{"id":422,"date":"2016-04-15T01:11:02","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T05:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/?p=422"},"modified":"2016-11-09T05:20:09","modified_gmt":"2016-11-09T10:20:09","slug":"department-of-tangents-podcast-ep4-nate-leavitt-interview-andrew-mayer-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/2016\/04\/15\/department-of-tangents-podcast-ep4-nate-leavitt-interview-andrew-mayer-comedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Tangents Podcast Ep4 &#8211; Nate Leavitt Interview, Andrew Mayer Comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nate Leavitt spent a couple of decades playing guitar in bands like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdbaby.com\/Artist\/DeltaClutch\">Delta Clutch<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/oldjackmusic.com\/\">Oldjack<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/parlourbells.com\/\">Parlour Bells<\/a> before he stepped out on his own with a solo album, You, Me, and the Silence, in 2014. His music is beautiful, rootsy, and heartfelt &#8211; he sometimes calls it &#8220;ghost folk.&#8221; He&#8217;s got a new EP, out April 22 under the banner of Nate Leavitt and the Elevation, which you can find in all the normal places or at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nateleavittmusic.com\">www.nateleavittmusic.com<\/a> We had a wide-ranging conversation about his own music, clock making, and how teaching guitar helps to navigate popular tastes. <\/p>\n<p>At the end of the podcast, enjoy a track from comedian Andrew Mayer&#8217;s album Nonsense, with some helpful thoughts about LSD and falconry. 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