Major Label Debut: Sound Team

Great episode of Major Label Debut here talking to Bill Baird of Sound Team about their experiences signing to Capital Records in the early aughts. Spoiler alert: it did not go well and Baird is not afraid to talk about it.

You can hear it on Apple, YouTube, Spreaker, anywhere you get a podcast.

If you're unfamiliar with Sound Team, you are in for a treat. I suggest starting with the major label debut in question, “Movie Monster”. I think it sounds great and I bet you'll be hooked by the time the second track ends. From there, you can go exploring their other albums and short run cassettes. You can explore Baird's vast catalog of solo work. You can find Matt Oliver's fantastic post-major label project TV Torso (named after a Sound Team song). All of it good.

The podcast episode discussion is fascinating because of Baird's honesty - he pulls no punches about bad experiences with the label, the producer and management. He also seems to recognize that a good bit of it was being an obstinate 20-something making contrarian decisions. Lots of blame to go around that makes for a very compelling chat.