Finn Wolfhard

<p>Even during the past decade while he was busy with <em>Stranger Things</em>, Finn Wolfhard still has always found time to make music - whether with his teenage bands <strong>Calpurnia</strong> and <strong>The Aubreys</strong>, or more recently under his own name, starting with his 2025 album, <em>Happy Birthday</em>, an impressive debut recorded using four- and eight-track cassette. For his wonderful new album, <em>Fire From The Hip</em>, he’s elevated his approach in every possible way, expanding the sonic palette, fidelity and songcraft for a confident collection of indie rock tunes that evoke <strong>Wilco</strong> and <strong>Teenage</strong> <strong>Fanclub</strong> and <strong>Faces</strong> and <strong>of Montreal</strong>, among other touchstones. In episode 143 of the LSQ podcast, Finn talks about the making of the album, how he approached it differently from <em>Happy Birthday</em>, and the satisfaction he got from working with a community of artist friends. He also talks about how he first became obsessed with music as a kid thanks to <strong>the</strong> <strong>Beatles</strong> and <strong>the Ramones.</strong> And he shares some details about film he’s working on about The Replacements (based on <a href="https://www.replacementsbook.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Bob Mehr’s definitive book</a> about the band), why he relates to bassist Tommy Stinson and a dream he had the other night about frontman Paul Westerberg. Finn is on tour now and has additional dates in the fall. Get tickets <a href="https://www.finnwolfhardmusic.com/home#shows" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">here</a>. </p>