it's a "love fest"

There's no hyphen--see:

MATTHEW (Caller): Hi, Neal.
CONAN: Hey.
MATTHEW: Wilco. I'm a big fan of both the program and the band. So this is a major love fest for me. Just a question directed mostly towards Jeff. Well, I've been a big fan ever since "Being There" came out. And I've noticed, especially on the last couple of records, your lyric writing is getting more and more literate. I was just wondering, like, what kind of authors do you read? I mean, can you list names?

And my public speaking gets less and less articulate. At least I found my way back from Ohio.

I should state that I still think it should be "love-fest." NPR's authority on this issue is diminished somewhat by the fact that they put an album title in quotation marks. Songs go in quotations, albums are underlined or (preferably) italicized. I bought Being There after hearing "Outta Mind (Outtasite)" on the radio.