Point of Origin

Episode 11: Last Dinosaurs

This month’s episode features Australian career indie-darlings, Last Dinosaurs. Join for one of Sameer’s all-time favorite Point of Origin chats, including conversations about homemade guitar pedals, security guards in Manila, and giving up music for good. Follow Last Dinosaurs on Instagram and TikTok.Listen to Last Dinosaurs on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube. Follow Point of Origin on Instagram and TikTokListen to Point of Origin ad free on SiriusXMFollow Sameer Gadhia on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 10: Balming Tiger

Point of Origin opens 2025 with South Korean supergroup, Balming Tiger. The group functions more like a multi-media art collective than a band, with nine members who do everything from songwriting, music production, and video direction, to A&R and artist management. Balming Tiger are also progenitors for a new kind of K-Pop, calling the multi-media mastery of the genre while retaining majority control of their music, which is anything but traditional. Despite political tension making global news in Korea, Sameer connects with both the band's frontman and their founder/creative director to discuss K-Pop, dreams, and the peril of too much ambition.Follow Balming Tiger on Instagram, YouTubeListen to Balming Tiger on Spotify, SoundCloudFollow Point of Origin on Instagram and TikTokListen to Point of Origin ad free on SiriusXMFollow Sameer Gadhia on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 9: Bakar

Sameer sits down with London-based modern Renaissance man, Bakar, with whom Young the Giant shared a stage while on tour with Cage The Elephant. Known for his experimental indie rock style and viral hit "Hell N Back," this summer marked Bakar's first touring experience in the US. After months of talking on tour, he and Sameer finally record the conversation, reflecting on their summer and diving into what makes Bakar who he is. Listen as they discuss Bakar’s life playlist, Camden Town, tour tea, and lazy journalism.Follow Bakar on Instagram, X and TikTokListen to Artist on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube MusicFollow Point of Origin on Instagram and TikTokListen to Point of Origin ad free on SiriusXMFollow Sameer Gadhia on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 8: Jean Dawson

Sameer Gadhia reconnects with audio didact and musical sponge David Sanders, better known as Jean Dawson. Jean grew up in Tijuana Mexico where he rode the bus into the US for school every day. He even taught himself to play piano on a drawing of a keyboard on the back of his school notebook. Caught between two countries and classifications, Jean and Sameer connected over the feeling of not belonging when he was first on Point of Origin four years prior. The two met in person two years later when Jean opened up for Young The Giant, and then reconnect on Point of Origin a few days before Jean's new album Glimmer of God is released. Sameer calls the album "top-to-bottom masterful." Listen as they discuss Jean Dawson's life playlist, hot sauce in Spain, and mystery birds.Follow Jean Dawson on Instagram / TikTok / XListen to Jean Dawson's new album Glimmer of GodFollow Point of Origin on Instagram and TikTokListen to Point of Origin ad free on SiriusXMFollow Sameer Gadhia on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 7: Peter Cat Recording Co.

Sameer talks with psychedelic, India-based crooner group Peter Cat Recording Co. which consists of Suryakant Sawhney, Karan Singh, Dhruv Bhola, Rohit Gupta, and Kartik Sundareshan. The band seamlessly pairs the styles of cabaret, jazz, soul, Bollywood show tunes, and indie rock. Listen as they discuss the cultural mechanics of Anime, songwriting, and the best psychedelics for the studio.Follow Peter Cat Recording Co. on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTubeListen to Peter Cat Recording Co.'s new album BETAFollow Point of Origin on Instagram and TikTokListen to Point of Origin ad free on SiriusXMFollow Sameer Gadhia on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices