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Seja talks to her guest Grace Mitchell about her new album 'Daughter of the King' and riding the happy wave of releasing music after such a long time. Grace tells Seja about writing and mixing the album herself, and how it differed from her experiences working with LA producers as a young musician. They chat about playing major festivals, being over familiar on stage and talking about aliens with Billy Corgan.

Grace’s strange show story was illustrated by Seja. You can see all illustrations for the podcast on instagram @hearsejpodcast.

Seja talks to her guest Taasha Coates (The Audreys) about the 20th anniversary tour of the album Between Last Night and Us, how touring is her happy place and how these songs are morphing into different iterations over time. Taasha tells Seja about her sad playlist, horrendous internet comments and how her songwriting has changed over the years. They talk about giving less fucks, supporting other women and continuing to sing as they get older.

Taasha’s strange show story was illustrated by Seja. All illustrations for the show can be seen on Instagram @Hearsejpodcast of on the HearSej Facebook page.

Seja talks to her guest Pinky Beecroft (Machine Gun Fellatio, The White Russians) about accidentally making his new album Lonesome Wolf while hanging out with his friend, his feelings about releasing new music and his thoughts on playing live shows that will satisfy fans of all his back catalogue. They talk about ‘why’ they release music, Ben Salter’s genius, and their lack of connection to their old songs. Pinky tells Seja about being a bad piano player in bands when he left school, his happiest memory watching Steely Dan, and his reflections on his own voice.

Pinky’s strange show story was illustrated by Seja. All illustrations for the show can be seen on Instagram @Hearsejpodcast of on the HearSej Facebook page.

Seja talks to her guest Kutcha Edwards about his 60th birthday shows ’60 cycles around the sun’, his experiences playing on the world’s biggest stages such as the Sydney Opera House and how Robert Cray inspired him to first write songs. They chat about the story of his song ‘Today’, their love of Omnichords, writing through your spirit rather than your intellect, and listening with your whole being. Kutcha tells Seja about his role in burying family members, being an independent artist and intergenerational trauma.

All illustrations for the show can be seen on Instagram @Hearsejpodcast of on the HearSej Facebook page.

Seja talks to her guest Kim Salmon (The Scientists, Beasts of Bourbon) about the Perth punk scene, his first guitar and learning from a jazz teacher when all he wanted was to play was rock n roll. They chat about playing Deep Purple songs, being no good at commerce and trying to imagine what bands sound like from reviews. Kim tells Seja about hearing the Ramones for the first time, songwriting in his early bands the Cheap Nasties and the Scientists, and what keeps him making art.

Kim’s strange experience was illustrated by Seja.

All illustrations can be seen on instagram @hearsejpodcast or on the HearSej Facebook page.

The Scientists on Countdown in 1980
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-5BShdW1fE