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Podcast: Bringin' it Backwards
Episode: Interview with XYLØ
Description: We had the pleasure of interviewing XYLØ over Zoom video. XYLØ’s long-awaited debut album unamerican beauty is out now. Track 1, the title track of the album which is accompanied by a captivating music video, ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRCU4ErcQ7s ) , is a perfect introduction to the overall theme of the album—the many highs and lows of living the so-called “American Dream”. XYLØ sings over the haunting dark pop instrumentation “we got the dreamers disease / And this feeling is lethal / Nowhere I’d rather be / A sunny place for shady people.” It’s dripping with clever satire, as are othe...