As you might have heard, on May 1st, WGXC will begin broadcasting live from its new studio space at 393 in Catskill, New York! To commemorate the big move, this episode of "Music In Time" features a playlist of songs by bands and artists who were also taking up new residences. From finding new sonic homes to decamping to new environs for creative purposes, searching for fresh scenes to collaborating from afar, host Evan McCormick explores the ways that uprooting and senses of "home" influence the way we listen to what we hear.

Playlist:
1. Out On The Weekend - Neil Young
2. slow - my bloody valentine
3. King Ink - The Birthday Party
4. Gone for Good - The Shins
5. Fine Time - New Order
6. Sunshine and Love - Happy Mondays
7. Mysterious Ways - U2
8. Hunter - Bjork
9. David Bowie - Veruca Salt
10. In The Neighborhood - Tom Waits
11. Better Look Back - Lucius
12. Lucky Wálter - Los Wálters

Music does not just exist. It exists in specific times and places, and in the sonic world of each individual listener who engages with it. That’s the basic idea behind "Music in Time," which explores the social and political context in which songs and albums emerge, are listened to, and reflected on over the years. Each broadcast focuses on a single album, detailing the social and political circumstances surrounding its release and moments in time that made certain music resonate anew. How is music shaped by these historical moments, and, in turn, how does it shape the histories that we remember?

By day, Evan McCormick is a historian at Columbia University, where he is part of the Obama Presidency Oral History project, interviewing a range of people — from cabinet members to ordinary folks — about their memories of the Obama years. By night, McCormick is a music lover and singer-songwriter, recording under the stage name Egan Caufield. For most of his life these two worlds remained separate, but after relocating to Catskill, in 2020, he chose to bring history and music together over the airwaves, and "Music in Time" was born.