110. Burke Reid (Gerling) on Sonic Youth 'Dirty'

Burke Reid was the Canadian guitarist for dormant Aussie rock band Gerling. He's also the producer behind many great records, including the recipient of 98,000 awards this year, Courtney Barnett's "Sometimes I Sit and Think, Sometimes I Just Think". We talk about how Sonic Youth turned him on as a 12 year old, meeting the band as a pimply teenager at an Aussie festival, how their album 'Dirty' balances experimentation and accessibility and the process of making Courtney's world-conquering album.

My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs and the album’s influence on their own music.

Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist and photographer from Sydney, Australia who has worked in the music industry since 2007. He directed the the feature music documentary Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts (out now!) and the feature film Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins, in addition to many commercials and music videos.

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