About Undercurrents: An Artist's Artist Conversation
Undercurrents: An Artist's Artist Conversation is a podcast about artists in music championing each other's work. Each episode features an interview with a guest musician, an artist adjacent to music, or just generally anyone in the music sphere who wants to chat. The first bit of our chat will be about the guest's work, but the latter half of the episode is centered around the artists that our guest is excited about and wants to uplift. Subverting the general interview setting, this podcast tries to facilitate a space of mutual encouragement and excitement around our artistic practices.
In this episode of Undercurrents: An Artist's Artist Conversation, Simone Atenea Medina Polo is joined by the one and only Shad to discuss the release of Start Anew. Shad is a Juno Award-winning rapper from London, Ontario and the host of Netflix’s Hip-Hop Evolution. His albums have been recognized for their sharp lyrics and soulful arrangements.
This season finale brings together the theme of the podcast since Shad offers a thoughtful and informed outlook on the communal evolution and history of hip hop. The conversation proceeds by breaking down the themes of Start Anew which converges into a chat about Shad’s then-upcoming lectures on the history of hip hop at his alma mater (Wilfrid Laurier University).
9 Sept 2026
S01 E05 - Eliza Niemi
In this episode of Undercurrents: An Artist's Artist Conversation, Simone Atenea Medina Polo is joined by Toronto’s Eliza Niemi to discuss the release of Progress Bakery. Eliza is a well-known multi-instrumentalist powerhouse of the Canadian music scene with several appearances in CBC’s Polaris Music Prize nominee lists over the years. Eliza offers a vignette of the Toronto music scene and paints a picture of the kind of communal spirit that fuels her music endeavours.
26 Aug 2026
S01 E04 - Bells Larsen
In this episode of Undercurrents: An Artist's Artist Conversation, Simone Atenea Medina Polo is joined by Montreal’s Bells Larsen to discuss his sophomore album Blurring Time. Bells’ album is defined by an unique angle in musical form by creating a dialogue across time between his current post-testosterone voice and his pre-HRT voice under the guidance of fellow musician Georgia Harmer. This alone sets up for an incredibly intimate and thoughtful album exploring the liminal space that ambiguates identity, love, familial dynamics, and queer-world making.
12 Aug 2026
S01 E03 - Robert Adam
In this episode of Undercurrents: An Artist's Artist Conversation, Simone Atenea Medina Polo is joined by Calgary’s Robert Adam to discuss their debut album Governed by the Seasons. Robert is an up-and-coming non-binary entity making a name for themselves in country music, a sound which they have cultivated with a tender poetry of queer resilience through conversational and narrational songwriting.
29 Jul 2026
S01 E02 - Rec Centre
In this episode of Undercurrents: An Artist's Artist Conversation, Simone Atenea Medina Polo is joined by Alex Hudson (aka. Rec Centre) following the release of his sixth album, Squash. As in many of Rec Centre’s recordings, the process involved overdubbing over and over with a single microphone, building up arrangements that are lush and layered while retaining its iconic homemade candour — often in collaboration with Energy Slime’s Jay Arner.
15 Jul 2026
S01 E01 - Devours
Across five acclaimed underground albums, including 2023's Polaris Music Prize-longlisted Homecoming Queen, Devours has written confessional and confrontational electronic music about masculinity, body image, gay politics, and inner-city queer existence. They have toured Canada and the US, received coverage from Vice, CBC, Exclaim, and the Globe and Mail, and have performed at festivals such as SXSW, Treefort Music Fest, Sled Island, JunoFest, Vancouver Jazz Fest, and more. Sports Car Era, their newest LP, was released in March of 2025.
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