Episodes
Every BC artist, one conversation at a time.
Inlet Wire is a BC music podcast with short, thoughtful interviews across British Columbia. Browse conversations from Vancouver, Vancouver Island, and beyond — each one about the stories, choices, and moments behind the music.
King Bob
King Bob began taking shape around 2018, but the songs behind the project go back much further. Jackson McDonald talks about learning to record at home, bringing years of unfinished ideas together for the 17-song debut album Rookie, and how one of the band's oldest songs became "Figure It Out." He also talks about King Bob's Patreon and why every song needs to be about something.
The Shindigs
The Shindigs are a five-piece indie rock band from Nanaimo. Eric Chan talks with Shea Peoples and Alex Peabody about the childhood friendship that started the band, writing as a five-piece, and what changed once they started playing bigger rooms.
Kaj Falch-Nielsen
Kaj from Blue Light Studio joins Inlet Wire to talk about how a recording space can become something bigger than just a studio. Eric Chan speaks with Kaj about Blue Light's growth into an East Vancouver creative hub, how Blue Light Sessions helped build community around the room, and what it takes to keep a space like that going in Vancouver. They also get into Kaj's approach as a producer — understanding the song first, building it piece by piece, and chasing those moments in the studio when everything suddenly clicks.
Summer's Brother
On this episode of Inlet Wire, Summer's Brother talk about how the project came together over a few years, and how their EP Class Clown slowly found its shape.
Francis Baptiste
On this episode of Inlet Wire, Francis Baptiste talks about coming back to music, and how that path led him back toward language, family, and heritage. He talks about learning the Okanagan language, carrying parts of it into song, and why that matters to him as a father, songwriter, and member of a lineage he wants to help preserve. Francis also shares how he works with Levi Bent to shape poems into songs, and why one song, Snəqsilx (sneh-silk), has stayed close through it all.
Leah Abramson
Leah Abramson returns with new music under The Abramson Singers name. In this conversation, she talks about what changed in the years between releases, how these songs slowly came together, and why songwriting still matters to her now. We get into life between records, writing on piano instead of guitar, the a cappella thread that still runs through the project, and the meaning behind “Can You See It Now” from the new EP Anything You Could’ve Been.
The Zummers
The Zummers are a four-piece out of Pemberton, B.C. In this episode, they look back on the early momentum that turned into their debut album, Distracted — the songs, the road, and what it sounds like when a band finds its shape fast.
Hillsboro
Nima from Hillsboro joins Eric Chan on Inlet Wire to talk about how the band has changed in six years — from finishing every song on a single laptop to writing a record live on stage.
Tobacco Brown
In this episode, Inlet Wire is joined by Kevan from Tobacco Brown. We talk about his early connection to music, how songwriting came through storytelling, and how acting school helped him realize music was really the thing.
Posh Coat
Andrew Whitney from Posh Coat joins Inlet Wire to talk about how the band came together, writing songs for the stage, and why feeling always comes first in their recordings.
Jody Glenham
This episode of Inlet Wire features Vancouver artist Jody Glenham. We get into Still Here , self-producing the record, songwriting habits, and the visual collaborations behind the videos with director…
Kay Brette
In this episode of Inlet Wire, Eric Chan sits down with Vancouver artist Kay Brette. She talks about performance anxiety, stepping away from music and the slow path back.
Blush
Blush started as four friends making music together in Victoria, BC, and over time that natural beginning grew into a band with its own shape and sound.
Pinebarren
On this episode of Inlet Wire, Pinebarren talk about the band in their own words, how their writing process has changed, and what shaped their latest release, Arbutus.
Spendo
In this episode of Inlet Wire , Eric Chan sits down with Vancouver band Spendo . Guitarist Bradley Lambert talks about where the band is at right now, how their songs take shape, and how they work thr…
Chief State
In this episode of Inlet Wire, Eric Chan sits down with BC band Chief State for a real conversation about how this record came together when it almost didn’t.
Silverware
In this episode of Inlet Wire, Eric Chan talks with Huckleberry from Silverware (Victoria, BC). They get into the early moment that pushed the band forward, how their songs take shape from rough ideas…
Andy Schichter
How Andy Schichter and Dan Ponich turned a Craigslist industrial space into one of North Vancouver's most distinctive studios, and why the API 1608 is the room's centre of gravity.
The Hausplants
In this episode of Inlet Wire , Eric Chan sits down with The Hausplants . They talk about how the band started, how their different backgrounds shape the Hausplants sound, and the moment they knew thi…