Allison Russell

Wheels Off with Rhett Miller

Rhett Miller

Music, Performing Arts, Arts

4.9 • 609 Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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This week on Wheels Off, talented multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Allison Russell joins Rhett from her new home in Nashville to talk about her debut solo album Outside Child, which was released in May. Allison reflects on taking the leap to release a solo album, and why she felt compelled to tell her own story. She discusses the transformative experience of raising her daughter, Ida, and recalls one of her “clearest and first memories” - a deep expression of love through her mother’s piano playing. Allison Russell is a self-taught multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter from Montreal. She is a founding member of the acclaimed groups Birds of Chicago and Our Native Daughters, the latter of which she discusses in-depth with Rhett. Allison's first ever solo album, Outside Child, is a musical and thematic wonder that explores beautifully genuine sonic textures, and heartfelt subject matter that points towards healing, compassion, and empowerment. Wheels Off is brought to you by Osiris Media. Hosted and produced by Rhett Miller. Co-produced by Kirsten Cluthe in partnership with Nick Ruffini (Revoice Media). Editing by Justin Thomas. Production Assistance by Matt Bavuso. Music by OLD 97’s. Episode artwork by Katherine Boils. Show logo by Tim Skirven. Upcoming episodes of Wheels Off include producer & songwriter Jeff Barry, musical duo Ida Mae, and more. Revisit Season One of Wheels Off with Rosanne Cash, Rob Thomas, Will Forte, Lydia Loveless, Allison Moorer, Ted Leo, Paul F. Tompkins, Jen Kirkman, and more. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also ask Alexa to play it. Please leave us a rating or review on iTunes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	O'SIMUS.
0:03.4	Welcome to Wheels Off, a show about the messy reality of the creative life.
0:08.8	I'm Rhett Miller.
0:10.4	That's when they got wheels off.
0:13.0	We started up and we ain't going to starve.
0:16.6	I like you.
0:17.6	I could have not.
0:19.1	That's when they got wheels off. Alison Russell is going to inevitably think that she is an overnight Allison Russell is having a moment
0:27.5	Some people are going to inevitably think that she is an overnight sensation
0:33.5	If she is, she's an overnight sensation that took about 18 years to happen.
0:42.5	She has been in bands, Birds of Chicago, our Native daughters.
0:46.6	She's worked in music, played gigs, written songs, done really cool stuff.
0:53.6	She's never made an Allison Russell record until now.
0:57.2	Her new album, Outside Child, just out the week that we taped this conversation, is fantastic.
1:05.9	It's really moving. It's really deep, painful at moments, but really beautiful, really exultant, uplifting, empowering.
1:19.6	And people are noticing that, you know, and it's not just Brandy Carlisle who sings with her on Kimmel the night that we taped this.
1:26.7	It's not just the New York Times
1:29.3	that ran a giant full-page spread on her. Alison Russell is getting a lot of attention,
1:36.2	and I think I say this at the end of the interview. It couldn't happen to a nicer person.
1:41.9	She is a joy to speak to, and I think you're going to really love this
1:49.0	interview. She joined me from her new home with her new internet connection, and there's
1:55.5	moments of robot voice, but I think at this point we're all just used to that, right?
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