In 2005 singer Will Oldham and guitarist Matt Sweeney released the Superwolf album, which has developed a cult following that includes Rick Rubin, who absolutely fell in love with the project.
This new album was five years in the making-a leisurely pace that allowed Oldham and Sweeney to be incredibly intentional with their creative choices. Oldham, who has recorded under a number of monikers in the past including Bonnie “Prince” Billy, wrote all of the lyrics before sending them to Sweeney, who wrote his guitar parts. The duo also added a new flavor, tapping the West African musician Mdou Moctar to play guitar on three songs.
On today’s episode, Rick Rubin talks to Oldham and Sweeney about their work together, which Rick considers some of his favorite contemporary music and the reason he’s since used Sweeney on so many of the sessions he’s produced with artists like the Dixie Chicks, Cat Stevens, and Adele.
Will Oldham talks about his philosophy on connecting with his audience, and how if this pandemic were to take us all, Superwolves would be a great album to go out on.
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ABOUT RICK RUBIN
Frederick Jay “Rick” Rubin is an American record producer and former co-president of Columbia Records. Along with Russell Simmons, he is the co-founder of Def Jam Recordings and also established American Recordings. With the Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Geto Boys, and Run-DMC, Rick helped popularize hip-hop music.
In 2007, MTV called him “the most important producer of the last 20 years,” and the same year he was named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World.
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