Influential indie-rock musician Lou Barlow brings his lo-fi aesthetic to podcast form. He shares the mic with his wife, charismatic fiber-artist Adelle Barlow. Together they discuss day-to-day life as creators and interview friends and family. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 28, 2026 · 33:24
Fresh off opening for Turnstile with Dinosaur Jr, Lou plays True Hardcore from Sebadoh's The Freed Man L.P. . The opening, opening band for Turnstile: Fiddlehead, asked Lou to…
Sep 22, 2026 · 17:27
This tiny tunes tuesday is immediately derailed, for no good reason, by ringworm talk. Lou manages to play two songs: Perfect Way and Lazy MInd before the ringworm talk starts…
Sep 17, 2026 · 33:02
Adelle urgently needs to share her RAW impressions of the arts’n’crafts’n’vegetables exhibit inside the round house at the Franklin County Fair. Lou responds by playing slapdash…
Sep 12, 2026 · 31:55
On his Western Canada tour earlier this year, Lou realized he had to cover both sides of Alice Bowie’s (Cheech and Chong) 1974 single Earache My Eye/Turn That Thing Down. In this…
Sep 7, 2026 · 24:26
Lou plays Dead Wrong by Frausdots (a song he takes personally) and his own Blowin' Up (from the new DInosaur Jr LP 'There Near') for Adelle. Sad times in L.A. and Pitchfork's…
Sep 2, 2026 · 30:22
Awake after weeks of being unplugged, 4-Track Man interrupts Lou and Adelle constantly as they try (and fail) to recap Lou's 60th birthday SHOW/PARTY. Hear a podcast fan's…
Aug 17, 2026 · 57:46
From the RAW archives, 4-Track Man consolidates 3 classic RAW shows for one glorious hour devoted to Lou's slavish re-creations of his 3 most-favorite novelty songs of the…
Jul 30, 2026 · 26:55
Lou and Adelle recap their time on tour with Band Of Horses and DInosaur Jr. The second single from DInosaur Jr's new LP There Near is 'out' now…
Jul 10, 2026 · 27:35
Lou plays an old song about current issues. Adelle and Lou review an old movie (Phantasm) and a new movie (Hail Mary). 4-Track Man abides. There's still a few tickets left for…
Jul 3, 2026 · 40:35
Lou and Adelle are back and discussing a mere fraction of all the stuff that's happened to them in the last two weeks. Topics include the influence of Pete Holmes, festival…
Jun 18, 2026 · 37:28
While Lou and Adelle are in Wisconsin and -not- able to do a new episode, please enjoy these two episodes recorded in Wisconsin in July 2023! First, a mini-music-monday featuring…
Jun 8, 2026 · 27:01
Can't quit the birthday shout-outs, we -won't- quit the birthday shout-outs!! 4-Track Man officiates this HBD episode in classic, awkward, style with requests dating back to…
May 29, 2026 · 23:16
Lou and Adelle check in about the anticipated Dinosaur Jr summer tour with Band of Horses. The show begins an ends with a 'song' Lou recorded in 1982: Automatic Banana Peelers.…
May 22, 2026 · 48:58
What's this? An interview? Why yes, it's a proper interview. How unusual for this RAWcast! Lou and Adelle have the pleasure of chatting with Melissa Auf der Maur about her new…
May 14, 2026 · 22:15
Lou and Adelle just got back from Adelle’s mom’s memorial/celebration of life in Wisconsin and can’t find their way in front of the microphones yet. In the meantime please to…
May 8, 2026 · 27:02
Please to enjoy this nugget from the distant past (December 7, 2022), Raw Impressions episode 4 -REMASTERED- (the original episode had some jarring volume jumps in it but now it…
May 4, 2026 · 15:39
Adelle has a realization about what she's going to say at her mother's upcoming Celebration Of Life service after listening to Lou's version of Joni Mitchell's Circle Game. Shop…
Apr 27, 2026 · 22:27
Lou plays Adelle another song from his 2016 Apocalypse Fetish e.p., The Breeze. He borrowed the title from, and as a tribute to, the D.C. band Quix*o*tic and plays his version of…
Apr 21, 2026 · 37:09
Lou and Adelle return with an actual new episode, yay! Lou plays another excerpt from his early 1990's mix tape 'Stuff People Sent'. This time it's Music of the Butterbean from…
Apr 13, 2026 · 28:36
Continuing to adjust to the loss of Adelle's mom with a massive rearrangement of stuff, Lou and Adelle simply can't find time to record their conversations! Please to enjoy this…
Apr 1, 2026 · 35:59
As Lou and Adelle gather themselves and adjust the The Shift, why not listen to an olden show of yore! Lou was in a Hollywood Movie many years ago (Laurel Canyon starring Francis…
Mar 17, 2026 · 36:23
This week Lou shares a 30+ y.o.song from a fan known only as 'Terry C from Connecticut'. He and Adelle catch up on birthday shout-outs then he launches into an unrehearsed new…
Mar 6, 2026 · 52:36
Adelle’s mom Valerie has passed away after a two year struggle with ALS. Adelle and Lou talk about it. The Barlow Family General Store is delightful gift shop carrying not only…
Feb 18, 2026 · 27:15
4-Track Man dominates, Psychocandy (the cat) investigates, and a Stevie Wonder song is on endless Izzy repeat. Also, Lou embraces a Netflix gameshow (Floor is Lava). The Barlow…
Feb 11, 2026 · 33:54
Perfectly dovetailing from talking about the crisis in Minnesota to reproductive rights and activism, Adelle and Lizz continue their sweet, coherent, discussion. Lou, still…
Feb 5, 2026 · 38:28
Adelle and Lou are joined by activist/comedian Lizz Winstead to discuss what's happening in Minneapolis. Lizz'z podcast:…
Feb 3, 2026 · 17:37
Gently hyping the BARLOW FAMILY GENERAL / WORKS ON PAPER Valentine's pop-up shop (Feb 7-8, 11-4, 44 Chapman St. Greenfield MA!) Lou plays Adelle his favorite love song. Love by…
Jan 13, 2026 · 25:05
Lou digs up a 7" from a band called Crayon and a cassette from a band called Crayon. Two different bands, one from Bellingham Washington, the other from Sydney Australia, both…
Jan 8, 2026 · 32:19
4-Track Man critiques 3 years of RAW Impressions and urges Lou and Adelle to do better. Pumpkin the cat visits the studio and audibly meows. 4-Track Man mocks Lou and interrupts…
Jan 6, 2026 · 15:39
For this Tiny Tunes Tuesday, part 2 of his RUINED series, Lou plays one of the first songs he learned on guitar: Games People Play by Joe South. He discusses how it's…
Dec 26, 2025 · 33:12
It's Christmas day and Lou is, once again, faced with a seeming inability to make it special. He does find a cassette tape of the Barlow family Christmas 1984 and Izzy treats…
Dec 19, 2025 · 24:27
Emerson, the handheld cassette recorder, plays Adelle and Lou his version of Harry Chapin's 1974 bummerfolk classic Cats in the Cradle. Lou describes the devastating effect the…
Dec 13, 2025 · 30:22
So what if it's the middle of December, we have some November birthdays to shout about! 4-Track Man is jealous of newcomer/co-announcer Emerson, the hand-held cassette recorder…
Dec 8, 2025 · 15:16
Adelle and Lou are back from the U.K./Ireland tour and Lou realizes he's never played Sebadoh's Willing To Wait for the podcast. How is it possible that he's played 70+ originals…
Nov 20, 2025 · 32:54
Lou is playing solo acoustic shows through the United Kingdom and Ireland! They’re leaving today! Hear 4-Track Man run down the tour dates! Come see Lou, meet Adelle! Buy tix…
Nov 14, 2025 · 30:17
Lou re-creates another beloved commercial from the 1970s. This time for the Milton Bradley board game LIFE. Also featured, a new song from Izzy about butts. WATCH on LouTube:…
Nov 7, 2025 · 31:10
Nothing is off topic this week because there is no topic! Lou and Adelle let the conversation roam from young Lou’s desire to be naked to Adelle remembering the Land of Make…
Oct 31, 2025 · 25:27
Hallo-who? Is there anything better than an episode based solely upon the announcement of this past month's birthdays? The answer is a resounding no. 4-Track Man leads Adelle and…
Oct 24, 2025 · 31:36
Lou doesn't need his glasses anymore (maybe), meanwhile Adelle is adjusting to her new Progressive lenses. 4-track Man reminds us all that nothing is funny these days, including…
Oct 17, 2025 · 15:39
Lou is so excited about his tribute to The Music Machine (his most fiercely beloved band) that he forgets to turn Adelle’s microphone on! The result is the RAWEST RAW Impressions…
Oct 9, 2025 · 23:25
Bamboozled by the times, Lou and Adelle acknowledge they are at a loss for topics to discuss. A random succession of prompts from the 4 Track (called ‘bumpers’) reminds them that…
Oct 3, 2025 · 19:02
Lou treats Adelle to a wacky practice tape recording from 1984. Mogo (the first incarnation of Dinosaur Jr) performs Lou's song Center of the Universe. Lou then plays it live…
Oct 1, 2025 · 32:49
Adelle and Lou deliver very special September birthday shout-outs from their very special listeners to their very special loved ones in the very last hour of September! check out…
Sep 22, 2025 · 15:26
Practicing for the (then) upcoming (now done) trio of Sebadoh shows, Lou plays Sacred Attention from Sebadoh's 1993 Bubble and Scrape LP and further befuddles Adelle with the…
Sep 18, 2025 · 27:27
Is fall, the season, best experienced as a young adult? Adelle and Lou talk about autumn and the progress of The Barlow Family General Store as a spot for small shows, pop-up…
Sep 15, 2025 · 23:33
Lou covers Flipper’s 1982 classic, Life, and breathlessly testifies to the band’s considerable influence on him. Adelle patiently pays witness and comments when she can. Hear the…
Sep 11, 2025 · 25:45
Rejoice! Lou and 4-Track Man have done another vintage commercial re-creation. This time a Manhandler '78 Mash-Up! In addition Adelle and Lou chat Flipper (the band), inspired…
Sep 8, 2025 · 22:08
Lou and Adelle talk about the recent Barlow Family General Canadian adventure. Lou plays two archival requests he meant to play on the tour but did not: Feel Good (from the…
Sep 4, 2025 · 26:51
In advance of the Walk To Defeat ALS event (September 6th in Look Park, Northampton MA at 10 a.m.). Adelle and Lou dedicate this episode to Adelle’s mom Valerie, the inspiration…
Aug 28, 2025 · 43:51
Lou, Adelle, and Izzy are back from a 12 day whirlwind tour of Canada Michigan, Ohio, and New York state. What happened? Listen and find out! Also, August birthday shout-outs,…
Aug 14, 2025 · 15:41
Lou plays 3 unreleased tune fragments for Adelle and tries to explain them. The phrase "shits and giggles" is discussed. The conversation continues for paid subscribers on our…
Aug 12, 2025 · 30:17
Lou's back from tour, he and Adelle are here to catch y'all up. 4-Track Man is fixed and back with another sluggish introduction. Lou talks Dinosaur Jr tour highlights (Built To…
Jul 28, 2025 · 24:57
Lou is pulled by forces beyond his control nto covering another Billy Joel song. This time Matter Of Trust from 1986. He realizes he has more in common with B.J. than he’d like…
Jul 25, 2025 · 25:06
For the much anticipated July Birthday Shout-Out episode Lou is on tour and stoned. This remote episode features 16 shout-outs including one for Lou from Adelle and 2 for their…
Jul 15, 2025 · 21:22
Lou plays Adelle his long promised (to himself) mash-up of Just The Way You Are by Billy Joel and I’m Not In Love by 10cc, two of his favorite songs songs from 1970s AM radio.…
Jul 11, 2025 · 48:58
With another Bobby Bare Jr Lou Barlow Song-Swap Tour on the horizon what better time for Adelle and Lou to check in on him? Bobby is a veritable fountain of fun-facts and this…
Jul 8, 2025 · 17:04
Izzy is home from sleep-away camp and collaborates with her dad on a cover of Michael and His Slipper Tree by the Equals (from 1969). Lou has been obsessed with the song since…
Jul 1, 2025 · 18:17
Lou digs deep and plays K-Sensa-My for Adelle, it's one of the first 'real' songs he wrote and the first time he's performed it in decades. Nonsense words and Transcendental…
Jun 28, 2025 · 27:55
Live from the woods, it's the June Birthday-Shout-Out episode. Only one RAW Impressions fan (Duffy) requested a shout-out and Lou and Adelle could only think of one friend (Busy…
Jun 24, 2025 · 30:22
The Barlow family venture into New Hampshire, lead by loons and brushed by butterflies. Izzy is in camp, Adelle and Lou are exhausted. Any RAW Impressions fans from NH? Let us…
Jun 17, 2025 · 15:50
A very satisfying visit from Adelle and Lou’s 2 Minnesota nieces yields a very sweet version of Unsatisfied (The Replacements) as sung by Lou and 20 year-old Aleksa. Also: we…
Jun 13, 2025 · 23:03
Adelle and Lou are back from a trip to Wisconsin with turtles on their minds. Lou does a cold-wave version of Husker Du's 1982 classic What Do I Want but does -not- do a…
Jun 2, 2025 · 15:06
On this Mini-Music -Monday Lou fulfills his life-long dream of covering Suicidal Tendencies' hit song Institutionalized on the podcast. Adelle listens to Lou sputter on about…
May 30, 2025 · 38:50
Hey May babies! Just under the wire here's your birthday shout-outs! 4-Track Man personalizes the RAW Birthday Song for each birthday person! This especially sweet episode is…
May 26, 2025 · 27:25
In London, Lou discovers the music of 'experimental folk artist' Sam Amidon triggering a discussion with Adelle about country music and 'Americana', a term that annoys Lou. He…
May 19, 2025 · 40:01
On the heels of Lou and Bobby's -song swap-, Adelle quizes the boys about their favorite moments of the tour. Bobby tells us about his mom (also a famous singer), his Greyhound,…
May 16, 2025 · 27:00
There's been no time for podcasting! Lou's been on tour and he and Adelle ran off to the Hudson River Valley right when he got back. Before another tour starts (today!) they have…
May 5, 2025 · 24:35
As Lou comes back from Texas, Adelle leaves to Wisconsin. When Adelle returns Lou is off on another tour. Having had no time to check in with their faithful listeners an…
Apr 25, 2025 · 31:44
Lou and Adelle are "in conversation" this week.Topics include (but are not limited to): annoying phrases (like "in conversation"), acceptable/unacceptable words and whether or…
Apr 22, 2025 · 28:50
Lou covers two songs that made he and Adelle cry this week. First, Wilco’s I Thought I Held You (from their debut LP A.M.). Second, Adrianne Lenker’s Ruined (from the Bright…
Apr 19, 2025 · 27:55
Adelle and Lou get heavy with the Outlander talk. Lou thinks Adelle has a crush on Jamie but realizes he is the one with the crush on Jamie. Sick kittens and Adelle’s wisdom…
Apr 15, 2025 · 14:45
Everyone (Adelle, Tiny Tunes Tuesday Guy, Mini-Music-Monday Guy and 4-Track Man) is skeptical of Lou's claim that he has not played Natural One for the podcast. How could have…
Apr 11, 2025 · 27:53
With the help of 4-Track Man, Adelle and Lou relay birthday wishes for faithful listeners. 4-Track Man sings a birthday song as Adelle opens a belated birthday gift, live. WATCH…
Apr 8, 2025 · 17:52
Lou disappoints Tiny Tunes Tuesday Guy by playing -another- version of Soul and Fire, but it's for good reason! On Wednesday April 9th 2 PM EST, Adelle and Lou go live on…
Apr 3, 2025 · 52:08
Lou is in Seattle, Adelle is at home. Triggered by raw onions, Adelle is psyched to talk about other things she dislikes very much. She makes a list and encourages Lou to do the…
Mar 31, 2025 · 16:36
After episode 117, Adelle still had some things on her mind. Fresh off her trip to Wisconsin to visit her parents she talks anticipatory grief, cows, deer, the seasonal landscape…
Mar 29, 2025 · 27:24
Adelle just got home. Lou’s on his on way out the door. Adelle talks about her emotional trip to Wisconsin while Lou plays excerpts of his cover of Jeffrey Lewis’ song Do What…
Mar 24, 2025 · 15:24
Lou scored a film! He and Adelle went to the premiere of Any Day Now and really enjoyed themselves! Hear a lot about it! Watch the film HERE: https://anydaynowfilm.com/ Watch…
Mar 22, 2025 · 30:05
This free-formed conversation ricochets between the patriarchy, celebrities looking at canned beans, Lou mansplaining feminism, and a defunct music conference. At points, 4-Track…
Mar 17, 2025 · 16:35
For this , the first MMM: Classic Rock edition, Lou reaches back to 1975 and plays Bad Company's Feel Like Makin' Love. Memories of terry cloth and a garbage can full of nudee…
Mar 14, 2025 · 27:15
Lou fulfills his lifelong podcasting dream of devoting an episode to his favorite ABC After School Special (from 1976), The Amazing Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon. He plays the…
Mar 10, 2025 · 16:25
For this ultra rare, alone in the house, evening (!) podcast sesh, Lou plays Adelle songs from the debut Dinosaur Jr LP (1985) -and- the debut Sebadoh LP (1988). First, a…
Mar 7, 2025 · 28:42
Lou 'procures' a stack of children's records from a local antique store and plays some selections for Adelle and 4-Track Man. While Adelle is reminded of prison and being bullied…
Mar 3, 2025 · 15:54
Lou plays 2 songs (Healthy Sick and Soulmate) from the first Sebadoh D.I.Y. cassette (not the Homestead version) and attempts to explain, unsuccessfully, the first Sebadoh…
Feb 28, 2025 · 32:18
Lou shares an acoustic version of his song Privatize while pondering his primal fear of domestic anarchy. Adelle’s got 2 tipping conundrums. Lou’s cold-wave Sixt commercial gets…
Feb 24, 2025 · 16:32
Lou plays Adelle an acoustic version of a song he co-wrote, remotely, with Mike Watt, Alan Licht and Vish Khanna for Vish's Kreative Kontrol podcast. The concept of the song,…
Feb 15, 2025 · 25:14
It's Valentines Day and Adelle leaving for a trip to L.A. in an hour, The Final Countdown blaring in her head. Lou ponders life without cannabis after a recent bout of atrial…
Feb 8, 2025 · 28:38
Lou's first, 'proper', solo LP turned 20 last week and he and Adelle are here to chat about it. Lou plays Legendary and Monkey Begun from the LP and Adelle admires his…
Jan 30, 2025 · 30:00
Next in the 'distractisode' series, Adelle and Lou discover an archive of human flatulence and share it with 4-Track Man. Hilarity ensues. Join our Substack because we are asking…
Jan 20, 2025 · 30:04
RAW Impressions podcast ep. 109: the distractisode Adelle and Lou, along with 4-Track Man, attempt to distract listeners from certain orange-y events of the day with a domestic…
Jan 13, 2025 · 29:08
Adelle and Lou talk about their trip to Wisconsin and the news from their favorite city, Los Angeles. 4-Track Man sings a little bit of Puff, The Magic Dragon and all of a…
Jan 6, 2025 · 28:39
Lou turns his recent MRI experience into a 2-part sound collage featuring 8-year old Izzy’s pop-vocal stylings. Adelle thanks listeners for their thoughtful comments on last…
Dec 31, 2024 · 25:37
Sensitive topic warning: This episode concerns Adelle's mother's recent ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) diagnosis. The time has come for Adelle to share, with her mother's…
Dec 30, 2024 · 30:54
Lou zeroes in on another self-diagnosis for his mysterious hearing loss and recounts Sebadoh’s, first in five years, show in Seattle. Many names are dropped, Adelle is there to…
Dec 23, 2024 · 26:42
Lou makes good on writing a song about the incident described in epic episode 103. He plays Kittens in the Christmas Tree for Adelle and Adelle makes it clear she is done doing…
Dec 13, 2024 · 51:38
Lou’s left-ear officially goes lo-fi, he and Adelle hit some holiday highs, and Pumpkin (the tabby kitten) puts Adelle in E.R. . It was a wild Wednesday. Please enjoy this extra…
Dec 11, 2024 · 26:39
Saddle up everyone, Lou’s not done talking about his ear ‘cause it’s still fucked up.This week the pod is hosted by 4-Track Man’s good friend Dr. Tapper , the 4-Track Tapper, who…
Dec 4, 2024 · 28:35
After 11 tragically pod-less days, Lou returns home from The Folk Implosion tour and recreates the troubling form of tinnitus afflicting his left ear. As Adelle prepares for her…
Nov 22, 2024 · 29:14
Lou has installed 4 Neo 120 Luxe Bidets and wants everybody to know about it. He plays Adelle an unsponsored ad he made in hopes of helping Americans save big money on toilet…
Nov 14, 2024 · 27:32
Adelle and Lou listen to WRAW 99.5 and hear a strange collage: 99 Earanuses 99. Lou also recaps his recent South American tour with Dinosaur Jr. WATCH on LouTube! Paid…
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