Ep. 39 Dan Murphy of The Scarlet Goodbye, Soul Asylum

Journey to the Stage with Bryan Frazier

As a founding member of multi-platinum selling Soul Asylum, and super group, The Golden Smog, which features members of Wilco, The Jayhawks, Big Star and Run Westy, Run, Grammy Award-winning Dan Murphy has spent decades creating a catalog of great music. Despite his success, in 2012 Dan put his guitar in its case and walked away from music, citing burnout and a lack of joy in playing. After roughly ten years away, a chance meeting of singer/songwriter Jeff Arundel would reignite Dan's dormant love of writing, playing and recording music- and out came his trusty gold top Les Paul.

The resulting album from this musical odd couple is nothing short of incredible. Dan and I spend some time talking about the rise, plateau and challenges of Soul Asylum. From having multi-platinum selling albums and winning a Grammy, to not being on speaking terms, Dan walks us through it all with a lighthearted honesty. We talk Golden Smog and the possibility of a new album from that band that has been quiet since 2007.

Dan shares how he's found joy again in writing and recording music, and we play a couple of cuts from The Scarlet Goodbye's debut album, "Hope's Eternal." The album is OUT NOW and I give it 5 out of 5 stars. It's a gem of an album.

For the latest Scarlet Goodbye news and tour dates, click here: https://thescarletgoodbye.com/

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Referenced in our chat, "The Ballad of Julie Ann" video: https://youtu.be/G1DblOlQjpo

Visit Dan's pin-up art shop, Grapefruit Moon Gallery: https://grapefruitmoongallery.com/

Copyright Notification:

"Angel Dust" Written by Dan Murphy, Jeff Arundel and Pedro Mariani. Used by permission.

"Panic and Blame" Written by Jeff Arundel and Dan Murphy. Used by permission.

Podcast theme song "Arise and Shine" written by Chris Taylor. Used by permission.

To hear more of Chris Taylor's wonderful music and see his visual art, please visit www.christaylorworld.com

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