The Paste Podcast #32: Leslie Odom Jr., The Week in Music

The Paste Podcast is hosted by Paste co-founder and editor-in-chief Josh Jackson. The weekly podcast covers music, movies, TV and everything else you can find at PasteMagazine.com.

This week, Leslie Odom Jr.—the actor and singer best known for originating the role of Aaron Burr in the Hamilton original Broadway cast—visited the Paste Studio in New York City to sing us a few songs with his five-piece band. The Grammy and Tony award-winning vocalist recently released his first full album of original solo material, Mr. He treated us to three songs from the album: “Go Crazy,” “Under Pressure” and “Cold.”

Also, Editor-in-Chief Josh Jackson and assistant music editor Ellen Johnson discuss some of the week’s best new music releases, which include albums by Michael Kiwanuka and FKA twigs, plus songs by Best Coast and Lucy Dacus.

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And watch the full performance from Leslie Odom Jr. here: