{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Bandwich Tapes","title":"Aubory Bugg: Finding the Song in the World Around You","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2373,"description":"On this episode of The Bandwich Tapes, I sit down with singer-songwriter Aubory Bugg for a conversation about songwriting, collaboration, musical identity, and the experiences that shaped her forthcoming album, I Think I Had Something Once.\n\nAubory grew up in Granite City, Illinois, just outside of St. Louis, and we talk about how that small-town perspective continues to find its way into her writing. She explains how songs like “Steel Mill Town” helped her move beyond writing exclusively about her own emotions and toward observing the people, places, and details around her. We also talk about her move to Nashville and the community she has found among a close group of independent folk singer-songwriters.\n\nWe spend a good part of the conversation digging into craft. Aubory traces her path from singing as a child to trumpet, piano, and eventually guitar, including her time studying songwriting at Webster University and performing in jazz ensembles around St. Louis. She shares how studying with vocalist Debbie Lennon helped her move away from oversinging and begin thinking more carefully about why a vocal embellishment belongs in a song at all.\n\nAubory also takes me inside the making of I Think I Had Something Once, including her work with producers and collaborators Matt and John. We talk about the value of creative tension, surrendering part of your original vision to trusted collaborators, recording vocals with only a handful of complete takes, and why bringing other musicians into the process has changed the way she thinks about making records.\n\nWe also get into the wonderfully old-school story of Aubory walking into Dualtone with her guitar and playing two songs live—a decision that helped lead to her signing with the label. And we close by talking about her first headlining show in London, the connection that happens when people in another country know every word to your songs, and what she hopes to build as this new record makes its way into the world.\nKey...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/QFMW95OurXh2a844O5x8rpuQjWhIarFc6PJ32ALtlII/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84ZjFm/MmEyY2I5NjliZDJi/NjYwN2E1ZjYwZGEy/NDMyZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}