The Tone Mob Podcast

Yvette Young is back on the podcast, which means we are legally required to talk about beautiful guitar parts, creative chaos, and the strange little circus act of trying to be a functioning artist in the modern world. This time around, Yvette digs into her work on the new Superman soundtrack, including what it was like getting mysterious NDA phone calls, turning around guitar cues on tight deadlines, and then watching the movie wondering which of her parts survived the final cut instead of, you know, simply enjoying the movie like a normal person. We also get into the deeper stuff: burnout, touring, trying to make time for solo music, learning to serve someone else’s creative vision, and the eternal struggle of doing enough work to survive without accidentally sanding your soul down to a decorative nub. There’s also talk of signature gear, musician play dates, creative retreats in the woods, and why music should probably be treated less like a sport and more like a weird, beautiful thing humans do because