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Courtney Barnett and Julia Shapiro (Chastity Belt) love each others’ songs so much that they admit to feeling like “creepy fans.” The friends and frequent tourmates caught up on the Talkhouse Podcast to talk finger tapping, heavy metal guitar pedals, Chastity Belt’s new LP I Used To Spend So Much Time Alone, Courtney Barnett’s songwriting difficulties and her new project with Kurt Vile, and so much more. This episode premiered on Pitchfork Radio. Check it out, and subscribe now on iTunes or Stitcher to stay in the loop on future episodes of the Talkhouse Podcast.

— Elia Einhorn, Talkhouse Podcast host and producer

Today’s episode was recorded by Courtney Barnett, Bill Marcus and Mark Yoshizumi. It was mixed and co-produced by Mark Yoshizumi.