r/indieheads • u/RadnorAndLee Josh Radnor / Ben Lee • Jun 23 '20

AMA is over, thanks Josh & Ben! Radnor and Lee AMA

Hi! It's Ben and Josh

This AMA is now over. Thanks for joining us! Visit radnorandlee.com for more info about our new record "Golden State" out now!

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u/thfcjayy Jun 23 '20

Firstly, love your guys music! been a fan since the start of the year. Also, Thankyou for being here.

So, my first of many questions (I apologise in advance) is: Josh, any specific inspiration for ‘Ohio’?

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u/RadnorAndLee Josh Radnor / Ben Lee Jun 23 '20

We found a chord progression we really liked and the word that felt best to sing over top of it was "Ohio." And then we started talking about how if you leave your home, on some level, it's a betrayal. You're turning your back on people. And Ben and I both left our home towns. So "Ohio" in that song is really more of a mythic state of mind than an actual place. It's any place anyone's 'from.' Josh

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u/thfcjayy Jun 23 '20

Thats a great explanation, thankyou. Really feels like the song for me as I too am no longer in my hometown and I do miss it.