Brandy Clark's Life Is A Record

Switched on Pop

Vox Media Podcast Network

Music Interviews, Music History, Music, Music Commentary

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

There is a type of country song that loves flawed characters lost on a winding journey ... likely down a dit road. One of the best songwriters in this style is acclaimed artist Brandy Clark. Her credits include a whose-who of country music—Kacey Musgraves, Reba McEntire, Darius Rucker, Lean Rimes—and her albums have received overwhelming critical acclaim. And her debut record, 12 Stories, earned her a 2015 Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. We spoke with Brandy about her new album Your Life Is A Record, which asks what if your life’s journey fit on one LP. The songs are honest, and buck the all too familiar pop-country clichés. Clark writes songs about anti-heroes who make imperfect choices (“Who You Thought I Was,” “The Past Is The Past.”) All together her songs portray one whole life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:57.0	Welcome to Switched On Pop.
1:06.4	I'm songwriter Charlie Harding.
1:10.2	Today is the last of my third conversations about contemporary country music, following
1:14.8	an inspiring chat with Mickey Geithin and a genre-bending discussion with Keith Urban.
1:19.5	More than just storytelling, one of the things I love most about a great country song is
1:23.2	how it can live in this great area, where neither the hero or protagonist is just an imperfect
1:29.1	human along for a ride, like they down a dirt road.
1:32.9	One of the best songwriters in this style is a claimed musician, Brandy Clark.
1:36.7	Her credits are a whos-whu of country music, Casey Musgraves, Reba McIntyre, Darius Drucker,
1:43.8	The Anirimes, and her albums have received overwhelming critical acclaim.
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