Join Dog Gamut on Monday, May 25th at 10am to hear his recent conversation with singer/songwriter, podcast creator, and composer, Hrishikesh Hirway.
New album, In the Last Hour of Light is out now via Keeled Scales and is Hirway’s first full-length release under his own name, marking his return to making records after more than a decade focused on audio storytelling through his acclaimed podcast Song Exploder.
In the Last Hour of Light is a deeply personal memoir about letting go; of people, of fading memories, of the desire to stop time. Written in the wake of Hirway’s mother’s death and amidst his father’s hospitalization, the album’s eleven tracks reflect on loss, long shared and fleeting love, and the everyday moments that shape us. Arrangements balance between quiet intimacy and spacious, Americana-tinted soundscapes meant to embrace the imperfection and unexpected qualities of being alive.
Hrishikesh Hirway has been producing music for over two decades; his EP Rooms I Used to Call My Own was released in March 2022, and he composed the original score for the 2025 thriller Companion. His music career first began in the early 2000s with his solo project The One AM Radio, and later with MOORS, a collaboration with Oscar-nominated actor and rapper Lakeith Stanfield. He’s the host, creator, and executive producer of Song Exploder, an award-winning podcast and a Netflix original television series, where musicians tell the story of the creative process behind one of their songs. Hirway will receive iHeartMedia’s 2026 Icon Innovator Award at this year’s SXSW for his “visionary approach to storytelling” through the podcast.
Photo: Elisha Christian
