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Episode 506: Del Barber
For music nerds/snobs/dorks, whatever you wanna call us, Spotify is kind of good and kind of bad.
On the one hand, it’s got a ton of music you already like and a bunch of music you may never have even known existed by those artists. It’s also got loads of similar tunes you may never have known existed by artists you may have never heard of.
On the other hand, between the playlists and the “influencers,” it’s a bit of a musical bukkake warehouse. It can be a bit overwhelming for me, and depending on my mood, I’ll either brave the vastness of it all or retire to music I already know and love.
But every once in a while, an artist comes along that grabs you and makes your ears, head, and heart stand up. Geoff and I were talking before the episode this week, and he summed it up perfectly about the influence and impact of music and timing:
“Hitting the palette at the right time in your life is hugely important to how we form memories about and how we receive music.”
Del Barber is one of those artists that hit me at the right time.
My affinity for Folk/Alt-Country/American or whatever goes pretty deep. I’ve always been tangentially interested in country music. Those artists who can fit the country influence into their…
