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Mac DeMarco Talks with Neil Finn (Fleetwood Mac, Crowded House) and Liam Finn for the Talkhouse Podcast

DeMarco invites the father-son duo into his Los Angeles garage studio for this chat.

8:00 AM EDT on September 27, 2018

On this week’s show, Mac DeMarco sits down with Neil Finn (Crowded House, Split Enz, Fleetwood Mac) and Liam Finn on the occasion of the father and son’s new LP Lightsleeper. Their chat took place in Mac’s Los Angeles garage studio (he's gone full Marc Maron!), and covered a lot. We hear about the artistic freedoms and constraints that Mac experiences; the pluses and minuses of falling in love with one’s demos; Neil’s shopping trip with Mick Fleetwood; why hiring a dominatrix can really help the recording process; and so much more.

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—Elia Einhorn, Talkhouse Podcast host and producer @eliaeinhorn

This episode was recorded by Ali Nikou in LA and Mark Yoshizumi at Hook and Fade Studios in Brooklyn. It was co-produced by Mark Yoshizumi.

The Talkhouse Podcast’s theme song was composed and performed by The Range.

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