My Favorite Album #93 - Eves the Behavior on Joni Mitchell ‘Blue’
In the midst of a banner year (that has just seen her sell out her first headline tour), purveyor of intense electro-pop Eves the Behavior joins me to discuss an album that might surprise people - Joni Mitchell’s heartbreaking classic, 1972′s Blue.
How did discovering Joni change her approach to songwriting? How is Joni’s album a document of depression? How does Eves’ synesthesia manifest the colour Blue? What is ‘River’ her favorite Christmas song and why isn’t she a Christmas person? How did Eves and Joni undertake parallel journeys before making ‘Blue’ and Eves new self-titled EP? How are different songs like different rooms in a house? And why was Eves’ Splendour in the Grass set her favorite show she’s ever played?
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My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs and the album’s influence on their own music.
Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist and photographer from Sydney, Australia who has worked in the music industry since 2007. He directed the the feature music documentary Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts (out now!) and the feature film Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins, in addition to many commercials and music videos.
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