Counting Crows: 2025

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I had the surreal opportunity to hang in Studio A with Adam Duritz and David "Immy" Immerglück from Counting Crows, childhood favorites of mine and enduring icons of the modern rock era of radio. It was also the band's first visit to FUV.

They've got a powerful and playful new album out called Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweet Suites! (completing a series of songs released in 2021 as Butter Miracle, Suite One EP) and are gearing up for an epic international trek that will take them across the globe this summer and fall.

Adam and Immy were generous and openhearted with me, happy to talk about influences and the creative process, new music that they've been loving, and the kind of wisdom that comes with more than 30 years in the industry.

The stripped-down setup highlights the chemistry these two have developed over three decades together, showcasing Immy's inventive contributions and Adam's lyrical wit and melodic dexterity.

As a bonus, their set included an early public performance of "Spaceman in Tulsa" from Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweet Suites!. They also played "Washington Square," from 2008's Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings, and from 1996's Recovering the Satellites, "A Long December," one of the band's biggest hits to date and a certified American sing-a-long standard.

[Recorded: 4/1/25; Engineered by Jim O'Hara with James Higgins, Sophia Derrig-Palumbo, and Olivia Grant; produced by Meghan Suma. Videographers: Alena Godas, Stephanie Lane, Louisa Schramm, Lyla Toomey, and Grace Guerra.]