126. Beth Bombara Discusses Hiss Golden Messenger, Terms of Surrender

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Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Beth Bombara joins Al to introduce him to Hiss Golden Messenger’s 2019 album, Terms of Surrender. Beth talks about her first impressions of the album, what makes it a great album for her and how it has helped to inform her own writing and playing. She also talks about the process of making her new album, It All Goes Up, and her upcoming tour plans.

A couple of notes about some music clips that were included…Al included an excerpt from Talk Talk’s “Ascension Day.” He used it in the context of making some comparisons between Terms of Surrender and Spirit of Eden, but he actually found that this track from Laughing Stock illustrated his point better than any track from the album he was referencing.

Al also included a clip from “My Wing” at 19:44, just after Beth had referenced a part of the album that featured some interplay between two acoustic guitars. The guitars in the clips are electric, so Al’s apologies to Beth if she had another clip in mind!

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1:15 Beth joins the show

3:06 Is Terms of Surrender a good album for the car?

8:50 Beth talks about what she likes about MC Taylor’s vocals

10:31 Beth and Al talk about lyrics on the album that made an impact on them

13:07 Was MC Taylor influenced by Talk Talk?

17:55 Beth identifies the musical features of the album that are so appealing to her

26:01 Beth has enjoyed listening to some of HGM’s live versions of older songs

28:21 Going to see HGM live is on Beth’s bucket list

30:24 Beth and Al find “I Need A Teacher” to be different from the rest of the album

32:33 Beth likes listening to non-traditional vocalists

38:33 Beth talks about how her writing has been influenced by listening to Terms of Surrender

40:13 Beth discusses some of the obstacles she faced with recording parts of It All Goes Up remotely

43:02 Beth acknowledges the importance of receiving outside support for her work

46:58 Beth talks about her album release party and upcoming tour

49:27 Beth is looking forward to making some new videos

Outro is from “Moment” by Beth Bombara.

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