The Underknown Podcast
Podcast Description
Before they’re selling out venues—before they’re playlist darlings—you’ll find them here. The Underknown captures artists at that crucial moment: after they’ve found their voice, but before everyone else discovers them. Host Yon Perullo sits down with emerging musicians for conversations that dig beyond the music into the journey, struggles, and moments of revelation that shaped them. It’s like those deep-dive interviews famous artists get, except we’re having them now—at the beginning of their story. Raw. Real. Just before the world catches on.
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Content Themes
The show focuses on themes around the personal and artistic journeys of up-and-coming musicians, highlighting topics like creative struggles, personal revelations, and the evolution of their sound. For example, one episode features Dylan LeBlanc discussing his honest transition from chaos to creativity, while another episode revisits the history of the band Toad House, showcasing their behind-the-scenes experiences as they navigated the music scene in the 1990s.
Before they’re selling out venues—before they’re playlist darlings—you’ll find them here. The Underknown captures artists at that crucial moment: after they’ve found their voice, but before everyone else discovers them. Host Yon Perullo sits down with emerging musicians for conversations that dig beyond the music into the journey, struggles, and moments of revelation that shaped them. It’s like those deep-dive interviews famous artists get, except we’re having them now—at the beginning of their story. Raw. Real. Just before the world catches on.
What happens when an Irish songwriter living in Milan and a Colorado multi-instrumentalist form a band—without ever being in the same room? Meet Sun Way Street, the cross-continental duo of Steven Eli and Leor Manelis, whose prolific output defies geography.
Their newly released album Ghost Town continues their introspective journey through heartbreak, healing, and hope. In this conversation, we talk about their creative process across oceans, “lo-fi on expensive gear”, what it means to stay true to the song, and much more.
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