Ensnared is a weekly live radio show, podcast, and music platform hosted by musician and comedian Sam Wolff on Radio Free Brooklyn.
The show sits at the intersection of conversation and discovery, featuring interviews with musicians, producers, comedians, and artists alongside a carefully curated mix of underground hip hop, indie rock, soul, jazz, electronic music, and beyond.
Beyond the studio, Ensnared expands into live tapings, performances, and curated showcases that bring the conversations into real spaces. By highlighting the people, records, and communities shaping independent music, Ensnared captures the energy of a living scene and invites listeners into the world behind the songs.
We have Outer Shapes in the studio for this one. Laura and C talk about how a two person band became a fully built creative world, from the way they shape their sound around elements like fire and water to the visual language of masks, costumes, comics, CRT videos, and character driven storytelling.
They get into how they met, how a 2020 apartment project became a serious band, and why keeping Outer Shapes to just two people is central to the project. They also talk about using Ableton, a Prophet synth, old Boss pedals, and a Metal Zone to build their recordings, along with their one song a month approach to avoid endless tweaking and decision making.
The conversation also gets into making music while working full time, creative routines, ADHD, burnout, staying motivated, and finding a balance between discipline and play. Their new EP INNERSTATE was released October 2, and Outer Shapes are already deep into what comes next.
Outer Shapes
5 Oct 2026
Ensnared Live! EP182: Mister Neth & Fox Frazier at For the Record
Ensnared Live! at For the Record with Mister Neth and Fox Frazier.
This was the first ever live recording of Ensnared, filmed in front of a live audience at For the Record BK in Greenpoint. Mister Neth and Fox Frazier joined us for a night of conversations, music, performances, and whatever else happened once we turned the microphones on.
We talked music, making things in New York, the strange process of trying to build a life around art, and a bunch of other things that probably made more sense in the room.
Featuring live performances and conversations with Mister Neth and Fox Frazier.
Thanks to everyone who came out and made the first Ensnared Live! what it was.
Recorded live at For the Record BK, Brooklyn.
Credits
Host / Producer: Sam WolffMixing & Mastering: Sam WolffSound Engineer: Calvin WilliamsVideographer / Editor / Co-Producer: Nick KaschakGuests: Mister Neth (Ken O'Rourke) and Fox Frazier
1 Oct 2026
EP181: Improvement Movement
We have Atlanta band Improvement Movement in the studio for this one. Recorded while the band was on tour, we get into how its members crossed paths through Atlanta’s DIY scene, local shows, shared connections, and eventually decided to make a band together.
We talk about the making of their new album, Your Perfect Real Life, from a focused week of writing to recording between tour dates, and what it’s like bringing those songs to the stage. The conversation also gets into the band’s vocal harmonies, ambitious box truck music videos, and the ideas behind “Common Place,” including surveillance, rising costs, and the disappearing third places where people actually gather.
Along the way there’s plenty of tour banter, stories about elaborate stage stunts, the relationship between anxiety and hope in the band’s music, and a brief investigation into what exactly makes a band a jam band. We also talk about touring as a way to connect with different communities and how absurdism can be useful when everything around you starts feeling a little ridiculous.
Improvement Movement
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