The Hardest Part
door Palm Tree Island
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Naya Yeira on Rock Bottom, Hitting Record & Starting Again
Naya Yeira on Rock Bottom, Hitting Record & Starting Again
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Hosted by Kieron Banerji, The Hardest Part dives deep into the most challenging songs ever written. Every two weeks, an artist joins Kieron in the studio to break down the struggles, breakthroughs, and raw emotions behind their toughest songwriting experiences. From overcoming creative blocks to tapping into painful memories, these conversations reveal the delicate balance between self-expression and self-protection.
Each episode wraps with an exclusive live performance of the song—raw, real, and sometimes heard this way for the first time.
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- Naya Yeira on Rock Bottom, Hitting Record & Starting Again · 16 min · Seizoen 4 Aflevering 14"When you're at a low point, there's nowhere to go but up — and when you're down there, you might as well hit record." On this episode of The Hardest Part with Kieron Banerji…
- Troy Javelona on Writing "SALTWATER" · 21 min · Seizoen 4 Aflevering 12Saltwater stings a wound... and heals it. On this episode of The Hardest Part with Kieron Banerji, Troy Javelona opens up "SALTWATER" from his two-sided EP No Healing Without…
- Dan Croll Breaks Down the Process of Writing ‘Hail Mary.’ · 26 min · Seizoen 4 Aflevering 11Dan Croll spent seven years on "Hail Mary," a song about last chances, time running out, and coming to terms with a career that didn't keep the shape it started with. On this…
- Luke Hart on the Songwriting and Production Process of "Biding" · 19 min · Seizoen 4 Aflevering 10Luke Hart wrote "Biding" about seeing someone, an infatuation that felt amazing and awful at once. Then he posted it online, people found it, and strangers started messaging him…
- Maddie Zahm on the Writing Process of "Meryl" · 15 min · Seizoen 4 Aflevering 9Maddie Zahm was watching Meryl Streep deliver "that is all" in The Devil Wears Prada when she had a realisation: "that's gay." On this episode of The Hardest Part with Kieron…
- Castle Rat on Why Collaboration Made This Record Work · 23 min · Seizoen 4 Aflevering 8On this episode of The Hardest Part with Kieron Banerji, the band's songwriter and frontwoman opens up "Serpent," the song that fought her hardest on The Bestiary: the one where…
- Gently Tender on the song that took 3 years to write. · 34 min · Seizoen 4 Aflevering 7One of these songs took Gently Tender three years. The other took two minutes. On this episode of The Hardest Part with Kieron Banerji, Gently Tender's Sam Fryer and Francesca…
- HP #54: Little Dog Star on Leaving Acting for Music · 30 min · Seizoen 4 Aflevering 6Izzy Steele had a full-time job acting on a TV soap, and left it to chase music before she knew if it would work, one of the hardest decisions she ever had to make. On this…
- HP #53: Pixie McCann on "Rotting": The Drunk Notes App That Became a Song · 17 min · Seizoen 4 Aflevering 5Pixie McCann convinced herself in a toilet that everyone hated her, and filled her Notes app with the evidence: "literally everyone here is rotten." Then she woke up, read it…
- HP #52: Show Me the Body: "See You Again" · 15 min · Seizoen 4 Aflevering 4On this episode of The Hardest Part with Kieron Banerji, Julian Pratt opens up "See You Again," from the band's new record: a song whose chorus, "I'll see you again, no grave or…
- HP #51: Jamie Webster: "Small Town Life" · 38 min · Seizoen 4 Aflevering 3Jamie Webster joins Kieron Banerji on The Hardest Part to break down the writing, meaning and performance of his song “Small Town Life.” Jamie explains how years spent touring…
- HP #50: Le Ren: "Die Inside" · 24 min · Seizoen 4 Aflevering 2Le Ren almost threw this song away. On this episode of The Hardest Part with Kieron Banerji, she opens up "Die Inside" from her album Don't Be Funny Without Me, a song that was…
- HP #49: Rosa Walton: "Halfway Round The World" · 19 min · Seizoen 4 Aflevering 1Rosa Walton spent over 18 months getting one song right. On this episode of The Hardest Part, Rosa opens up "Halfway Around the World" from her album Tell Me It's a Dream, her…
- HP #48: Tenderness: "Playing Country Roads" · 23 min · Seizoen 3 Aflevering 21Tenderness didn't find "Playing Country Roads" hard to write, she found it almost impossible to hold. On this episode of The Hardest Part with Kieron Banerji, she opens up the…
- HP #47: Julia Cumming on the Song That Scared Her to Write · 22 min · Seizoen 3 Aflevering 20In this episode of The Hardest Part, Kieron Banerji sits down with Julia Cumming to discuss “Please Let Me Remember This,” one of the most personal songs from her debut solo…
- HP #46: Ava Joe on Songwriting and Nostalgia. · 24 min · Seizoen 3 Aflevering 19In this episode of The Hardest Part, Kieron Banerji sits down with Ava Joe to break down the making of “Am I a Dreamer”, a song inspired by one of the most complicated emotions…
- HP #45: Metric on the Song That Defined the Album · 19 min · Seizoen 3 Aflevering 18In this episode of The Hardest Part, Kieron Banerji sits down with Metric to break down the making of “Victim of Luck”, the opening track from their latest album and the song…
- #HP 44: Will White of The Maccabees on Writing Through Discomfort · 25 min · Seizoen 3 Aflevering 17In this episode of The Hardest Part, Kieron Banerji sits down with Will White to break down the making of “6:30 AM”, a song that became the catalyst for everything that followed…
- #HP 43: Witch Fever on Christianity, misogyny, religious trauma, and making of “The Garden” · 23 min · Seizoen 3 Aflevering 16In this episode of The Hardest Part, Witch Fever break down the songwriting process and music production process behind “The Garden,” a song shaped by religious trauma, feminist…
- HP #42: Lily Moore Breaks Down Grown Up Girl Regrets. · 20 min · Seizoen 3 Aflevering 15In this episode of The Hardest Part, Kieron Banerji sits down with Lily Moore to break down the making of “Grown Up Girl Regrets” and why it became one of the most important…
