The Art of Longevity Season 13, Episode 5: Broken Social Scene

The Art of Longevity Season 13, Episode 5: Broken Social Scene

Author: The Song Sommelier May 29, 2026 Duration: 1:00:09
There’s a point in every long music career where survival becomes more interesting than success. Not survival in the purely commercial sense. Not chart positions, algorithmic reach or streaming milestones. But survival of identity. Survival of friendship. Survival of purpose. The good stuff that can easily get buried away in the cut & thrust of a fickle business like music. That’s where Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene finds himself now, nearly 25 years after the collective first e...

The Art of Longevity, hosted by The Song Sommelier, sits at the crossroads of music, history, and the often-unseen business behind it. This isn't a typical interview podcast; it's a series of candid, in-depth dialogues with artists who have built careers spanning decades. Each conversation explores the real journey-how these musicians have weathered the industry's constant shifts, creative droughts, and commercial pressures to not just survive, but to continue evolving and connecting with audiences. We get into the specifics: the collaboration that saved a career, the business decision that changed everything, the fanbase that grew quietly over years. The discussions move fluidly between past triumphs, current projects, and future ambitions, always grounded in the artist's personal definition of success. It's about the resilience required to make art for a lifetime. Tune in for these uniquely honest reflections on what it truly means to last.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 50

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The Art of Longevity Season 12, Episode 6: Suede (Revisited) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:15
“I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring.” Those words were spoken at one time by David Bowie, and thus are gospel to us here on The Art of Longevity podcast. Fortunately, some bands stil…
The Art of Longevity Season 12, Episode 5: Tom Odell [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:41
Now well over a decade in the music industry, Tom Odell is motoring through a successful second phase as an independent artist. His recent albums have leaned into more introspective, personal material that has resonated…
The Art of Longevity Season 12, Episode 4: Amy Macdonald [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:19
Singer-songwriter Amy MacDonald has never been one to chase trends - an impressive show of resistance for an artist whose music journey began with teenage stardom (the streaming monster hit “This Is The Life” was all ove…
The Art of Longevity Season 12, Episode 3: Turin Brakes - revisited [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:48
In the intervening four years since Olly Knights first joined me, the band has been on something of a creative roll; two fine albums, a successful acoustic tour and something of a collective raising of the game. To my mi…
The Art of Longevity Season 12, Episode 2: Estelle [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:40
Estelle is old school. With a modern twist yes, but nonetheless, if this most eclectic of artists leans in any particular direction it is towards ‘classic’. She even says it in one her own songs; "I'm not of-the-moment.…
The Art of Longevity Season 12, Episode 1: Morcheeba [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:08
During our live interview with Skye Edwards and Ross Godfrey of Morcheeba, I found myself at one stage scrolling through my notes to find a description of the band’s sound I’d queried using Chat GPT. I couldn’t find it a…
The Art of Longevity Season 11, Episode 7: Matt Berninger [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:07
Light, fire, water, fruit, and worms; “just the basics”, are Matt Berninger’s recurring themes, and these emerge again on his second solo album Get Sunk. One of life’s sponges, Berninger is constantly observing and recor…
The Art of Longevity Season 11, Episode 6: Valerie June [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:05
Valerie June’s journey to what we might call ‘cult stardom’ hasn’t been easy. “I was cleaning houses while playing bars & clubs at night. And I had a vision that I would not make it - my music wouldn't reach its audience…