The Blacklight

welcome to The Blacklight, a podcast dedicated to highlighting voices you'll wish you heard sooner. in this series, we'll be unearthing all the best talent the underground has to offer, so follow and come along for the ride. 

this week i sat down with california native juno to talk american cuisine, imposter syndrome, how badly he wants charli xcx, and a steaming hot take from cole bennett. main takeaway from this episode: "shoutout hyperpop"

follow juno @chiefjuno on all platforms.

Juno Interview - The Backlight Podcast Ep. 1

this week i sat down with maryland's raegun to talk phoebe bridgers, joining noheart, social hierarchies and her extensive record collection. main takeaway from this episode: "beep boop music"

follow raegun @raegun010/@1raegun on all platforms.

Raegun Interview - The Backlight Podcast Ep. 2

this week i sat down with UK native finlince to talk the great project vs singles debate, british "food", joining @graveem1nd and the scene's explosive growth in the past year. main takeaway from this episode: "shoutout balls"

follow fin @finlince on all platforms.

finlince Interview - The Backlight Podcast Ep. 4

this week i sat down with midwxst to talk performing live for the first time in a year, the questionable honesty of his lyrics, handling release anxiety and his definition of success. main takeaway from this episode: "ain't nothin wrong with some cap"

follow edgar @midwxst or @midwxstv2 on all platforms.

Midwxst Interview - The Backlight Podcast Ep. 5

this week i sat down with @funeral to talk the unique connection he feels to the joker, his favorite fan interactions, and the ups and downs of being an adult in a youth-dominated field.

follow izzy @funeral, @xxfuneral, or @occult2k on all platforms.

Funeral Interview - The Backlight Podcast Ep. 6

this week i sat down with saoirse dream to talk being recognized in public while on a first date, the creation of @webcage's peer2peer, and the importance of meeting your online friends.

follow saoirse @saoirsedream on all platforms.

Saoirse Dream Interview - The Backlight Podcast Ep. 7

this week i sat down with wishlane to talk the overcast show in philly, the creation of webcage's recent album peer2peer and his burning desire to produce for Pitbull.

follow lane @wishlanemusic on all platforms.

wishlane Interview - The Backlight Podcast Ep. 8

this week i sat down with angelus to talk the creation of her recent album drama queen, notable differences between France and the US, and a handful of her questionable tweets. 

follow meg @7ngelus on all platforms.

angelus Interview - The Backlight Podcast Ep. 9

this week i sat down with Dylan Longworth to talk the creation of "can i ask u some questions," his ambitious new project that intertwines interview and album together.

follow dylan @dylanblongworth on all platforms.

Dylan Longworth Interview - The Backlight Podcast Ep. 10

this week i sat down with @sc0ttryan to talk music theory vs. feeling, bb belts, near death experiences at six flags and the scene's evolution in the past two years.

follow scott @1scottryan or @sc0ttryan on all platforms.

sc0ttryan Interview - The Backlight Podcast Ep. 12

this week i sat down with @kmoethekid to talk failing music production class, being recognized in public, and overhearing classmates discuss certain artists in school.

follow kmoe @kmoethekid or @kmoe on all platforms.

kmoe Interview - The Backlight Podcast Ep. 13

this week i sat down with Tsuyunoshi to talk hyperpop in the Philippines, popeyes sandwiches, the definition of "almoranas" and their recent EP 2004.

follow tsu @tsuyunoshi on all platforms.

Tsuyunoshi Interview - The Backlight Podcast Ep. 15

this week i sat down with austyn with a y to talk twitter pet peeves, creative burnout, the bell pepper incident of March 2022 and their recent EP all eyes on me.

follow austyn @prodbyaustyn on all platforms.

austyn with a y Interview - The Backlight Podcast Ep. 17

this week i sat down with Ryan Leahan to talk having a song blow up on tiktok, highschool bullying, his ever changing best-songs-of-all-time list and his recent spark! remix album.

follow ryan @ryanleahan on all platforms.

Ryan Leahan Interview - The Backlight Podcast Ep. 18

this week i sat down with steej to talk musicians as content creators, producing beats in the middle of physics class, and nearly dying from a falling chimney.

follow steej @steejenstyle on all platforms.

steej/gingus Interview - The Backlight Podcast Ep. 19

this week i sat down with Lucas Lex to talk punching Brendon Urie, the core-ification of music genres, and why the hell they're listed as a Dream SMP artist on spotify.

follow ben @lucaslex or @lcslx on all platforms.

Lucas Lex Interview - The Backlight Podcast Ep. 20

this week i sat down with swazy* to talk the story of how he got shot, spending $3,000 on call of duty zombies, old video games that deserve reboots, and his recent EP caged.

follow swazy* @prodbyswazy or @iamnotswazy on all platforms.

swazy* Interview - The Backlight Podcast Ep. 21

this week i sat down with feardorian to talk japanese shoegaze, asking to join surfgang at age 12, working with na-kel smith, and why soundcloud desperately needs 2FA.

follow dorian @feardorian, @1feardorian or @f3arme on all platforms.

feardorian Interview - The Backlight Podcast Ep. 22

this week i sat down with kuru to talk number nine mickey, cool popeyes managers, his plans for college and why he wants to be like hatsune miku.

follow keegan @kuru, @kuru8k or @kggn on all platforms.

kuru Interview - The Backlight Podcast Ep. 23

this week i sat down with mental and blxty to talk shopping at saks, unconventional wendy's orders, fiona's world and their upcoming album.

follow mental and blxty @7mental7 and @blxty on all platforms.

blxty & mental Interview - The Backlight Podcast Ep. 24

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