospital dreams At BandCamp
https://theduskwhales.bandcamp.com/album/hospital-dreams
My interview with Duskwhales about the 2017 album
A sad mystery https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/otc.cfm?id=1473
Follow Duskwhales on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/theduskwhales/
Timestamp
1:32 Heavenly exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Movie recommendations
12:34 Babette’s East Feast
15:28 A quiet place
19:41 Interview with Chris Baker (songs used with permission)
20:39 Song: “The Dream of a Hospital” by duskwhales
24:32 The Story of the Behind Hospital dreams: Chris’ cancer
27:41 Write a song as a way to take up time during chemotherapy
28:42 Song Discussion: “The Hospital Dream”
29:57 You can’t spell the word “chemotherapy” without “mother”: Mary Yin
All Her Wonders” and “White Turn”
32:20 Band’s first personal record
33:56 Plans for the album trilogy
35:20 Keyboard player Brian Majevsky’s departure and return
36:10 Hospital dreams Cover art
37:23 Chris’s unlucky but conversion Twitter campaign
38:09 The Future of Duskwhales
39:02 I’m listening to music Chris now. Impact
Hospital dreams
44:25 Weekly Excerpt: Hans Urs von Balthasar