Mary Dolan

New York

Deputy Managing Editor at The Journal News

Journalist and news director at The Journal News @LoHud.com, Westchester County, N.Y.

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Articles

Jeff Tweedy: "How to Write One Song"

1 week ago | songexploder.net | Mary Dolan

“How to Write One Song”LISTEN: APPLE · SPOTIFY · AMAZON · OTHER APPSIn June 2024, I got to go to the Solid Sound Festival in North Adams, Massachusetts, which is organized by the band Wilco. I performed some of my new songs, and I got to interview Jeff Tweedy, the lead singer of Wilco, on stage as part of the festival. Jeff, in addition to being in Wilco and the band Tweedy, and putting out his solo albums, has also written three books.
Song Exploder - MJ Lenderman

2 months ago | songexploder.net | Mary Dolan

“You Don’t Know The Shape I’m In”LISTEN: APPLE · SPOTIFY · AMAZON · OTHER APPSJake Lenderman plays and records under the name MJ Lenderman. He put out his first album in 2019. In addition to his solo work, he’s been a member of the band Wednesday, and he’s also featured on the Waxahatchee hit song “Right Back to It.” In September 2024, the fourth MJ Lenderman album came out. It’s called Manning Fireworks.
Song Exploder - of Montreal

Feb 5, 2025 | songexploder.net | Mary Dolan

“Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games”LISTEN: APPLE · SPOTIFY · AMAZON · OTHER APPSKevin Barnes started of Montreal in 1996 in Athens, Georgia. The Sunlandic Twins came out in 2005; it was their seventh album. And I remember when that album came out, how it felt like they were suddenly everywhere.
Song Exploder - Yola

Jan 22, 2025 | songexploder.net | Mary Dolan
Song Exploder - Adrianne Lenker

Jan 8, 2025 | songexploder.net | Mary Dolan

“Sadness As a Gift”LISTEN: APPLE · SPOTIFY · AMAZON · OTHER APPSAdrianne Lenker is a singer and songwriter. She’s the lead singer of the critically acclaimed and beloved band Big Thief, and her work as a solo artist is also critically acclaimed and beloved. Her most recent solo album, Bright Future, was named one of the best albums of 2024 by the New Yorker, Stereogum, and more, and it was nominated for a Grammy for Best Folk Album.
Song Exploder - Gracie Abrams

Dec 4, 2024 | songexploder.net | Mary Dolan

“I Love You, I’m Sorry”LISTEN: APPLE · SPOTIFY · AMAZON · OTHER APPSGracie Abrams is a singer and songwriter from Los Angeles. She started putting out music in 2020, and in June 2024, she put out her second album, The Secret of Us. She was nominated for a Grammy for Best New Artist, and this year she’s up for another Grammy, for Best Duo Performance, for her collaboration with Taylor Swift.
Song Exploder - Le Tigre

Nov 13, 2024 | songexploder.net | Mary Dolan

“Deceptacon”LISTEN: APPLE · SPOTIFY · AMAZON · OTHER APPSLe Tigre originally formed in 1998. They released their self-titled debut album in October 1999. Spin Magazine called it one of the best albums of the past 30 years, and Pitchfork called it one of the best albums of the 90s.
Episode 281: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Oct 30, 2024 | songexploder.net | Mary Dolan

“Our House”LISTEN: APPLE · SPOTIFY · AMAZON · OTHER APPSIn 1968, singer and songwriter Graham Nash joined David Crosby and Stephen Stills to form the supergroup Crosby, Stills and Nash. All of them had already been in successful bands: Graham Nash had been in The Hollies; David Crosby was in The Byrds; and Stephen Stills was in Buffalo Springfield. The next year, Neil Young joined them, to make Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
Sam Smith takes apart their iconic song "Stay With Me."

Jul 24, 2024 | songexploder.net | Mary Dolan

“Stay With Me”LISTEN: APPLE · SPOTIFY · AMAZON · OTHER APPSSam Smith is a Grammy and Oscar-winning singer and songwriter from London, England. Their first album, In the Lonely Hour, came out in 2014. It went quintuple platinum in the US, and the biggest hit from that album is the song “Stay With Me,” which has over 2 billion streams on Spotify alone. For this episode, in honor of the song’s 10th anniversary, I talked to Sam about how “Stay With Me” was made.
Fenne Lily tells the story behind her song "Lights Light Up."

Jul 10, 2024 | songexploder.net | Mary Dolan

“Lights Light Up”LISTEN: APPLE · SPOTIFY · AMAZON · OTHER APPSFenne Lily is a singer and songwriter from Dorset, England. She released her first album in 2018, but I didn’t find her music until 2023, when she put out her third album, Big Picture. The album she released in between those two was one that got a little lost in the lockdown, when all her touring plans around it got canceled.