On the Song Confessional Podcast, today's top bands and songwriters turn anonymous stories into new original songs. Each episode features the "confession" that inspires the original song, the song premiere, and an interview with the songwriter. Song Confessional is hosted by Walker Lukens and Zac Catanzaro and is a collaboration with KUTX radio in Austin, Texas.
The Tender Things - One Like You | Artist Interview
The Tender Things cooked up a classic song based on reckless decision gone wrong. In Part 1, you heard the confession and The Tender Things' live recording of "One Like You." In this part, Walker talks with Jessie about the confession, how it inspired the song, self care, and a whole host of other fun stuff.
Check out 'One Like You' and more music from The Tender Things: https://www.thetenderthings.com/live
Got a story you want to confess and maybe have it turned into a song? Join the Song Confessional mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest episodes, news, and the whereabouts of our confessional booth: https://songconfessional.com/connect.
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5/16/2023 • 34 minutes, 33 seconds
The Tender Things - One Like You | Confession & Song
The Tender Things cooked up a classic song based on reckless decision gone wrong. In Part 1, you'll hear the confession and The Tender Things' live recording of "One Like You." Tune in next week, when Walker talks with Jessie about the confession, how it inspired the song, self care, and a whole host of other fun stuff.
Check out 'One Like You' and more music from The Tender Things: https://www.thetenderthings.com/live
Got a story you want to confess and maybe have it turned into a song? Join the Song Confessional mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest episodes, news, and the whereabouts of our confessional booth: https://songconfessional.com/connect.
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5/9/2023 • 19 minutes, 6 seconds
Re-release: Terrified - Sun June
Re-experience the riveting confession that inspired Sun June's song "Terrified."
Check out more music from Sun June: https://sunjunemusic.com/
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5/2/2023 • 42 minutes, 50 seconds
Confession Response #2: Omg you drank my...
We’re back with the premiere of a new song that was submitted in response to our latest open confession call, in which a woman unknowingly drinks a container of...idk you'll have to find out. This episode features the song "Wild at Heart" by Kelly Dugan. Walker and Zac break down the song and how it aligns so well with the confession.
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4/25/2023 • 14 minutes, 30 seconds
Confession Call #2: Omg you drank my...
We’re calling on YOU to help us out. If you’ve been following along and thinking to yourself, “I could have totally written a song for this confession!”, well now’s your chance! We’re asking you to listen to this confession, and then write and record your own song based on it. All submissions will be included in the follow up episode on April 25th, so here's your chance to get on the Song Confessional!
Submit your song here by April 21st, 2023: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Q1t23UqF_bwgXERpQ6ZxPzxtsJmuU8-BisjtOBd87BI/viewform?edit_requested=true
Got a story you want to confess and maybe have it turned into a song? Join the Song Confessional mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest episodes, news, and the whereabouts of our confessional booth: https://songconfessional.com/connect.
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4/11/2023 • 22 minutes, 6 seconds
Matthew Logan Vasquez - Untouchable | Interview
Matthew Logan Vasquez creates a song about a rich boy in west Texas who seems to get away with everything...including homicide. In Part 1, you heard the confession and the song. In this episode, Walker chats with Matthew about his work, the confession, and how it inspired his song 'Untouchable.'
Check out 'Untouchable' and more music from Matthew: https://linktr.ee/matthewloganvasquez
Got a story you want to confess and maybe have it turned into a song? Join the Song Confessional mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest episodes, news, and the whereabouts of our confessional booth: https://songconfessional.com/connect.
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4/4/2023 • 40 minutes, 19 seconds
Matthew Logan Vasquez - Untouchable | Confession & Song
Matthew Logan Vasquez creates a song about a rich boy in west Texas who seems to get away with everything...including homicide. In Part 1, you'll hear the confession and the song. Tune in for Part 2 on April 4th to hear an interview with Matthew.
Check out 'Untouchable' and more music from Matthew: https://linktr.ee/matthewloganvasquez
Got a story you want to confess and maybe have it turned into a song? Join the Song Confessional mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest episodes, news, and the whereabouts of our confessional booth: https://songconfessional.com/connect.
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3/28/2023 • 20 minutes, 4 seconds
Husky Loops - Who Did You Call (Re-Release)
Early on in the Song Confessional, Husky Loops dropped "Who Did You Call." Based on one of our favorite confessions, it's about friendship, mental illness, and a call to the FBI.
Check out more music from Husky Loops: www.huskyloops.com
Got a story you want to confess and maybe have it turned into a song? Join the Song Confessional mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest episodes, news, and the whereabouts of our confessional booth: https://songconfessional.com/connect.
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3/14/2023 • 35 minutes, 18 seconds
Ley Line - The Call | Artist Interview
Ley Line - the multilingual folk band from Austin, Texas - creates a song based on a compelling and complex love story. In Part 1, you heard the confession and the song. In this part, Walker talks with Ley Line about the confession and how it inspired their song 'The Call'.
Check out 'The Call' and more music from Ley Line: https://www.leylinesound.com/
Got a story you want to confess and maybe have it turned into a song? Join the Song Confessional mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest episodes, news, and the whereabouts of our confessional booth: https://songconfessional.com/connect.
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3/7/2023 • 45 minutes, 13 seconds
Ley Line - The Call | Confession & Song
Ley Line - the multilingual folk band from Austin, Texas - creates a song based on a compelling and complex love story. In Part 1, you'll hear the confession and the song. Tune in for Part 2 on March 7th to hear an interview with Ley Line.
Check out 'The Call' and more music from Ley Line: https://www.leylinesound.com/
Got a story you want to confess and maybe have it turned into a song? Join the Song Confessional mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest episodes, news, and the whereabouts of our confessional booth: https://songconfessional.com/connect.
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2/28/2023 • 41 minutes, 18 seconds
The Bright Light Social Hour & Walker Lukens - $eed | Artist Interview
The legendary Austin, Texas band The Bright Light Social Hour teams up with Walker Lukens to create a song based on a grandmothers wish to extend her lineage. In Part 2, Walker and TBLSH members discuss the confession and how it inspired the song.
Check out more music from The Bright Light Social Hour: https://www.thebrightlightsocialhour.com/
Got a story you want to confess and maybe have it turned into a song? Join the Song Confessional mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest episodes, news, and the whereabouts of our confessional booth: https://songconfessional.com/connect.
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2/14/2023 • 47 minutes, 22 seconds
The Bright Light Social Hour & Walker Lukens - $eed | Confession & Song
The legendary Austin, Texas band The Bright Light Social Hour teams up with Walker Lukens to create a song based on a grandmother’s wish to extend her lineage. In Part 1, you'll hear the confession and the song. Tune in for Part 2 on February 14 to hear an interview with BLSH.
Check out more music from The Bright Light Social Hour: https://www.thebrightlightsocialhour.com/
Got a story you want to confess and maybe have it turned into a song? Join the Song Confessional mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest episodes, news, and the whereabouts of our confessional booth: https://songconfessional.com/connect.
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2/7/2023 • 22 minutes, 34 seconds
Re-release: Don’t Let Me Die in Waco – Croy & The Boys
On the very first episode of Song Confessional, Croy & The Boys dropped a classic: "Don't Let Me Die in Waco." Relive it with us in this re-release.
Check out more music from Croy & The Boys: http://croyandtheboys.com/
Got a story you want to confess and maybe have it turned into a song? Join the Song Confessional mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest episodes, news, and the whereabouts of our confessional booth: https://songconfessional.com/connect.
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We love you! Peace
1/17/2023 • 42 minutes, 7 seconds
Song Confessional Season 2 Announcement
Season 2 starts January 13! New song premieres from !!!, Alesia Lani, Sea Moya, Jane Ellen Bryant & Terra Lightfoot, David Ramirez & Kalu James, Madisen Ward & The Momma Bear, Night Moves. New original score for every episode! Even more exciting news, we now have a permanent interactive confession booth in partnership with Hotel […]
1/6/2022 • 10 minutes, 15 seconds
Song Confessional x Pause/Play
Song Confessional co-host Walker Lukens sits down with Pause/Play to discuss live music during the pandemic.
12/8/2020 • 40 minutes, 8 seconds
72 Hours In Newport – Houndmouth “Some Paradise”
How sailing through a hurricane from Hawaii to LA turns into a proposal in Venice.
9/25/2020 • 52 minutes, 38 seconds
72 Hours In Newport – Wild Child “Going In”
The end of the world is boring.
9/18/2020 • 51 minutes, 53 seconds
72 Hours In Newport – Jake Lloyd “My-Polar”
Is the Austin music scene here to support black artists? How are you supporting your mental health?
9/11/2020 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 38 seconds
72 Hours In Newport – Band of Heathens – Black Cat
Hear the tales of Bobi, an illegal immigrant from Portugal who snuck into the U.S. in a barrel.
9/4/2020 • 59 minutes, 22 seconds
72 Hours In Newport – Kat Edmonson “Where I Am”
Love and mental health.
8/28/2020 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 56 seconds
Love In Quarantine – BONUS
Recap of our previous COVID confessors and we catch up on where their lives are now.
8/14/2020 • 0
Love in Quarantine – Royal Teeth “Things That Make Me Happy”
When the smallest present leads to a grand gesture.
8/7/2020 • 0
Love In Quarantine – Esme Patterson “Let’s Grow”
Kung fu, subliminal messages, and companion planting
7/31/2020 • 0
Love In Quarantine – GGOOLLDD “Long Distance Pandemic”
COVID-19 struck this budding romance and turned it into a new long distance adventure.
7/24/2020 • 0
Love In Quarantine – Kam Franklin “I Can’t Wait”
L’amour in Quarantine with a side of social Justice
7/17/2020 • 0
Love In Quarantine – 1. Announcement
Love In Quarantine Announcement
7/10/2020 • 0
Quarantine Confessions
How do you deal with the lack of intimacy, understanding homelessness, and how to experience the new "norm"?
4/1/2020 • 5 minutes, 40 seconds
Lost My Head – Odessa
A heart wrenching love letter written to an ex lover, crying, and more heartache.
3/2/2020 • 0
Don’t You Go Forgetting About Me Now – Har Mar Superstar
A one night stand with a stripper cowboy would loves fishing. Make sure to hit the continental breakfast on your way out.
3/2/2020 • 0
Can’t Walk That Back – Tristen
Covering the balancing act of being an artist, being true to your art, and being a parent.
2/28/2020 • 0
Not As Clever as You Think – Minihorse
Toxic masculinity, hiding from pregnancy, and seeking the conquest of multiple partners.
1/17/2020 • 0
Terrified – Sun June
Touring musician mother, dealing with death of a family member, purple drank.
1/3/2020 • 0
Who Did You Call? – Husky Loops
Friendship, mental illness, and a call to the FBI.
12/20/2019 • 0
It Was Always There – Vlad Holiday
Marijuana, vaginas, and trauma.
12/6/2019 • 0
Trailer: Song Confessional
On the Song Confessional Podcast, today’s top bands and songwriters turn anonymous stories into new original songs. Each episode features the “confession” that inspires the original song, the song premiere, and an interview with the songwriter. Premieres Nov. 8th. Follow us and find us on the socials @songconfessional and after you give us a listen, […]
