FUV Live Sessions

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

To celebrate the 100th episode of FUV Live Sessions, WFUV’s Music Director Russ Borris sat down with Iron & Wine ahead of an exclusive show at City Winery in New York City to talk about Sam’s latest album, Hen’s Teeth, what it was like to simultaneously work on two albums post-pandemic, why we’re all so obsessed with songs about relationships and the practice of sequencing songs for the fans who still listen to an entire album from start to finish.

Songs: Naked as We Came, Grace Notes and Singing Saw

In a special episode of FUV Live Sessions in front of a studio audience, The New Pornographers joined WFUV host Alisa Ali at The Bitter End in New York City to play songs from their new album, The Former Site Of, and to talk about how that title came to be, what it was like to focus on writing narrative songs for this record and how important it is to kill your darlings when a song simply isn’t working.

To watch the video version of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-Vhz-nIYPE

Songs: Votive, Pure Sticker Shock, Spooky Action, Ballad of the Last Payphone and The Former Site Of