There is one sunshine pop band that stands as the greatest example of the genre, and that one band is The Free Design.
In this unprecedented 5 1/2 hour interview with 3/4 of the original brother-sister quartet, Discograffiti explores the history and output of the band with appropriately fawning adoration.
Here’s just a choice sampling of what’s bandied about in this podcast:
* How their polio-stricken musician father raised six kids on an upstate New York farm while existing barely above poverty level;
* What allowed them to sing their complex vocal arrangements right along with the session musicians as they laid down their tracks live in the studio;
* And a deep-dive exploration of their classic 1967 debut LP, Kites Are Fun!
If you’re a Free Design superfan like me, you’ll want The Director’s Cut of this & the rest of the installments of Discograffiti’s Free Design Series—this episode alone features no ads and an additional 23 minutes of essential material that we had to cut for time. To purchase it as a one-off: www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/238723Or subscribe! Extended edits of all shows are available on either the Lieutenant (longer) or Major (longest) Tiers of Discograffiti’s Patreon, at www.patreon.com/discograffiti. Also, if you love the episode, please Venmo the show’s creator/host a tip @ David-Gebroe, he supports his wife and five-year-old son with Discograffiti as his sole source of income.
