Crate Dig

On this week's Crate Dig, Alejandro Rose-Garcia (aka Shakey Graves) explores how various creative mediums infiltrated his music.

"There was this magic of putting together chords and notes and rhymes with the storytelling. It was a privilege... It's making a film for the ears and I thought, 'This is a magical profession.' And I still think so." - Keren Ann

"The one that really, forever, sticks with me is meeting Elliott Smith. It was '95 or '96. Jon Brion...had been introduced to Elliott and went out and filled a shopping bag with Elliott Smith albums and distributed them to his friends. I was fortunate that I was among them." - Grant-Lee Phillips

On this week's Crate Dig, Caroline Spence muses on her favorite poets, her favorite peers, and, because she has a toddler, her favorite pre-K tunes.

Just back from a tour of Europe in support of her wonderful new From Newman Street album, Kassi Valazza pops into Crate Dig to talk about the classic albums that help her create her instant-classic sound. Crate Dig Kassi Valazza0:00/588.9378121×

Every now and then, the algorithms and ads on social media land a win. Discovering William Wild that way definitely counts, because his brand-new Touchy album is well worth a click and a listen. Crate Dig William Wild0:00/650.6885941×

For the past 22 years, Kris Delmhorst has been one of my absolute go-to listens when I just need to crawl inside a vibe and stay there for a little bit, and her gorgeous new Ghosts in the Garden release is no exception to that rule. Crate Dig Kris Delmhorst0:00/716.0141871×

Hot on the heels of releasing his latest album, Good to Be Here, bluesy soul man Phillip-Michael Scales takes a few minutes to share a surprising array of influential records in his collection. Crate Dig Phillip Michael Scales0:00/570.3972331×