Art begins before it’s created. This is Spare Notes, hosted by Jonah Evans. In this segment, Three questions, Jonah asks the artists three questions. At least one question is about the artist's current project, and the other two are about ideas connected to their artistry overall.

In this episode, Jonah talked to Diego Ramirez of Joudy. Joudy is a Brooklyn-based band, originally formed in their hometown of San Cristobal, Venezuela, in the mid 2010’s. Their new album, Permanent Maintenance, came out July 24th on Trash Casual Records. The band fled intense political climate from their home nation within the last decade and this current record mirrors our current political climate that banks on our constant burnout. T ...