A podcast and Netflix series where musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were made. By @HrishiHirway.

Los Angeles
Joined December 2013
New episode with @charli_xcx, breaking down how she made "Camera" — songexploder.net/charli-xcx
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On today's episode of the podcast, @TheGrahamNash breaks down the making of "Our House," the love song he wrote for @jonimitchell. This is a really special one; hearing the isolated voices of Crosby, Stills, and Nash in harmony is amazing. songexploder.net/csny
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.@troyesivan tells the story of making “One of Your Girls” in the new episode. You’ll hear the first draft voice memos, his isolated vocal takes, and more, as he maps the story across continents and the creative decisions that went into the song. Listen: songexploder.net/troye-sivan
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New episode! @remiwolf tells the story of making her song “Soup,” which began with the aim of making a fun anthem, and then quickly turned into something pretty vulnerable. Listen: songexploder.net/remi-wolf
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Out today: the beautiful, deeply personal story of @samsmith’s massive hit “Stay With Me.” They tell the story of how the song was first made and developed, and how —years later—they made a change to the song to be even more true to who they are. Listen: songexploder.net/sam-smith
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.@theflaminglips break down how they wrote and recorded their classic hit "Do You Realize??" – from the very first demo to the 'wizard of oz choir' to the drum fill they stole from one of their old recordings. songexploder.net/the-flaming…
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The great @FeistMusic breaks down the making of her song “In Lightning”  —  songexploder.net/feist.
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.@madmcferrin wrote "Run" after learning her great-great-great grandmother had escaped slavery. She breaks down how she created the song (featuring some incredible guest vocals from another relative —her father, Bobby McFerrin) in today's episode: songexploder.net/madison-mcf…
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On today’s episode, @NewOrder break down how they made their hit song “Blue Monday.” They originally intended it as an instrumental that they could hit 'play' on as they walked off stage, but it became the best-selling 12" vinyl single of all time. Listen: songexploder.net/new-order
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Yaeji (@kraeji) tells the story of creating her song “Passed Me By,” about confronting her past. She sings in English and Korean, and explains how intertwining them affects the meaning of the lyrics. songexploder.net/yaeji
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