FUV Live Sessions

In a special episode of FUV Live Sessions in front of a studio audience at Racket NYC, Jack Antonoff played an acoustic set featuring a few stripped down songs from Bleachers’ new album, everyone for ten minutes, and talked to WFUV host Alisa Ali about how the title of the album was born from a moment of accidental poetry with his iPhone, why he’s still optimistic about art even in the midst of AI and how we can better support artists by debunking the myth that there aren’t enough jobs for creatives.

Songs: the van, Isimo, i can’t believe you’re gone, All My Heroes, 45 and i wanna get better

WFUV favorite, Fantastic Cat, joined host Alisa Ali in Studio-A to talk about their new album, Cat Out of Hell, how this album gave the band an opportunity to record live in the studio together as opposed to building the layers apart, how they decide which individually written songs become full band songs, and the value in doing the things that feel “too dumb” or “too silly” because you never know who it might connect with.

Songs: Donnie Takes the Bus, Don’t Let Go, Elevator and L U C Y

Brooklyn's own They Might Be Giants brought their “The Bigger Show” tour to The Sheen Center in New York City for an exclusive show with WFUV’s members and the Johns sat down with FUV Host Benham Jones before the show to talk about their latest album, The World Is to Dig, how their songwriting process has changed throughout their catalogue and how different sonic influences from power pop to math rock have kept them inspired and curious throughout their musical careers.

Songs: Doctor Worm, Wu-Tang, Get Down and Birdhouse in Your Soul

Latin Grammy award-winner Silvana Estrada sat down with WFUV host Sam Sumpter to talk about her Sophomore album, Vendrán Suaves Lluvias, how she mulled over that title for a decade after reading a Sarah Teasdale poem, the spiritual experience a listener can expect at one of her live shows and the intersection of activism, art and her Mexican heritage.

Songs: Dime, Flores and Como Un Pájaro

Whitney joined WFUV host Alisa Ali in Studio-A to play three live songs from their new album, Small Talk, and to discuss why it was essential to try something entirely different for this project, the impressive work ethic of Chicago musicians, and the not-so-small-talk themes that come up on this record.

Songs: Back to the Wind, Dandelions and Won’t You Speak Your Mind