"Music Was My Suit of Armor" | Ewan Currie of The Sheepdogs on Vulnerability, Craft & Rock and Roll

"Music to me was like a safe place... like a suit of armor." 🎶 Ewan Currie of The Sheepdogs gets real about the vulnerability behind the music — and why capturing the roll in rock and roll means getting in a room and playing it live. In this clip, Ewan breaks down: 🎚️ Why he writes in total privacy — freedom to fail, freedom to experiment 🎙️ Recording Keep Out of the Storm at Taurus Recording — "craftsmen going to work" 🎸 The magic of twin-lead guitars and vocal harmonies 📵 Why algorithms kill creativity — and why a Tom Petty concert can't be replicated This is what it sounds like when a band still believes in doing the work. ───────────────────────────── IN THIS CLIP: ───────────────────────────── ✦ Why Ewan writes in complete privacy — giving himself the freedom to fail and experiment without outside pressure ✦ Recording at Taurus Recording: treating the studio like craftsmen going to work ✦ Why recording live off the floor is the only way to capture the "roll" in rock and roll ✦ The Sheepdogs' commitment to twin-lead guitar harmonies and vocal stacking ✦ The digital dilemma — how algorithms breed a negative headspace and why live music is irreplaceable ✦ Moving past the 1970s rock myths and embracing the reality of the independent music business in 2026 ───────────────────────────── ABOUT THE SONIC ROAD PODCAST ───────────────────────────── The Sonic Road is your destination for deep conversations with the musicians, producers, engineers, and creatives behind rock and metal's greatest records. New episodes every week on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. 🔔 Subscribe so you never miss an episode → https://linktr.ee/thesonicroad ───────────────────────────── FIND THE SHEEPDOGS ───────────────────────────── 🌐 www.thesheepdogs.com ───────────────────────────── FOLLOW THE SONIC ROAD ───────────────────────────── 📷 Instagram: @thesonicroad 🎵 TikTok: @thesonicroad 📘 Facebook: @thesonicroad 🐦 X: @thesonicroad #TheSonicRoad #TheSheepdogs #EwanCurrie #KeepOutOfTheStorm #RockPodcast #Songwriting #RockAndRoll #LiveRecording #MusicPodcast #IndieRock #ClassicRock #GuitarPodcast #LiveRecording #MusicIndustry #RockPodcast #IndieRock