The Speed of Sound

Series produced by Louisville Public Media

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Get a complete taste of legendary musicians and up-and-coming bands in these 7 minute interview pieces set to the artists own music. Hosted by Kyle Meredith.

Kyle Meredith can be seen and heard in Paste Magazine, NYLON Magazine, Billboard, Salon.com, NBC, LEO Weekly, and Spin. Nominated FMQB's Music Director of the Year 2011-2015, he can also be heard daily on WFPK in Louisville, KY and on NPR's Here & Now.

For the past 6 years, his interviews have been widely published and syndicated, and now find themselves in the new series, The Speed of Sound. In these 7 minute pods, listeners are given a complete overview of their favorite musicians as we weave their music in and out of the conversations. From legends (Paul McCartney, U2) to up-and-comers (Young Fathers, Sylvan Esso), you'll hear it all... at The Speed of Sound.


150 Pieces

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The Speed of Sound: Peter Hook
From: Louisville Public Media
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Peter Hook has spent the last few years touring with his band The Light, playing two sets of covers a night. Both are in tribute to his two former ...

Bought by KRCB 104.9, WOUB, and WLPR


  • Added: Nov 06, 2017
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 3
The Speed of Sound: Styx
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It’s been over a decade, but Styx are finally back with new music! They’ve made that time away well worth it with an epic new record called The Mis...

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  • Added: Oct 30, 2017
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 2
The Speed of Sound: Deep Purple
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Maybe to counterbalance the naming of their next tour The Long Goodbye, Deep Purple titled their newest LP – their 20th album – Infinite. While the...

Bought by WLPR and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Oct 30, 2017
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Speed of Sound: 311
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311 return this year with a new LP, Mosaic, due out this summer. It'll follow up 2014's reflective Stereolithic with a massive 17 cuts, staying tru...

Bought by WLPR , KRCB 104.9, and WOUB


  • Added: Oct 23, 2017
  • Length: 07:05
  • Purchases: 3
The Speed of Sound: Portugal The Man
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As the story goes, Portugal. The Man scrapped the album they had been working on after finding one of their dad's original tickets to Woodstock. Th...

Bought by WLPR , KRCB 104.9, and WOUB


  • Added: Oct 23, 2017
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 3
The Speed of Sound: Chris Robinson Brotherhood
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Chris Robinson and his namesake, the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, dropped an LP and a companion EP just last year, but are already back to follow th...

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  • Added: Oct 16, 2017
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 3
The Speed of Sound: Tedeschi Trucks Band
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Kyle Meredith spoke with Derek Trucks about the new Tedeschi Trucks Band live LP, Live From The Fox Oakland. The get into the ins and outs of the m...

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  • Added: Oct 16, 2017
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 3
The Speed of Sound: Japandroids
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Brian King of Japandroids gave us a call to talk about the new LP, Near To The Wild Heart Of Life, which finds the duo taking on bigger sounds and ...

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  • Added: Oct 09, 2017
  • Length: 07:08
  • Purchases: 3
The Speed of Sound: The Orwells
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The Orwells released one of the year's best rock records, Terrible Human Beings, earlier this year and are currently on the road supporting it with...

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  • Added: Oct 09, 2017
  • Length: 07:18
  • Purchases: 3
The Speed of Sound: Spoon
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Ahead of their Forecastle set, Britt Daniel from Spoon sat down to talk with Kyle Meredith about their most recent LP, Hot Thoughts, The Beatles, a...

Bought by WLPR , KRCB 104.9, and WOUB


  • Added: Oct 02, 2017
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 3
The Speed of Sound: Phoenix
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Phoenix holed themselves up in a museum/concert hall in Paris to create their latest LP, Ti Amo. Lead singer Thomas Mars spoke with Kyle Meredith a...

Bought by WLPR , KRCB 104.9, and WOUB


  • Added: Oct 02, 2017
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 3
The Speed of Sound: Cage the Elephant
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With Cage the Elephant's new live/studio album Unpeeled on the way, Brad Shultz spoke with Kyle Meredith about the concept behind the LP, their cho...

Bought by KSRQ, WLPR , KRCB 104.9, and WOUB


  • Added: Sep 25, 2017
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 4
The Speed of Sound: Cold War Kids
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Cold War Kids found a sleeper hit when "First" went worldwide off of their 2014 record, Hold My Home, giving them some breathing room going into th...

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  • Added: Sep 25, 2017
  • Length: 06:57
  • Purchases: 3
The Speed of Sound: Old Crow Medicine Show
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Ketch Secor from Old Crow Medicine Show spoke with Kyle Meredith about their new Best Of collection and it's two unreleased songs, as well as the u...

Bought by WLPR , KRCB 104.9, and WOUB


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 3
The Speed of Sound: Dawes (2017)
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Dawes will roll back into town this Friday, April 21st, to the Brown Theater on tour to support their latest record, We're All Gonna Die, as well a...

Bought by WLPR , KRCB 104.9, and WOUB


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 3
The Speed of Sound: Feist
From: Louisville Public Media
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The first Feist record in six years, Pleasure once again finds one of our favorite artists defying expectations and trying out different sounds. Fe...

Bought by WOUB and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Sep 11, 2017
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 2
The Speed of Sound: Broken Social Scene
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Broken Social Scene, the Canadian supergroup featuring Kevin Drew, Brandon Canning, and members of Feist, Stars, Metric, and many others, have been...

Bought by KRCB 104.9 and WOUB


  • Added: Sep 11, 2017
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 2
The Speed of Sound: Depeche Mode
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Andrew Fletcher from Depeche Mode spoke with Kyle Meredith about the legendary band's new album, Spirit, and it's political leanings. The two also ...

Bought by WOUB and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Sep 03, 2017
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Speed of Sound: Erasure
From: Louisville Public Media
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For Erasure 17th LP, Andy Bell and Vince Clark needed look no further than the newspapers for inspiration. World Be Gone is not only lyrically refl...

Bought by WOUB and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Sep 03, 2017
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 2
The Speed of Sound: Minus The Bear
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Much has happened to Minus The Bear in the five years since their last LP. Parenthood, member changes, and growing older take a bulk of it. That's ...

Bought by WOUB, WLPR , and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Aug 28, 2017
  • Length: 06:49
  • Purchases: 3