Ep513: Finally, a Davey Lane Interview
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
Nate Goyer
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 17 August 2025
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Australian guitarist Davey Lane discusses his new album 'Finally, a Party Record', joining You Am I at 18, meeting Paul McCartney & nerding out on vinyl!
Topics Include:
- Davey Lane discusses his new album "Finally, a Party Record" and the ironic title choice
- Originally titled "The Great Unraveling" but changed to something more approachable and chipper
- Despite upbeat title, songs deal with dark subject matter that inspires his songwriting
- Finding peace with mental state and place in world as he's gotten older
- Always includes glimmer of optimism even when writing about romantic catastrophes going wrong
- Makes music as compulsion, not for career goals - realistic about posthumous appreciation
- Big Star, Nick Drake - artists appreciated later in life
- Avid record collector who browses sections aimlessly rather than shopping with lists
- Discovers new bands like Comets on Fire by hearing them playing in record stores
- Vinyl is primary listening format - meditative experience that keeps him focused and level
- Thinks about album sequencing early, including crossfades between songs on new record
- Beatles were gateway drug, fascinated by production techniques on Sgt Pepper's at age seven
- Met Paul McCartney in 2017 backstage in Melbourne through Jimmy Barnes and Michael Gudinski
- Took Valium beforehand, talked about McCartney's jacket instead of asking musical questions
- Started transcribing You Am I songs as teenager, sent tabs to drummer Rusty
- Got invited on stage at 16 to play with You Am I at all-ages show
- Returned to high school as local hero after performing with established rock band
- Tim Rogers called offering solo tour opportunity, left university after two days to tour
- Officially joined You Am I in 1999 at age 18 after proving compatibility on tour
- Took years to feel like full band member rather than nervous new guy
- Learned importance of authenticity over networking and career-focused schmoozing in music industry
- Collaborated on The Rites project covering Stevie Wright's "Evie" to raise money for legend
- Recorded with Saints' Chris Bailey on what became his final album before passing
- Created experimental Dual Monophonic vinyl with Tim Rogers and King Gizzard's Stu McKenzie
- Each vinyl channel contains different arrangement of same song, can be heard separately
- Technical challenges getting proper stereo separation on vinyl pressing required multiple attempts
- New album on Cheer Squad Records features striking red and yellow vinyl pressing
- Cover art deliberately references Rod Stewart despite not particularly liking that album
- Record designed to catch browser's eye in record stores like albums that attracted him
- Interview wrap up
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Vinyl Guide, the podcast for record collectors and music nerds. |
| 0:10.1 | Here's your host, the biggest record nerd of them all, Nate Goyer. |
| 0:13.5 | Well, hello, everyone, it's Nate. |
| 0:15.9 | Welcome to episode 513 of the Vinyl Guide, the podcast for record collectors and music nerds. |
| 0:23.8 | And today, dear people, I'm very happy to be sharing an interview. |
| 0:27.5 | I've been trying to get done for quite some time. |
| 0:30.3 | Been going back and forth. |
| 0:31.5 | We've finally made it happen. |
| 0:33.2 | Welcoming to the show today, Australian guitarist, singer-songwriter and hired gun member of UMI, Mr. |
| 0:41.2 | Davey Lane. And today, Davey and I are going to talk all about his new album. He's going to share |
| 0:45.2 | this remarkable story about how he started as a teenager transcribing UMI songs only to join the band |
| 0:53.4 | when he was just 18 years old. |
| 0:55.5 | Still in high school. |
| 0:56.2 | Can you imagine joining your favorite band while still in high school? |
| 0:59.6 | Well, Davy did, and he tells that story today. |
| 1:02.7 | We also talk about his new album, Finally a Party Record. |
| 1:07.1 | We talk about him meeting Paul McCartney backstage. |
| 1:11.6 | We explore his fascinating experimental vinyl projects, including collaborations with Stu McKinsey of King Gizzard, and an unreleased album or two from The Saints. |
| 1:22.0 | We talk all about that today. |
| 1:23.6 | It's a very fun conversation with Davy, and again, check out his new LP, finally, a party record. |
| 1:29.9 | It's available now on all streaming platforms. |
| 1:33.4 | And, of course, vinyl is available at Cheer Squad Records. |
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