218. Storey Littleton Discusses Madi Diaz, History of a Feeling

Woodstock, NY-based singer, songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist Storey Littleton joins Al to talk about Madi Diaz’s 2021 album History of a Feeling. Storey explains why she chose to discuss this album, even though she doesn’t always listen to it regularly, and she highlights certain tracks that are among her favorites. She also talks about how the album is a departure from the breakup albums that she used to listen to. Storey and Al chat about Storey’s soon-to-be-released debut album At a Diner (Feb. 6 on Don Giovanni Records), and Storey goes into detail about how the writing and recording process for her recent single “January” developed.

You can pre-order At a Diner from Storey’s website, and while you’re there, you can also check out her videos, tour dates and more. Just go to https://storeylittleton.com/.

Also, you can follow Storey and her bands on the following platforms…

Storey:

@storeylittletn on Instagram

@storeylittleton on YouTube

Monogamy:

@m0nogamy on Instagram

Ida:

@talesofbraveida on Instagram

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1:33 Storey’s introduction

2:17 Storey chose History of a Feeling, even though she doesn’t always listen to it frequently

6:25 Storey’s mother was instrumental in her discovery of this album

9:01 Storey explains why she has such a strong affinity for the album

10:40 Storey talks about her most recent experience with listening to History of a Feeling

16:57 Al explains why he listened to the album backwards

20:27 Storey expounds on the indirectness of some of Diaz’s lyrics

21:54 Storey found listening to History of a Feeling to be a shocking experience

27:49 Al talks about a lyric that stood out for him

30:07 Storey and Al take note of the harmonies on “Do It Now’

30:49 Storey explains why “Man in Me” is one of her favorite songs on the album

35:39 History of a Feeling was a gateway to other music for Storey

37:51 Storey talks about a couple of other tracks that are among her favorites

40:33 Storey mentions the various drummers who performed on At a Diner

42:33 Storey discusses her parents’ contributions to At a Diner

43:27 Storey talks about the development of “January”

51:11 Why does Storey like playing at Tubby’s?

53:13 What’s next for Storey?

Outro music is from “At a Diner” by Storey Littleton.