Ep. 98: Jamie Woolford discusses The Stereo's "New Tokyo Is Calling"

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Music History, Music Commentary, Music, Music Interviews

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🗓️ 11 April 2022

⏱️ 72 minutes

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20 years since the release of their last album, The Stereo has reunited with a new record and podcast. In this episode, guitarist and vocalist Jamie Woolford discusses the band's 2001 single "New Tokyo Is Calling", a perfect power pop classic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	Terms and conditions apply, see M&M's website for more details. Canichy why everyone. Today's guest is Jamie Wolford, guitarist and lead vocalist for the Minneapolis Minnesota rock band, The Stereo.
0:50.0	Jamie and I take a deep dive into the writing recording an inspiration behind their fan favorite single New Tokyo is calling
0:56.4	Taken from their 2001 album, No Traffic.
0:59.6	I was
1:03.0	completely re-recorded, save for the vocals.
1:05.6	Jamie explained the arduous process that went into transferring his vocal tracks
1:09.6	from the first version to this one, before everything could be easily moved around with computers.
1:15.3	He also discussed how the lyrics were autobiographical,
1:18.0	and the story behind them, super cool.
1:20.8	Totally unexpected and abstract in a way that makes me like the song even more.
1:25.0	I mentioned to Jamie that I felt the stereo was about five years ahead of their time,
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