List of Song Exploder episodes

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Song Exploder is an American biweekly music podcast originally hosted and created by Hrishikesh Hirway. Now hosted by Thao Nguyen and produced by Christian Koons, the show features musicians talking about the creative process behind an individual song while "deconstructing" the song into its component parts. The songs highlighted on the program have belonged to genres ranging from pop to hardcore punk to television theme songs, film scores and video game music. Song Exploder has explored the music of several notable artists, including Björk, Iggy Pop, MGMT, The Postal Service, Wilco, Spoon, and U2.

Song Exploder began on January 1, 2014. To date, 228 episodes have been released.

Episodes[]

2014 episodes[]

No. Artist Song Original air date
1The Postal Service"The District Sleeps Alone Tonight"January 1, 2014 (2014-01-01)
2The Album Leaf"The Outer Banks"January 15, 2014 (2014-01-15)
3Yacht"Plastic Soul"February 1, 2014 (2014-02-01)
4Baths"Miasma Sky"February 14, 2014 (2014-02-14)
5Sea Wolf"Kasper"March 1, 2014 (2014-03-01)
6Daedelus""March 17, 2014 (2014-03-17)
7Jeff Beal"House of Cards (Main Title Theme)"April 1, 2014 (2014-04-01)
8Loren Bouchard"Bob's Burgers" (Theme Song)April 15, 2014 (2014-04-15)
9Poliça"Smug"May 1, 2014 (2014-05-01)
10Garbage"Felt"May 15, 2014 (2014-05-15)
11Nite Jewel"One Second of Love"June 2, 2014 (2014-06-02)
12Converge"Dark Horse"June 19, 2014 (2014-06-19)
13The Microphones"I Want Wind to Blow"July 1, 2014 (2014-07-01)
14Open Mike Eagle featuring Toy Light"Dark Comedy Morning Show"July 15, 2014 (2014-07-15)
15Brian ReitzellWatch Dogs ("Donovan")August 6, 2014 (2014-08-06)
16Spoon"Inside Out"August 19, 2014 (2014-08-19)
17Anamanaguchi"Prom Night"September 2, 2014 (2014-09-02)
18The Thermals"No Culture Icons"September 18, 2014 (2014-09-18)
19RAC featuring Kele & MNDR"Let Go"October 1, 2014 (2014-10-01)
20Valley Lodge"Go" (Theme to "Last Week Tonight")October 15, 2014 (2014-10-15)
21Julia Holter"Horns Surrounding Me"October 29, 2014 (2014-10-29)
22The Books"Smells Like Content"November 12, 2014 (2014-11-12)
23Stars"No One Is Lost"November 26, 2014 (2014-11-26)
24Tycho"Awake"December 8, 2014 (2014-12-08)
25The National"Sea of Love"December 22, 2014 (2014-12-22)

2015 episodes[]

No. Artist Song Original air date
26Ghostface Killah"The Battlefield"January 6, 2015 (2015-01-06)
27Blonde Redhead"Penultimo"January 19, 2015 (2015-01-19)
28The Long Winters"The Commander Thinks Aloud"January 30, 2015 (2015-01-30)
29Alexandre Desplat"The Imitation Game"February 9, 2015 (2015-02-09)
30Jeremy Zuckerman"The Legend of Korra"February 20, 2015 (2015-02-20)
31Warpaint"Love Is to Die"March 3, 2015 (2015-03-03)
32White Hinterland"Ring the Bell"March 13, 2015 (2015-03-13)
33How to Dress Well"Pour Cyril"March 25, 2015 (2015-03-25)
34RJD2 featuring Kenna"Games You Can Win"April 1, 2015 (2015-04-01)
35Toro y Moi"Half Dome"April 14, 2015 (2015-04-14)
36My Morning Jacket"Spring (Among the Living)"April 23, 2015 (2015-04-23)
37John Lunn"Downton Abbey"May 5, 2015 (2015-05-05)
38Tune-Yards"Water Fountain"May 18, 2015 (2015-05-18)
39Brian Tyler"Avengers: Age of Ultron"May 28, 2015 (2015-05-28)
40Ramin Djawadi"Game of Thrones (Main Title Theme)"June 11, 2015 (2015-06-11)
41Will Butler"Anna"June 22, 2015 (2015-06-22)
42U2"Cedarwood Road"June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29)
43Sylvan Esso"Coffee"July 8, 2015 (2015-07-08)
44Death Cab for Cutie"El Dorado"July 20, 2015 (2015-07-20)
45Thundercat"Them Changes"July 30, 2015 (2015-07-30)
46Unknown Mortal Orchestra"Multi-Love"August 10, 2015 (2015-08-10)
47Health"Stonefist"August 18, 2015 (2015-08-18)
48Best Coast"Feeling Ok"August 27, 2015 (2015-08-27)
49American Football"The One with the Tambourine"September 3, 2015 (2015-09-03)
50Joey Badass"Hazeus View"September 15, 2015 (2015-09-15)
51The Magnetic Fields"Andrew in Drag"September 24, 2015 (2015-09-24)
52Deradoorian"A Beautiful Woman"October 5, 2015 (2015-10-05)
53Harry Gregson-Williams"The Martian"October 15, 2015 (2015-10-15)
54Chet Faker"Gold"October 26, 2015 (2015-10-26)
55The Arcs"Put a Flower in Your Pocket"November 5, 2015 (2015-11-05)
56Youth Lagoon"The Knower"November 16, 2015 (2015-11-16)
57Natalia Lafourcade"Hasta la Raíz"November 23, 2015 (2015-11-23)
58Wilco"Magnetized"December 2, 2015 (2015-12-02)
59Dustin O'Halloran"Transparent (Main Title Theme)"December 11, 2015 (2015-12-11)
60Björk"Stonemilker"December 17, 2015 (2015-12-17)

2016 episodes[]

No. Artist Song Original air date
61Courtney Barnett"Depreston"January 7, 2016 (2016-01-07)
62MGMT"Time to Pretend"January 19, 2016 (2016-01-19)
63Kelela"Rewind"January 28, 2016 (2016-01-28)
64The New Pornographers"Brill Bruisers"February 8, 2016 (2016-02-08)
65clipping."Work Work"February 18, 2016 (2016-02-18)
66KT Tunstall"Suddenly I See"March 1, 2016 (2016-03-01)
67Oneohtrix Point Never"Sticky Drama"March 10, 2016 (2016-03-10)
68Iggy Pop"American Valhalla"March 21, 2016 (2016-03-21)
69Thao & the Get Down Stay Down"Astonished Man"April 5, 2016 (2016-04-05)
70Weezer"Summer Elaine and Drunk Dori"April 18, 2016 (2016-04-18)
71The Lumineers"Ophelia"April 28, 2016 (2016-04-28)
72Carly Rae Jepsen"When I Needed You"May 9, 2016 (2016-05-09)
73Busdriver"Worlds to Run"May 24, 2016 (2016-05-24)
74Old Crow Medicine Show"Dearly Departed Friend"May 29, 2016 (2016-05-29)
75Odesza"Kusanagi"June 14, 2016 (2016-06-14)
76Chvrches"Clearest Blue"June 23, 2016 (2016-06-23)
77Andrew Bird"Roma Fade"July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05)
78Grimes"Kill V. Maim"July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14)
79Band of Horses""July 25, 2016 (2016-07-25)
80Patrick Carney featuring Ralph Carney"Bojack Horseman (Main Title Theme)"August 4, 2016 (2016-08-04)
81Andra Day"Forever Mine"August 15, 2016 (2016-08-15)
82Tobacco""August 25, 2016 (2016-08-25)
83Mitski"Your Best American Girl"September 7, 2016 (2016-09-07)
84Peter Bjorn and John"Young Folks"September 21, 2016 (2016-09-21)
85Phantogram"You Don't Get Me High Anymore"October 6, 2016 (2016-10-06)
86James Vincent McMorrow"Get Low"October 19, 2016 (2016-10-19)
87Oathbreaker"Second Son of R."October 28, 2016 (2016-10-28)
88Flatbush Zombies"Bounce"November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)
89Jóhann Jóhannsson"Heptapod B" from the Arrival ScoreNovember 17, 2016 (2016-11-17)
90Angel Olsen"Shut Up Kiss Me"November 30, 2016 (2016-11-30)
91DJ Shadow"Mutual Slump"December 8, 2016 (2016-12-08)
92Justin Hurwitz"Audition (The Fools Who Dream)"December 21, 2016 (2016-12-21)

2017 episodes[]

No. Artist Song Original air date
93Metallica"Moth into Flame"January 6, 2017 (2017-01-06)
94Solange"Cranes in the Sky"January 16, 2017 (2017-01-16)
95Nicholas Britell"Little's Theme", "Chiron's Theme" and "Black's Theme" from the Moonlight scoreJanuary 30, 2017 (2017-01-30)
96Dropkick Murphys"Blood"February 7, 2017 (2017-02-07)
97Sara Watkins"Without A Word"February 17, 2017 (2017-02-17)
98Bonobo"Break Apart (feat. Rhye)"February 28, 2017 (2017-02-28)
99Sleigh Bells"I Can Only Stare"March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14)
100Dirty Projectors"Up In Hudson"March 21, 2017 (2017-03-21)
101Norah Jones"Day Breaks"March 30, 2017 (2017-03-30)
102Gorillaz"Andromeda (feat. D.R.A.M.)"April 11, 2017 (2017-04-11)
103Aimee Mann"Patient Zero"April 21, 2017 (2017-04-21)
104Little Dragon"Sweet"May 2, 2017 (2017-05-02)
105Perfume Genius"Slip Away"May 11, 2017 (2017-05-11)
106Michael Kiwanuka"Black Man in a White World"May 22, 2017 (2017-05-22)
107alt-j"In Cold Blood"June 2, 2017 (2017-06-02)
108Michelle Branch"Best You Ever"June 14, 2017 (2017-06-14)
109Fleet Foxes"Mearcstapa"June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22)
110Goapele"Stand"July 5, 2017 (2017-07-05)
111Slowdive"Sugar for the Pill"July 13, 2017 (2017-07-13)
112Phoenix"Ti Amo"July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25)
113Grizzly Bear"Four Cypresses"August 23, 2017 (2017-08-23)
114St. Vincent"New York"August 15, 2017 (2017-08-15)
115Maggie Rogers"Alaska"August 24, 2017 (2017-08-24)
116Ibeyi"Deathless"September 5, 2017 (2017-09-05)
117Rostam"Bike Dream"September 14, 2017 (2017-09-14)
118Lorde"Sober"September 25, 2017 (2017-09-25)
119The Killers"Rut"October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)
120TOKiMONSTA"Bibimbap"October 18, 2017 (2017-10-18)
121Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein"Stranger Things (Main Title Theme)"October 26, 2017 (2017-10-26)
122Rachel Platten"Broken Glass"November 8, 2017 (2017-11-08)
123Lin-Manuel Miranda"Almost Like Praying"November 22, 2017 (2017-11-22)
124Nine Inch Nails"The Lovers"December 6, 2017 (2017-12-06)
125R.E.M."Try Not To Breathe"December 20, 2017 (2017-12-20)

2018 episodes[]

No. Artist Song Original air date
126The Roots"It Ain't Fair" (feat. Bilal)January 3, 2018 (2018-01-03)
127Julien Baker"Appointments"January 17, 2018 (2018-01-17)
128Bleachers"I Miss Those Days"January 31, 2018 (2018-01-31)
129Moses Sumney"Quarrel"February 14, 2018 (2018-02-14)
130Natalie Prass"Short Court Style"February 28, 2018 (2018-02-28)
131Ludwig Göransson"Black Panther"March 14, 2018 (2018-03-14)
132Jack Johnson"You Can't Control It"March 28, 2018 (2018-03-28)
133Kimbra"Top of the World"April 11, 2018 (2018-04-11)
134Arcade Fire"Put Your Money On Me"April 25, 2018 (2018-04-25)
135Liz Phair"Divorce Song"May 9, 2018 (2018-05-09)
136Jon Hopkins"Luminous Beings"May 23, 2018 (2018-05-23)
137Wolf Alice"Don't Delete the Kisses"June 6, 2018 (2018-06-06)
138Yo La Tengo"Here You Are"June 20, 2018 (2018-06-20)
139Jhené Aiko"Sativa" (feat. Swae Lee)July 4, 2018 (2018-07-04)
140Action Bronson"The Chairman's Intent"July 18, 2018 (2018-07-18)
141Neko Case"Last Lion of Albion"August 1, 2018 (2018-08-01)
142Christine and the Queens"Doesn't Matter"August 15, 2018 (2018-08-15)
143The Decemberists"Once in My Life"September 6, 2018 (2018-09-06)
144Blood Orange"Saint"September 25, 2018 (2018-09-25)
145Cat Power"Woman"October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
146Janelle Monáe"So Afraid"October 15, 2018 (2018-10-15)
147John Carpenter"Halloween (Theme)"October 26, 2018 (2018-10-26)
148Big Boi"Order of Operations"November 5, 2018 (2018-11-05)
149Empress Of"When I'm With Him"November 19, 2018 (2018-11-19)
BonusBreakmaster Cylinder"Reply All"November 26, 2018 (2018-11-26)
150Fleetwood Mac"Go Your Own Way"December 5, 2018 (2018-12-05)
BonusYo-Yo Ma"Prelude, Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major"December 20, 2018 (2018-12-20)

2019 episodes[]

No. Artist Song Original air date
151Hozier"Nina Cried Power (feat. Mavis Staples)"January 9, 2019 (2019-01-09)
152Japanese Breakfast"Boyish"January 23, 2019 (2019-01-23)
BonusWonderly"The Daily (Theme)"February 6, 2019 (2019-02-06)
153Phoebe Bridgers"Scott Street"February 20, 2019 (2019-02-20)
154Mumford & Sons"Beloved"March 6, 2019 (2019-03-06)
155Nakhane"New Brighton" (feat. Anohni)March 20, 2019 (2019-03-20)
156Sharon Van Etten"Seventeen"April 3, 2019 (2019-04-03)
157Panda Bear"Dolphin"April 17, 2019 (2019-04-17)
158The Cranberries"All Over Now"May 2, 2019 (2019-05-02)
159The Mountain Goats"Cadaver Sniffing Dog"May 16, 2019 (2019-05-16)
160Raleigh Ritchie"Time in a Tree"May 29, 2019 (2019-05-29)
161Sheryl Crow"Redemption Day" (feat. Johnny Cash)June 12, 2019 (2019-06-12)
162Big Thief"Cattails"June 26, 2019 (2019-06-26)
163Jamila Woods"BALDWIN"July 10, 2019 (2019-07-10)
164Denzel Curry"RICKY"July 24, 2019 (2019-07-24)
165Sleater-Kinney"The Future is Here"August 7, 2019 (2019-08-07)
166Bon Iver"Holyfields"August 21, 2019 (2019-08-21)
167Robyn"Honey"September 4, 2019 (2019-09-04)
168Brittany Howard"Stay High"September 18, 2019 (2019-09-18)
169Clairo"Alewife"October 2, 2019 (2019-10-02)
170Raphael Saadiq"Kings Fall"October 16, 2019 (2019-10-16)
171Slipknot"Unsainted"October 30, 2019 (2019-10-30)
172Jay Som"Tenderness"November 13, 2019 (2019-11-13)
173Bat For Lashes"Kids in the Dark"November 27, 2019 (2019-11-27)
174Meek Mill"Trauma"December 11, 2019 (2019-12-11)
BonusHrishikesh Hirway"Intro Theme and Thao's Farewell"December 18, 2019 (2019-12-18)
175Vampire Weekend"Harmony Hall"December 25, 2019 (2019-12-25)

2020 episodes[]

No. Artist Song Original air date
176Semisonic"Closing Time"January 15, 2020 (2020-01-15)
177Vagabon"Water Me Down"January 29, 2020 (2020-01-29)
178Caribou"Home"February 12, 2020 (2020-02-12)
179Soccer Mommy"Circle the Drain"February 26, 2020 (2020-02-26)
180Eric Nam"Love Die Young"March 11, 2020 (2020-03-11)
181Nathaniel Rateliff"And It's Still Alright"March 25, 2020 (2020-03-25)
182FKA Twigs"Mirrored Heart"April 8, 2020 (2020-04-08)
183Tame Impala"It Might Be Time"April 22, 2020 (2020-04-22)
184Laura Marling"Song For Our Daughter"May 6, 2020 (2020-05-06)
185100 gecs"money machine"May 20, 2020 (2020-05-20)
186Mobb Deep"Shook Ones, Pt. II"June 17, 2020 (2020-06-17)
187Apparat"Goodbye (Theme from "Dark")"July 1, 2020 (2020-07-01)
188Khruangbin"So We Won't Forget"July 15, 2020 (2020-07-15)
189Waxahatchee"Fire"July 29, 2020 (2020-07-29)
190The 1975"The Birthday Party"August 12, 2020 (2020-08-12)
191Black Pumas"Colors"August 26, 2020 (2020-08-26)
192Kelly Lee Owens"On"September 9, 2020 (2020-09-09)
193Selena Gomez"Lose You to Love Me"September 23, 2020 (2020-09-23)
194Dua Lipa"Levitating"October 7, 2020 (2020-10-07)
195Run the Jewels"Ju$t"October 21, 2020 (2020-10-21)
196Deftones"Ohms"November 4, 2020 (2020-11-04)
197Billie Eilish"everything i wanted"November 18, 2020 (2020-11-18)
198Jewel"You Were Meant for Me"December 2, 2020 (2020-12-02)
199Common"A Riot In My Mind"December 16, 2020 (2020-12-16)

2021 episodes[]

No. Artist Song Original air date
200Yusuf / Cat Stevens"Father and Son"January 13, 2021 (2021-01-13)
201HAIM"Summer Girl"January 27, 2021 (2021-01-27)
202PJ Morton"Say So" (feat. JoJo)February 10, 2021 (2021-02-10)
203Sasha Sloan"Until It Happens To You"February 24, 2021 (2021-02-24)
204Glass Animals"Heat Waves"March 10, 2021 (2021-03-10)
205Jon Batiste"We Are"March 24, 2021 (2021-03-24)
206Lianne La Havas"Can't Fight"April 7, 2021 (2021-04-07)
207Porter Robinson"Get Your Wish"April 21, 2021 (2021-04-21)
208Girl in Red"Serotonin"May 5, 2021 (2021-05-05)
209Imagine Dragons"Follow You"May 19, 2021 (2021-05-19)
210Arlo Parks"Black Dog"June 2, 2021 (2021-06-02)
211Sparks"This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us"June 16, 2021 (2021-06-16)
212AURORA"Runaway"June 30, 2021 (2021-06-30)
213Fousheé"Deep End"July 14, 2021 (2021-07-14)
214Cheap Trick"Surrender"July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)
215The Shins"New Slang"August 11, 2021 (2021-08-11)
216Lykke Li"I Follow Rivers"August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25)
217Mustafa"Air Forces"September 8, 2021 (2021-09-08)
218Lucy Dacus"Thumbs"September 22, 2021 (2021-09-22)
219John Lennon"God"October 6, 2021 (2021-10-06)
220Willow"Transparent Soul" (feat. Travis Barker)October 20, 2021 (2021-10-20)
221The War on Drugs"I Don't Live Here Anymore" (feat. Lucius)November 3, 2021 (2021-11-03)
222Hans Zimmer"Dune"November 17, 2021 (2021-11-17)
223Halsey"You Asked For This"December 1, 2021 (2021-12-01)
224Danny Elfman"What's This?"December 15, 2021 (2021-12-15)

2022 episodes[]

No. Artist Song Original air date
225Joy Oladokun"Look Up"January 12, 2021 (2021-01-12)
226Franz Ferdinand"Take Me Out"January 26, 2021 (2021-01-26)
227Brandi Carlile"You and Me on the Rock" (feat. Lucius)February 9, 2021 (2021-02-09)
228Sarah Kinsley"The King"February 23, 2021 (2021-02-23)

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