Mixomusicology

Come to God: Indigo de Souza, Paris Paloma, Olivia Rodrigo

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0400

We made it to episode 2! Alex instructs us on how to make a "Come to God", our last gasp of the boozy, sipper bourbon season before we embrace Spring (looking RIGHT PAST the easy drink pairing of a Paloma for this episode). It's a tasty one, a riff on a classic Manhattan.

This week's playlist so you can listen along with us: https://www.tunemymusic.com/share/OyA7lJXlA0

The drink this week:

COME TO GOD

2oz bourbon (rye preferred)

1/2oz Amaro Montenegro

1/2oz Cocchi di Torino

Several heavy dashes of plum bitters

Stir aggressively, this guy’s a strong one...

Add a large ice cube, add one or two Luxardo cherries and enjoy!

Jana asks what the heck vermouth is anyway....Alex explains. (Keep your vermouth in the fridge, friends!)

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This week's songs are "Come to God" by Indigo de Souza, "Miyazaki" by Paris Paloma, and "The Book of Love" - a Magnetic Fields cover by Olivia Rodrigo. Jana launches into her complicated feelings about generative AI art (she hates it), Alex responds with his thoughts (he does too). Jana is trying to find a place to live, and Alex is recovering from a bachelorette weekend where he was "the guy who just started a podcast," (which reached No. 78 on the Apple Music Commentary Charts in week 1, thank you guys).

Indigo de Souza blows us away with the production on "Come to God" while hitting home with a song about grief. Paris has "Miyazaki," the perfect song for the AI discussion, and we talk about the community and struggle of and ultimate joy of making art, and the horrifying trend of generative AI cranking out prompt-songs...the death of art and creativity and the human spirit as we know it. Jana brings up Mary Chapin Carpenter without much of a stretch, because Paris covered her too.

And then...is "The Book of Love" the best love song ever written? Maybe so. Olivia Rodrigo delivers a stunning cover of The Magnetic Fields/Stephin Merritt song, which is now part of the War Child UK benefit project (Donate / Watch the video here).

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Alex's links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowerboying

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@flowerboying

Alex's Substack: https://alexanderdaoust.substack.com

Jana's links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janapochop

Website: http://www.janapochop.com

Jana's Substack: https://janapochop.substack.com

Tarry at the Airport Bar: Snail Mail, Grace Ives, Anne Hathaway

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 23:05:00 -0400

In Episode 1, Alex walks Jana through his cocktail creation "Tarry at the Airport Bar", featuring bourbon, Frangelico liqueur, and rhubarb bitters. They also discuss "My Maker" by Snail Mail, "Drink Up" by Grace Ives, and "Burial" by Anne Hathaway. Jana waxes poetic about airports and existential crises, Alex confesses he has Vanessa Carlton fan forum history, and they're both going to Devil Wears Prada 2 opening weekend. Listen along to the playlist with this week's tracks, a few other mentions from the show, and some bonus songs Alex and Jana are listening to right now: https://www.tunemymusic.com/share/tL1y1Tpf7p

The drink this week:

TARRY AT THE AIRPORT BAR

2oz Old Grand-dad bourbon

1oz Frangelico hazelnut liqueur

2 hearty shakes of rhubarb bitters

2 star anise pods

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker full of ice. Shake fervently. Serve over a large ice cube with an orange peel or a Luxardo cherry, and an extra star anise pod if you like.