For the Sake of the Song

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Podcast by Beth P

For the Sake of the Song

A podcast where musicians and music scene folks make playlists of songs they want to share then they tell us a bit about their picks! Hosted by Beth P, each episode includes a 15-song playlist made by the guest and a short interview with the guest about their playlist. Then the interview is added to the playlist as the first track and the entire playlist is posted on Spotify. Find the interviews and playlists on Spotify and the interviews and playlist track listings on Apple Music at For the Sake of the Song Podcast. Or just follow the podcast on Instagram @sakeofsongpodcast for all the links!
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08 April 2025

Jena Haffner

Jena Haffner, along with her dad, Jean, own and operate The Record Exchange, the longtime, iconic record store in St. Louis. Jean opened the store in 1977 so Jena was born into the world of music and vinyl and now she helps Jean operate the 10,000-square-foot store filled with not just vinyl but all types of media, media-playing equipment, and memorabilia. If you haven't been down to the store, what are you even doing?! Make sure you swing by to dig through crates, find that highly-sought after collectors' item or that obscure, deep cut, and support one of the best record stores in town! And if digging isn't your thing, they have a huge online store so go record shopping from your couch!

You can find out all about The Record Exchange at www.recordexchangestl.com

Playlist Track Listing:

  1. “Where Are We Going?” by Donald Byrd
  2. “Black Cow” by Steely Dan
  3. “I Forgot To Be Your Lover” by William Bell
  4. “Nothing Compares 2 U” by Prince
  5. “Cemetery Walk II” by Umphrey’s McGee
  6. “You’re Gonna Need Me” by Dionne Warwick
  7. “Fallin’ In Love” by La Bouche
  8. “Walk Home” by Bon Iver
  9. “Shakedown Street” by Grateful Dead
  10. “Everybody Loves The Sunshine” by Roy Ayers Ubiquity
  11. “Nobody to Love” by 13th Floor Elevators
  12. “Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell” by The Flaming Lips
  13. “Stone Love” by Kashif
  14. “Give It Away” by Zero 7
  15. “Lost On 32nd Street” by Johnny “Hammond” Smith

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01 April 2025

Guest Playlist: Volume 1

A new kind of episode and playlist!

Most of the guests on the podcast are musicians and they make us playlists of other musicians’ songs but we don’t get to hear the music that the guests themselves are making and putting out there, which hardly seems fair!

So to remedy that, every 15 episodes that feature a musician guest, I’m going to release an episode and playlist that features one song from each of those guests!

And to help me with these regularly occurring special episodes, we are so lucky to have the esteemed Caron Brittany House! In addition to being a truly wonderful human and friend, Caron has been contributing to the STL music scene for well over a decade. Her show Wax Lyrical ran for nearly 11 years on KDHX and she’s a longtime member of the Twangfest Board of Directors and has been instrumental in showcasing amazing local and national music in STL. And part of that includes the Saturday Sessions at the Tower Grove Farmers Market, which run every Saturday from April to October and feature some of the best acts in STL!

For these Guest Playlists, Caron chose the songs from half the artists and I chose the others and then we chatted about them so give it a listen, find some new music, and show the amazing podcast guests some love!

Playlist Track Listing:

1. “Roamer” by Blond Guru / Noah Gregory

2. “no longer neighbors” by po mia

3. “Say What You Will” by Joe Fletcher & Wrong Reasons

4. “Come Back” by The Public / Dylan Andersen

5. “Unplug the Machines” by Still Animals / Jessie Karabell

6. “Cadillac Dreams II” by Desi Darling / Sean Kimble

7. “Keep it to Myself” by Laka Soul

8. “Sorry, Weird” by Matt F. Basler

9. “Pushing Away, Pulling Together” by Joanna Serenko

10. “Dream Logic” by Space Quaker / Robin Harvey

11. “Knot to Force” by Surtsey / Joe Bassa

12. “Sensing” by Luisa Sims

13. “Jolly Rogers Arkansas” by Truman Kennedy

14. “Friends, Lovers, Ex-Lovers, Whatever” by SUSTO Stringband / Justin Osborne

15. “Hit The Ground” by We Are Root Mod / Isaac Johnston

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25 March 2025

Jeffrey Lewis

Jeffrey Lewis is a singer, songwriter, and artist from NYC who has been putting out some of the best anti-folk music there is for over 20 years, including on his newest album “The EVEN MORE Freewheelin’ Jeffrey Lewis” on Don Giovanni Records. In addition to his musical chops, he’s also an accomplished illustrator and has written and drawn over a dozen comics in the series called “Fuff”.

For the playlist, Jeffrey submitted 29 tracks, all part of his evergreen effort to make a list of his favorite songs, and he told me to pick the final 15 for the playlist so I used a random number generator to select those 15 but the additional 14 tracks are included below because we all need EVEN MORE good music recs and who better to get them from than Jeffrey Lewis!

Playlist Track Listing:

  1. “Creature with the Atom Brain” by Roky Erickson
  2. “Etiquette” by Daniel Johnson
  3. “Escape (I Need a Break)” by Whodini
  4. “Where Will We Be Tomorrow” by Eddie Callahan
  5. “The Fang” by Nervous Norvus
  6. “This Carnival Is Dead and Gone” by Current 93
  7. “The Rubber Room” by Porter Wagoner
  8. “Madman” by Heron
  9. “Nothing” by The Fugs
  10. “Frustration” by The Mystic Tide
  11. “Systemic Death” by Crass
  12. “Hey, Who Really Cares” by Linda Perhacs
  13. “Summer Day Reflection Song” by Donovan
  14. “Spin Spider Spin” by Patty Zeitlin
  15. “He Miss Road” by Fela Kuti

 

EVEN MORE Jeffrey Lewis Music Recs:

  1. “Affection” by Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
  2. “It’s the 4th of July and it’s raining a bit” by Tony Green Orchestra
  3. “I Ain’t Marching Anymore” by Phil Ochs
  4. “Mind Playin’ Tricks On Me” by Geto Boys
  5. “African Lullaby” by Bruce Haack
  6. “Your Heart Out” by The Fall
  7. “Nafqot new yegodagn” by Mahmoud Ahmed
  8. “The Tale of Richard Vail” by Mike Rechner
  9. “Ain’t Never Seen A White Man” by Hepplewhyte
  10. “Sleeping Gas” by The Teardrop Explodes
  11. “Dandelions” by Children of Sunshine
  12. “Third in a Knife Fight” by Gentlemen’s Relish
  13. “Would Ed Wood?” by Prewar Yardsale
  14. “Emily B” by Emily B*

(*This track is so obscure, I’m not sure if this is the correct title and artist!)

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18 March 2025

Lilly Hiatt

Lilly Hiatt is singer and songwriter in Nashville, currently on New West Records, and she’s been one of the mainstays in the Americana scene for the past decade. She’s toured with the likes of John Prine, Drive-By Truckers, and Margo Price. She’s just released her sixth album, Forever, and in response Pitchfork said “Hiatt sounds relaxed and assured, even when she’s making righteous noise.” To find out how you listen to Forever and where you can catch Lilly playing live, check out www.lillyhiatt.com or follow her on Instagram @LillyAHiatt.

Playlist Track Listing:

  1. “Cross Bones Style” by Cat Power
  2. “Box of Rain” by the Grateful Dead
  3. “Someday” by Mariah Carey
  4. “Spiderwebs” by No Doubt
  5. “Worrying My Life” by Nathan Graham
  6. “Volcano Girls” by Veruca Salt
  7. “Tennessee” by Arrested Development
  8. “Witch” by Belly
  9. “Cry Baby” by Sunny War & Valerie June
  10. “Tennessee Song” by Margo Price
  11. “Sagittarius” by Coley
  12. “Can’t Cut Loose” by Erin Rae
  13. “Go – Remastered” by Pearl Jam
  14. “June on the West Coast” by Bright Eyes
  15. “You Are Not Alone” by Mavis Staples

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11 March 2025

Isaac Chosich

Isaac Chosich is a singer, songwriter, and drummer and the lead genuis behind the band Smoke Association. He’s previously played in the bands Yard Eagle, The Fighting Side, The Devil’s Triangle, and Slop Arm. He’s the self-described third wheel at Extra Plus Productions and also makes sick show flyers for a lot of bands around town. If you want to see one of the most unique bands in St. Louis, make sure follow Smoke Association on Instagram so you can catch one of their shows ASAP!

Playlist Track Listing:

  1. “Boombastic” by Shaggy
  2. “New Wave Blues” by Blaze Foley & the Beaver Valley Boys
  3. “The Most Wanted Person In The United States” by 100 gecs
  4. “Roadbull” by the Melvins
  5. “20191011 You Made The Bed” by Mac DeMarco
  6. “Don’t Shit Where You Eat – 2024 Remastered” by Ween
  7. “The O-Men” by Butthole Surfers
  8. “Servitude” by Fishbone
  9. “If The Sun Never Rises Again” by Johnny Blue Skies & Sturgill Simpson
  10. “Superstition” by The Texas Gentlemen
  11. “Lick a Shot” by Cypress Hill
  12. “Jizzlobber” by Faith No More
  13. “THAT’S THAT” by MF Doom
  14. “Return To Monke” by Viagra Boys
  15. “I No Longer Fear the Razor Guarding My Heel (IV)” by $uicideboy$

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04 March 2025

Isaac Johnston

Isaac Johnston is a drummer and percussionist (for hire!), and is also a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, who plays with a host of bands including We Are Root Mod, Wilson Ridge, Hotel Ten Eyes, and Pocket Taco. He’s heading out on tour with Hunter Peebles & The Moonlighters in March so be sure to follow him and the bands on Instagram so you can find out where you can see and hear Isaac next!

Playlist Track Listing:

  1. “Grid/Ocean” by The Bad Plus
  2. “Central Standard” by Extended
  3. “Joy Techniques” by Nate Mercereau and Terrace Martin
  4. “Djurkel” by Pino Palladino and Blake Mills
  5. “Tenere Taqqal” by Tinariwen
  6. “Temecula Sunrise” by Dirty Projectors
  7. “10 d E A T h b R E a s T” by Bon Iver
  8. “Feeling/Meaning” by Al Menne
  9. “Wallet” by Adrienne Lenker and Buck Meek
  10. “Wonder” by Lomelda
  11. “Avant Gardner” by Courtney Barnett
  12. “The Masterwork” by Dick Stusso
  13. “Sue” by Buck Meek
  14. “Tearjoint” by Dan Penn
  15. “Go Tell the People” by Dr. John

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