Episode 180: Okey Dokey

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Episode 180 of Look At My Records! Features an interview with Aaron Martin and Jeremy Clark of Nashville’s Okey Dokey.  Since the project’s inception back in the mid-2010s, Okey Dokey has released a string of great albums and developed a creative ethos that builds off of the principle tenet of collaboration. Over the years, their records have featured contributions from Ron Gallo, Caleb Hickman, and Desert Noises, among others. For their latest album, Once Upon One Time, they took this collaborative-centric approach even further, enlisting an array of different artists, like Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor, Dave Harrington, and members of The Shins and My Morning Jacket, to independently mix individual tracks. More recently, the band released a new EP called Leaky Sealing, which includes a remix of their song “Delicious” by the band Generationals, a raw cover of the Roger Miller classic, “Where Have All The Average People Gone,” a stripped-down version of “Wine Friends,” and two new original tracks. Tune in to our interview to hear how the band approached piecing together the tracks on Once Upon One Time and how they were able to make the record sound cohesive with so many different mixers, how their approach to songwriting has changed over time as more collaborators have gotten involved with the project, what the band has on deck for the rest of the year, and more. Plus Jeremy and Aaron picked some great records, including some bangers from Angel Olsen, Britney, Melody’s Echo Chamber, and more. You can follow along with their picks via the official playlist for Episode 180.  

Leaky Sealing and Once Upon One Time are both out now via Park The Van. You can purchase them via Bandcamp and stream them on your platform of choice. Keep up with the band by following them on Instagram and liking them on Facebook.