We've got a new podcast up now and it's an interview with John Nolan of Taking Back Sunday and Straylight Run! John reflects on Taking Back Sunday's landmark debut album Tell All Your Friends (which just topped our list of the best emo & post-hardcore albums of 2002) for its 20th anniversary, diving into the making of the album, some of the music that influenced it (he cites Cap'n Jazz as an inspiration on TBS' distinct dual vocals), the reaction to the album, the way it's endured over the years, and much more.
John also goes deep on Straylight Run, in celebration of their recent reunion shows. Straylight Run has always been one of my favorite projects from John, and it really feels like they had unfinished business, so this reunion has been triumphant and I was really stoked to get to pick John's brain about that band's wide range of great music.