Roderick on the Line

We’ve mentioned it here before, but we’ll say it again, because John’s weekly phone calls with Merlin Mann have proved to be a winner. Roderick on the Line will give a you weekly dose of everything you may have wanted to know all along, and more. And to improve the experience even more, each episode comes complete with annotations by Merlin.

Standing at the Gates: Nada Surf’s Let Go cover

Good friends Nada Surf have announced ‘Standing at the Gates: The Songs of Nada Surf’s Let Go’, an album of covers by an awesome group of artists including The Long Winters, Aimee Mann, Rogue Wave and many others. The album… » More inside

KEXP @ Upstream Music Fest

Since The Long Winters don’t play live that often, we gladly share this video with you courtesy of the wonderful KEXP , who hosted a The Long Winters session at the Upstream Music Fest. Plenty of banter, and some songs… » More inside

SAD! compilation featuring The Long Winters

Barsuk Records has released ‘SAD! (A Barsuk Compilation for the ACLU)’, a collection of previously unreleased tracks by Barsuk artists covering other Barsuk artists. Available only on Bandcamp, 100% of the proceeds will go to the American Civil Liberties Union,… » More inside

Make America Great Again (30 Songs, 30 Days)

The Long Winters have not released any new music in the past years, but the silence has been broken as they contributed a song to the 30 Days 30 Songs campaign. In this song, written especially for this project, John Roderick speaks… » More inside

30 Days, 30 Songs: Make America Great Again

The Long Winters have not released any new music in the past years, but the silence has been broken as they contributed a song to the 30 Days 30 Songs campaign. In this song, written specifically for this project, John… » More inside

The Origin of John Roderick

Last year, Brett Terpstra of Systematic interviewed John Roderick about how he became a professional musician. The conversation evolved into a compelling, serialized narrative that couldn’t be contained in not just one, nor two, nor even three episodes. The resulting… » More inside