This podcast is only temporary
Andy White
Irish songwriter and producer Andy White’s third series of This podcast is only temporary tells the story of the writing and recording of his latest album 'Good Luck I Hope You Make It'.
As in the first two series, going track by track through solo album ‘This garden is only temporary’ and the 'AT' album co-written with Tim Finn, every week Andy looks at how a song's layers of lyrics and music work together, how sometimes ideas appear as if by magic – and if not, inspiration can always be encouraged.
Andy plays excerpts from the master tapes and discusses process and influences, recording, playing and writing in a home studio. If you're thinking of making your own album, you might find a way of doing it here. Each episode ends with a different version of the song from the one you'll find on the released albums.
If the underlying theme of Series 1 is "How to make an album" and Series 2, "How to co-write an album", Series 3 might be all about going back to the beginning. As always, "If you want to express something but don't know how to express it—tell the truth. This is powerful."
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Ash is creeping in
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08/25/24 • 19 min
Belfast songwriter Andy White is telling the story of the writing and recording of latest album Good Luck I Hope You Make It and in Episode 3 reaches the title track. This week he confronts the number one question asked of any songwriter and consults Michelle Obama, Bob Dylan, The Beatles and The Undertones for help and inspiration. There are sharp intakes of breath and a gurgling baby is discovered after watching U2 singing in a Kyiv Metro Station.
So much to write about! Thanks for listening and please share and subscribe wherever you find your podcasts. If this is your first time, there are two other series to catch up on!
Podcast art by Sebastian White
Andy's albums are available on Bandcamp or www.andywhite.com
Oversized clown shoes
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09/09/24 • 16 min
In which Belfast songwriter Andy White tells the story of writing Self-isolation, opening track from Side 2 of his latest album Good Luck I Hope You Make It.
The story so far? It's a few days before St Patrick's Day 2020. Things are locking down in Ireland and Italy. Not so much in Australia, where huge sporting events are taking place, and the UK, where the government is talking about 'herd immunity'. That's where today's episode starts.
As ever, Andy dives into the recording session to show how many elements go into making the song, and the episode ends with a version you haven't heard before.
Thanks for listening, we appreciate your support, and please subscribe if you haven't already. Exclusive outlets to download or buy the album are below, plus the LP is on Amazon in the UK.
See you next time!
Podcast art: Sebastian White
Andy's albums are available on Bandcamp or www.andywhite.com
Times like these
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09/22/24 • 17 min
Belfast songwriter Andy White tells the story of writing and recording Best of Times from his latest album Good Luck I Hope You Make It. The pandemic is underway, lockdown has happened, and Andy starts writing this track after recording a song for a club in Italy and reading the opening passage of A Tale of Two Cities.
Andy dives into the original recording session to play you some of the layers that contributed to the making of the song. He discovers a bizarre alternative ending for the song involving a reenactment of D Cummings' fateful car trip to Durham, and this is included in the unreleased rough mix of the song included here.
Thanks for listening, we appreciate your support, and please subscribe if you haven't already. Do check out the first two series in which Andy talks you through This garden is only temporary and AT. Exclusive outlets to download or buy the album are below, plus the LP is on Amazon in the UK and streaming everywhere.
See you next time!
Podcast art: Sebastian White
Empty Streets of Florence/Nelle Strade Deserte di Firenze
Andy's albums are available on Bandcamp or www.andywhite.com
Talk don't touch
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09/15/24 • 17 min
Belfast songwriter Andy White tells the story of writing and recording Talk Don't Touch from his latest album Good Luck I Hope You Make It. This song became the album's closing track, although it was written and recorded about halfway through the sessions.
On March 16 the Victorian government announced a State of Emergency. Airports closed and the lockdown started. Restrictions were severe and news reports from around the world showed why. These and other events, and the prospect of solitary confinement in the studio for an extended period, all went into the song.
Andy dives into the original recording session to play you some of the layers that contributed to the making of the song. Hearing the different vocal sections that go to make up the narrative is especially cool. The episode ends with a rough mix which has a completely different ending from the released version.
Thanks for listening, we appreciate your support, and please subscribe if you haven't already. Do check out the first two series in which Andy talks you through This garden is only temporary and AT. Exclusive outlets to download or buy the album are below, plus the LP is on Amazon in the UK and streaming everywhere.
See you next time!
Podcast art: Sebastian White
Andy's albums are available on Bandcamp or www.andywhite.com
I Miss You
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03/13/22 • 16 min
Poets on the phone, Jim Morrison shopping for trousers, webless spiders, major/minor changes and so much simile content. Andy takes us on the rollercoaster ride of writing and recording I Miss You, the sixth song on his new album This garden is only temporary.
"I wanted to send someone a message without it being an email or electronic. I wanted to say I miss you."
Andy talks about songs from Time is a Buffalo in the Art of War and its title. Other songs he mentions are Riders on the Storm, Sweet Gene Vincent and Be Bop a Lula. Keeping songs under three minutes, more on bridges, perfect rhymes and tartan. Not forgetting a digression on past lives.
You'll hear the original recordings and a mix you haven't heard before. Andy hopes the series is becoming an inspiration for you to write or record.
"This song says something real without relying on an outcome. When you're making a record, have fun. It's a good idea."
Please share and subscribe wherever you find your podcasts. Thanks for your support!
Andy's albums are available on Bandcamp or www.andywhite.com
Goodbye My Friend
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03/28/22 • 20 min
Alarms, reminders, notifications. Church bells and a space shuttle countdown. Hurry up and read me! You're late! This song started with a concept and collecting the sounds that expressed it. Electronic instruments suggested the beat and melody, the lyrics came after that.
Telling the story of how the song came together, Andy digs deep into the recording session to reveal the component parts before playing the rough mix he took to the mix sessions in Calgary. There is a tritone warning—and maybe check you have no Zoom meetings scheduled when you listen!
Throughout, Andy talks about experimentation and surprising yourself. Some of the tracks he mentions are Born Slippy, Mother, Mr Blue Sky and Sound and Vision. And from his own albums This is Not a Television Show and Thank You.
If you know the lastest album This garden is only temporary and have been following the podcast series exploring the writing and recording of the songs, you'll have noticed that Goodbye My Friend is the first track he's looked at out of sequence. This is because he has a special guest coming in next week.
Please share and subscribe and thanks for your support. We have lift off ...
Andy's albums are available on Bandcamp or www.andywhite.com
The Answers to the Questions
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05/01/22 • 11 min
In the final episode of the series, Andy takes a look at the last song he wrote for This garden is only temporary, but didn't make it to the album's final running order.
"Sometimes the last song you write for an album makes sense of the whole album and jumps straight into the running order, but in this case I was happy that nothing would make sense of the questions that were being asked on the record. This is where I started from..."
Mysterious! As is The Answers to the Questions.
Thanks for your support during the first (?) series. Make sure to catch up with any episodes you may have missed, and go to Andy's Bandcamp to download this song.
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Andy's albums are available on Bandcamp or www.andywhite.com
Bass Priority
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04/24/22 • 20 min
This week's penultimate episode is all about the bass and includes an official bass warning. Often hiding behind everything else, this one is all about the bass. Andy's looking at Bass Priority, a track that didn't make it onto his latest album This garden is only temporary and talking about the sequencing of an album. How important this is, and suggesting some ways you could go about it.
There are digressions on vulnerability in your playing style, leaving some musical ideas for another time, how the order tracks are recorded isn't necessarily the order you find them on the final version of the album, and things to think about if you're putting songs together for an album that will come out on vinyl.
On the way he mentions Seventeen Seconds and Hello, as well as his own albums Rave on Andy White and Garageband.
In this episode, the track is instrumental. The words were the last to arrive but turned out to be the start of his next album. In October 2023 Andy released the completed version of Bass Priority on Bandcamp. Take a listen to find out what happened next.
This is the penultimate episode of the first series. As ever, please share and subscribe.
See you next week.
Andy's albums are available on Bandcamp or www.andywhite.com
Shine a Light
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04/18/22 • 17 min
This episode starts off thinking it is going to be a short one but Andy gets his guitar out to take you through Shine a Light, the last track he's looking at on his latest album This garden is only temporary and discovers how even the simplest song can contain hidden complexities. Some of these remain hidden after he tries to explain the chords (thanks to friend and mentor Joe Bennett for starting him off on this journey of explanation!)
On the way he refers to The Lyre of Orpheus, The Faces, My Perfect Cousin, his own songs Get Back Home, Between a Man and a Woman and the album Destination Beautiful, in particular The Government of Love.
It's been quite a ride through the album and the final episode next week should have two special guests, Steve who mixed and co-produced, and Kent who played drums.
If you're new to the series it's never too late to share and subscribe! Thanks for all your support.
Andy's albums are available on Bandcamp or www.andywhite.com
Not So Far Away
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03/06/22 • 18 min
This week's episode is about writing a different kind of love song, because your own story is not like anyone else's. Making it real. Andy discusses Leonard Cohen, Janice Long, metaphors, similes, and admits how annoying it is when he talks over the music.
Andy has gone into the original master recordings of Not so Far Away and you'll hear a mellotron, guitar lines, and a glockenspiel you haven't heard before. Did you spot the Marvin Gaye line on the finished album? The older songs he mentions are Vision of You and You and Your Blue Skies.
"If you're looking for something, it's maybe closer than you think it is."
You can find the released version of Not so Far Away and stream, download or order Andy's new album 'This garden is only temporary' on Bandcamp, where all proceeds from Fire Engines, Blue Trains and Trucks, and the album it comes from, Time is a Buffalo, will go to the Ukrainian Red Cross.
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Andy's albums are available on Bandcamp or www.andywhite.com
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FAQ
How many episodes does This podcast is only temporary have?
This podcast is only temporary currently has 30 episodes available.
What topics does This podcast is only temporary cover?
The podcast is about Poetry, Irish, Word, Commentary, Album, Music, Podcasts, Melbourne, Songwriting, Music Interviews and Music Commentary.
What is the most popular episode on This podcast is only temporary?
The episode title 'Bass Priority' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on This podcast is only temporary?
The average episode length on This podcast is only temporary is 18 minutes.
How often are episodes of This podcast is only temporary released?
Episodes of This podcast is only temporary are typically released every 7 days, 3 hours.
When was the first episode of This podcast is only temporary?
The first episode of This podcast is only temporary was released on Feb 6, 2022.
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