Making Music with Jake Haws
Making Music with Jake Haws is a podcast dedicated to exploring the creative process of writing and recording music, featuring original songs and guest collaborators.
Episodes
This is a special episode I like to call a “listening party” and the occasion is that I just released a new album called “Learning To Let Go.” And so, I’d like to play each of the 10 tracks for you and tell you a little bit about what inspired them and how they were made.
I wrote this album in a two week spurt after being let go from my job in 2023. Anyone who has been in that situation knows you go through a roller coaster of emoti...
So here we are. 2023 is ending and that means it’s time to share my favorite albums of the year. This completes my 8th year of doing this podcast and these end of the year wraps up are some of my favorite episodes to put together so I hope you enjoy it too.
Featuring music from: Caroline Rose, Gorillaz, Paramore, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Wilco, Meija, Chris Stapleton, Inhaler, Wye Oak, and Andy Shauf.
Best Songs of 2023 - S...
Christmas songs my family has recorded over the years:
- Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/hawsfamily/sets/christmas-music
- Bandcamp: https://jakehaws.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-songs
In this episode, I break apart a song called, “Coming Around.” This comes from my album Starting Over released back in August of 2022.
This song is influenced by the band Low. My favorite song of theirs is “In Metal,” from their 2001 album, Things We Lost In The Fire. I love the different elements they chose for the arrangement, which really add to the atmosphere and give it that feeling of longing. Sadly, the singer of this song, M...
In this episode, I break apart a song called, “Wait For It.” This comes from my album Starting Over released back in August of 2022.
This song is influenced by Ryan Adams, particularly “Kindness” from his 2011 album, Ashes & Fire.
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In this episode, I break apart a song called, “Someone Else.” This comes from my album Starting Over released back in August of 2022.
This song is influenced by Elliott Smith, particularly his song “The Biggest Lie” from his 1995 self-titled album.
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In this episode, I break apart a song called, “End Of My Rope.” This comes from my album Starting Over released back in August of 2022.
This song is influenced by Spoon, particularly their song “Got Nuffin” from their 2010 album, Transference.
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In this episode, I break apart a song called, “I'm So Sorry That I Didn't Understand.” This comes from my album Starting Over released back in August of 2022.
This song is influenced by the band, Bob Dylan, particularly his song "Tangled Up In Blue."
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In this episode, I break apart a song called, “Heaven Help Us.” This comes from my album Starting Over released back in August of 2022.
This song is influenced by the band, The War On Drugs, particularly their song "Red Eyes."
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This song is available to license for your projects like podcasts and videos. Find it at:
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In this episode, I break apart a song called, “Feeling Like A Ghost.” This comes from my album Starting Over released back in August of 2022.
This song is influenced by the band, The Shins, particularly their song "Pink Bullets."
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In this episode, I break apart a song called, “Killing Time.” This comes from my album Starting Over released back in August of 2022.
This song is influenced by the band, Wilco, particularly their song “California Stars.”
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This song is available to license for your projects like podcasts and videos. Find it at:
► https://arche...
In this episode, I break apart a song called, “Not Easy.” This comes from my album Starting Over released back in August of 2022.
This song is influenced by the band, The Weakerthans, particularly their song “Sun In An Empty Room.”
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Join me as I talk through and play the tracks on my new album, "Starting Over." It's about getting through dark times and finding light at the end of the tunnel.
Listen to the album on Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp, Soundcloud, and all the other streaming services.
If you are interested in licensing any of these songs for your podcast or video projects, I have instrumental versions of each of the songs available.
Here we are, another year now over and a new one about to begin. You know what that means, right? It’s the end of the year list time! Listen now for the top ten favorite albums of the year, along with some honorable mentions.
To listen to the songs from this episode on Spotify, visit: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/60S3Gq540DnpXeBOaCTRYa?si=34b3f6140ba4420a
For a Spotify playlist of all the full albums from this list, visit:
For more Christmas music, visit: https://jakehaws.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-songs
Every year, I have a tradition of recording Christmas music with my family. Some years, we’ve only done one song and other years it’s been as many as five. This year we were able to do two song.
The first one is a techno version of "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer." Each of my 3 kids sang on it and I used the Auto-Tune plugin on their voices, whic...
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