Everyone should be in a band at some point—and Finneas and Ashe prove why. The Grammy-winning producer and rising singer-songwriter discuss how their friendship evolved into The Favors, a new band debuting their album The Dream on September 19th, 2025. We explore what it means to create as a band, how stepping back from confessional songwriting freed them creatively, and why sometimes the best way forward is embracing older ways of making music.

SONGS DISCUSSED

• The Favors - "The Little Mess You Made"
• Ashe - "Moral of the Story"
• Ashe & Finneas - "Till Forever Falls Apart"
• Billie Eilish - "What Was I Made For?"
• The Favors - "Home Sweet Home"
• The Favors - "The Dream"
• The Favors - "Lake George"
• Billie Eilish - "bad guy"
• Simon and Garfunkel - "Old Friends"
• Simon and Garfunkel - "The Only Living Boy in New York"
• Simon and Garfunkel - "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright"
• Simon and Garfunkel - "America"
• Rick Springfield - "Jessie's Girl"
• The Favors - "David's Brother"
• The Favors - "The Hudson"
• Fleetwood Mac - "Landslide"
• Fleetwood Mac - "Dreams"
• Kate Bush - "Running Up That Hill"
• Olivia Rodrigo - "drivers license"
• Sabrina Carpenter - "emails i can't send"
• Miley Cyrus - "Flowers"

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