A daily chronicle of creativity in film, TV, music, arts, and entertainment, produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from November 2014 – March 2020. Host John Horn leads the conversation, accompanied by the nation's most plugged-in cultural journalists.
Hrishikesh Hirway is a musician and the host/producer of the podcast Song Exploder. On his podcast he sits down with musical artists to deconstruct how they create their work.
This time around we hear from members of The Arcs, a side project for Dan Auerbach, whose main gig is with The Black Keys. Auerbach, who won the 2013 Grammy for Producer of the Year, is joined here by bandmates Richard Swift and Leon Michels.
The band breaks down its song, "Put a Flower in Your Pocket," from The Arcs' debut album, "Yours, Dreamily."
To hear a longer version of this segment, head over to Song Exploder's website.