Multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter, Saya Gray, joined WFUV host Alisa Ali to talk about her self-titled album, SAYA, how the project was influenced by travels across California and Japan and how being a session musician helped spark her work as a solo artist. Catch Saya in New York City May 3, 2025 or May 4, 2025 at Bowery Ballroom!
Songs: SHELL ( OF A MAN ), ..THUS IS WHY ( I DON’T SPRING 4 LOVE ) and LIE DOWN..
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Episode 44: Momma
Los Angeles-bred and Brooklyn-based indie rock band, Momma, joined WFUV host Sam Sumpter in Studio-A to talk about their new album, Welcome to My Blue Sky, finding inspiration at gas stations, what they learned from touring and how songwriting can benefit from a long-term friendship. Welcome to My Blue Sky is out NOW!
Songs: I Want You (Fever), Rodeo and Ohio All The Time
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Episode 43: Lauren Mayberry
Lauren Mayberry, of the band CHVRCHES, talked to WFUV host Kara Manning about her debut solo studio album, Vicious Creature, the pros and cons of working on an independent project, how this record helped her access creativity and identity and what it was like to work with The Cure’s Robert Smith.
Songs: Something In The Air, Oh, Mother and Anywhere But Dancing
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Episode 42: Tamino
Egyptian-Belgian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Tamino, visited WFUV’s Studio A to give host Paul Cavalconte a crash course in the electric oud and to talk about his genre-defying new album, Every Dawn’s a Mountain.
Songs: Babylon, Sanctuary and Dissolve
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Episode 41: Jason Isbell
Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Jason Isbell sat down with FUV host Eric Holland following his Beacon Theater performance in February to talk about his new solo acoustic album, Foxes in the Snow, how much has changed in his life over the course of his career, his return to early musical influences and how he turned on the tap and let it flow for this record.
Songs: Bury Me, Foxes in the Snow and If We Were Vampires
FUV Live Sessions is a weekly podcast from WFUV in New York City featuring live sessions and interviews with emerging artists and established icons. Each week, FUV hosts will talk to artists and listeners will hear a live set from Studio A. All featured photos by Gus Philippas. Artwork by Orlando Bartolome.
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