S3 E2 – With The Beatles – Jose Contreras of By Divine Right

The Walrus Was Paul

In this episode of The Walrus Was Paul, one of Canada's most talented and respected singer/songwriter/arrangers on the indy scene, Jose Contreras, talks with host Paul Romanuk about the 1963 Beatles record With The Beatles. Jose also talks about his band, By Divine Right, and their great new album Otto Motto.

You can find out loads about By Divine Right by visiting their website or, better yet, their bandcamp page.

Content Notes:

At one point in the episode we talk about the cover By Divine Right did of the Depeche Mode album Speak and Spell, including their homage to the cover art. Here is the original cover art. Here is By Divine Right's version.

We also refer to the cover of their newest album. Here is what it looks like.

We also talk about the iconic cover art of With The Beatles, photographed by Robert Freeman.