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In this Staff Picks bonus episode, Steven joins the crew as they each spotlight hidden gems and recent favorites. Nic dives into Birds in Row, Steven discusses the Bluey soundtrack and takes a nostal…

It’s the inaugural episode of our bonus series Staff Picks! In this series, the guys spotlight newer or under-the-radar albums they think deserve some love. Joel kicks things off with The Quiet Year …

It's our first bonus episode! The guys sit down with Mike Almquist, manager extraordinaire, to talk all things spider songs, touring nightmares, early 2000s emo, and a lot more!

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We've reached the finale! The guys are joined by Aaron Weiss to discuss the album, recollections from the recording process, and some highlights from the season, and discover together that sometimes.…

Surprise! Part 2 of our "In A Sweater Poorly Knit" discussion is here. We talk holy fools and fields without fences, correct a mistake three years in the making regarding circles, probe the limits an…

We have arrived. But do we still exist? The guys get into the final track of Brother, Sister, including the haunting melodies, the story of little Moses drifting down the Nile, and unpacking the reas…

The guys are one track away from the end of the record. What is it they think they've learned? Nic, Joel, and Steven get into reflections of reality, the mechanics of a harp, more mystical experience…

The boys are back with the rest of O, Pocupine, including breaking down the guest spot from the inimitable Jeremy Enigk. 

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Nic, Steven, and Joel discuss locust swarms and whether or not they could resemble the iconic "fish tower," cross-overs with "Torches Together" and "Bullet to Binary," a LOT of biblical references (P…

The guys get into the groove of the mechanics of vinyl records, come up with yet another t-shirt idea, discuss the implications of Samson and a donkey's jawbone, Say Anything (the movie), Say Anythin…

Our rodent friend is back! The guys talk about the meaning of the mice, an appearance by Aaron's father, another Donne connection, and that old voice of loneliness and fear. Devil disappear! This is …

Steven, Nic, and Joel discuss "Orange Spider," the second of the Spider Songs on Brother, Sister. Who are the mice, why are "we" trying to kill them, and what is Aaron laughing at? We get into it!

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We've reached the [mystical?] center of the album! Nic, Joel, and Steven talk about the simplicity and complexity of faith, the possible sources of inspiration for the image of the sun and the moon, …

The one where Joel says he's not sure what they're going to talk about and then the guys proceed to spin off a dozen different theories about the track!

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We get into allllll the animal metaphors, references to Buddhism and mysticism, and music theory you could ever want. We all agree this is an underrated track in the mewithoutYou catalog, and this ep…

Not since the instrumental tracks on [A-->B] Life have we spent so much time talking about so little! The Spider Songs are deceptively simple, and the guys try to unpack every little aspect of this f…

Here we go, showin' off again, self-impressed by how well we can start a line of thinking and then jump from thought to thought, interrupting and starting again (music, philosophy, the Bible, music a…

Tornados, parables, medieval music notation, Islam--this episode has it all! Come along with us as we dive into Brother, Sister's second track, "The Dryness and the Rain."

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In part 2 of our Messes of Men discussion, we finally get past the first verse and into the rest of the track! The guys discuss the philosophy of history, more on mystical experience, what a singular…

Let's. Get. INTO IT. Steven, Joel, and Nic dive headfirst into the opening track of Brother, Sister, "Messes of Men," discussing how different this opening track is from the everything that came befo…