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After the Deluge

A music podcast about songwriting, albums, and whatnot hosted by Justin Cox. Seasons about Bright Eyes, Jackson Browne, and Against Me! are in this feed, plus other interviews. Support: patreon.com/afterthedeluge Follow: twitter.com/routinelayup

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01:09:44

Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, w/ Marc...

After the Deluge ·

2023/02/07

Marc Hogan is a senior staff writer at Pitchfork and he wrote the review of the Bright Eyes record Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was. In this episode we talk about a difficult decade for Conor Oberst, Audiogalaxy, patience with late-career albums, 2013’s false rape allegations, being Conor’s same age, Red Hot Chili Peppers, dropping a record in Covid, Ruminations, his brother’s death, divorce, catastrophizing his 40th birthday, Van Morrison, Dancing and Singing, Marc’s Mars Volta phase,

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01:16:03

The People's Key with Ben Dolnick (Bright Eyes S2E13)

After the Deluge ·

2023/01/04

Ben Dolnick is the author of four novels including The Ghost Notebooks, You Know Who You Are, and At the Bottom of Everything. He wrote this 2011 Bright Eyes essay in The Awl: https://www.theawl.com/2011/01/taste-has-never-met-shame-i-love-you-conor-oberst/ This episode features an excellent audio essay from Dominic Ronzani about why The People's Key is his favorite Bright Eyes record. It's a great supplement to the Pitchfork 5.0 Pitchfork review. We talk about Ben's Garden State moment with

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00:54:49

The 6 Best Non-Album Bright Eyes Songs, w/ Per...

After the Deluge ·

2022/12/20

Today we have two Bright Eyes scholars (and Patreon supporters 🥰) who truly know their shit. Pardon the slightly click-bait headline... but Per Davidson and Justin Corwin take us on a tour of some great non-album Bright Eyes tracks from splits, EPs and YouTube rarities. All six of these songs are great upon first listen, but they go up several notches after you let these two unpack them. I didn’t initially intend to explore these kinds of non-LP tracks (out of some combination of self-preservation

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00:04:20

Cassadaga, w/ Brian Howe of Pitchfork and Evan Bailey...

After the Deluge ·

2022/12/01

HEAR THIS FULL EPISODE: PATREON.COM/AFTERTHEDELUGE⁠ Brian Howe is a music, arts and culture critic for Pitchfork and many other outlets. Evan Bailey sings and plays guitar in the band Oh, Lonesome Ana. We talk about the Bright Eyes record Cassadaga, experimental album art, mysticism, fiddles, Brian discovering Fevers & Mirrors, meaning outside of religion, reassessing this record, high fidelity audio, Brian’s 6.0 Pitchfork review, songs about Oberst's life vs. songs about The World, “Santa

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01:08:50

The "Wide Awake" Phenomenon, with Ryan Page (Bright...

After the Deluge ·

2022/11/11

Today we talk about a bizarre phenomenon atop the Bright Eyes Spotify page. In this episode we talk about the fact that I’m Wide Awake it’s Morning occupies every spot in the Top 5 of the Bright Eyes Spotify page. My guest is Ryan Page of Bad Dads and the Beatles vs. Stones podcast. (Full disclosure: I’m a member of both). The bulk of this episode is spent searching for a band that might fit into our Wide Awake Phenomenon. The conversation spins out in all directions from there with Ellen DeGeneres

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00:59:49

I'm Wide Awake It's Morning, w/ Michael Tedder...

After the Deluge ·

2022/10/26

Michael Tedder is culture writer who's written for Stereogum, The Ringer, Esquire, Uproxx and many more. We talk about early 2000s Bright Eyes shows in Florida, war, emo-bashing, making a 70s record, flawed voices, Conor writes his big hit, Saddle Creek 50, Michael’s coffee mug, Top-3 Saddest Horn Parts in Indie Rock History, Sufjan Stevens, Michael builds the Bright Eyes MySpace Music page live, "At the Bottom of Everything" to kick things off, Emmylou Harris & Jim James bring the HARMONIES,

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00:44:52

When the President Talks to God w/ Rob Harvilla...

After the Deluge ·

2022/09/26

Rob Harvilla is the host of 60 Songs that Explain the 90s—a popular podcast that I love. Today we talk about the 2005 Bright Eyes song “When the President Talks to God.” Also: Conor writing this song on a ferry, playing it on Jay Leno in cowboy swag, the pain of reading your old writing, REM, The Boss, 9/11, living in bubbles, Iraq, America coming together and then blowing apart, The Chicks, NOFX, Road to Joy, Meet Me in the Bathroom, and would Bright Eyes make the cut on a hypothetical 60 Songs

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01:25:59

Digital Ash in a Digital Urn w/ Todd Fink of The...

After the Deluge ·

2022/09/08

Todd Fink is the lead singer of The Faint, a vital and important band that grew up alongside Bright Eyes in those early Saddle Creek years in Omaha. We talk about touring with Bright Eyes on the Digital Ash tour, life in Joshua Tree, the Desert Oracle, creative Saddle Creek bands, going electronic, masterful Mogis production, keeping imperfections, me having Covid, Todd’s parents didn’t love young-kid squealing Conor but Todd saw his talent, the Fevers & Mirrors radio interview and Pitchfork

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00:30:14

What Your Favorite Bright Eyes Song Says About You,...

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2022/08/08

Emily Kitchin is a social media manager, ex music journalist, and self-described Conor Oberst superfan. We talk about a blog post she wrote called, “If Their Favorite Bright Eyes Song is ___ Then ___.” Plus songs without choruses, holding space for normies, loving I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning, Kevin Devine, Rocky Votolato, “cool” music, etc. Read Emily’s blog post here: https://www.collectinginterest.com/bright-eyes Justin Cox:twitter.com/routinelayup Emily Kitchin: /twitter.com/deathnap4cutie A

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00:35:26

Lifted... Pt. 2 w/ Claire Carusillo (Bright Eyes S2E5)

After the Deluge ·

2022/07/22

Part two, flip the record! Claire Carusillo (Gawker) and I look at the second half of Lifted, culminating in the goddamn opus--Let's Not Shit Ourselves. In this conversation we talk about friendship, songmeanings.net being better than Genius, wasting paint, strumming and hollering, weeping for Laura Laurent, Justin's lost term paper about Let's Not Shit Ourselves, not reading the reviews, ABC, NBC, CBS BULLSHIT!, fatherly love for Hunter Biden, Roe v. Wade, staring too long at WHAT screen?, loving,

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01:06:07

Lifted or the Story is in the Soil... Pt. 1 w/ Claire...

After the Deluge ·

2022/07/15

This week we talk Lifted, this podcast's favorite Bright Eyes album. My guest is Claire Carusillo, a Features Writer at Gawker. Part 2: patreon.com/afterthedeluge In this episode we talk about beastly records from 2002, a couple of wars, circus percussion, Michael keeping the tape rolling and Tim’s album, a Pitchfork 7.7, Johnny Cash covering NIN, songwriting prodigies, Rilo Kiley, happy songs, burned CDs, Claire’s yellow legal pad, Conor being funny, the mistake, bad boy Conor, happy Conor, Jack

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00:44:30

A Perfect Sonnet & the EPs, w/ Justin Corwin (Bright...

After the Deluge ·

2022/06/23

There are so many Bright Eyes EPs and Conor Oberst side/solo projects that I was afraid to take them all on in the podcast. But my guest today makes a good case for why these early EPs are a crucial part of the story. Here are the five tracks we talk about: A Line Allows Progress, a Circle Does Not A Perfect Sonnet Neely O'Hara Joy in Forgetting-Joy in Acceptance No Lies, Just Love I'm on Twitter at: twitter.com/routinelayup The Deep Dive on YouTube:

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00:57:48

Fevers and Mirrors w/ Ian Cohen of Pitchfork (Bright...

After the Deluge ·

2022/06/13

Ian Cohen (Pitchfork/Indiecast) and I talk about Fevers and Mirrors, a pivotal moment for Bright Eyes and Saddle Creek. Check out Ian's excellent Pitchfork review of the vinyl reissue in 2012. Also discussed: Dashboard Confessional, Emo (again), long intro tracks to chase off the squares, early Pitchfork, Rolling Stone reviews for old rockers, bands swinging BIG, our embarrassing teenage journals, Steven Hyden’s album rankings, is Cassadaga overrated or underrated?, eBaum’s World, No Woman No Cry,

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00:50:02

Letting off the Happiness & Omaha w/ Tim Kasher of...

After the Deluge ·

2022/06/02

Cursive's Tim Kasher and I talk about the early days of Saddle Creek and the first two Bright Eyes records, A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997 and Letting Off the Happiness. Also discussed: Antique stores, early Cursive records, 14-year-old Conor, what bound Saddle Creek bands, Emo, the Oberst household, Saddle Creek isn’t really a creek, Letting Off the Happiness was monumental, small town music scenes, Tim keeping the Devil away by making art. Extra shit and a Bright Eyes zine

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00:00:59

Season 2 Trailer: Bright Eyes

After the Deluge ·

2022/05/30

Season two of After the Deluge will go album by album through the Bright Eyes discography, from the basement recordings in Omaha through the pandemic release after a decade-long hiatus, and some real classics in between. I'm Justin Cox and I'll have a conversation with a new guest each episode starting with Tim Kasher on the first two Bright Eyes records, Saddle Creek, and the late '90s in Omaha, Nebraska. For bonus content, ad-free episodes, and a Bright Eyes zine mailed to your home, check out

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00:38:20

Bonus: What's your favorite Jackson Browne song?...

After the Deluge ·

2022/05/30

This week, Ryan Page and I share our favorite Jackson Browne songs... as well as our favorite David Lindley moments, non-Lindley musical moments and some of our favorite lyrics. Just a couple of buds strolling through some of their favorite music. The podcast will be back with Lawyers in Love/Somebody's Baby next week. Argue with me on Twitter at @routinelayup. Rile yourself up with this Jackson Browne song bracket here: i.redd.it/yv8be9dtbtt41.jpg Rate, review, live, laugh, love, etc. --- Send

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00:06:31

The Offender Meets the Pretender: Jackson Browne &...

After the Deluge ·

2022/04/11

In 1976 Jackson Browne was on the heels of Late for the Sky and bout to release The Pretender. Warren Zevon had released his acclaimed self-titled record and would soon release Excitable Boy. Here we have a rough and rowdy bootleg in which the two improvise alongside one another in a Dutch radio booth and later on a stage in Amsterdam. https://www.patreon.com/afterthedeluge I'm on Twitter at twitter.com/routinelayup --- Send in a voice message:

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00:08:58

A Rare Jackson Browne Bootleg & Some News (S1 Bonus)

After the Deluge ·

2022/02/28

Making this podcast has been a dream. Whether you're here for Jackson Browne, Bright Eyes, or some other poetic white guy, here's where you can support the project. I deeply thank you! patreon.com/afterthedeluge 🙏 twitter.com/routinelayup --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterthedeluge/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterthedeluge/support

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00:56:10

Jackson Browne (Finale)

After the Deluge ·

2021/07/22

Our guest is Jackson Browne (!) and we talk about his new record, Downhill From Everywhere. We start with his new album and then we foray all over his life and career from there. Follow me on Twitter at @routinelayup. Email me at justincox22@gmail.com. Subscribe to this show for bonus content at patreon.com/afterthedeluge. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afterthedeluge/message Support this podcast:

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01:09:00

Standing in the Breach & More, with Anthony DeCurtis...

After the Deluge ·

2020/07/02

In this episode I talk about Standing in the Breach and Jackson Browne's full career with Anthony DeCurtis and Angie Martoccio, both of whom are Rolling Stone writers. Anthony has covered Jackson extensively over the years and Angie is on the singer-songwriter beat (among others) at Rolling Stone currently. Follow Anthony at @adecurtis and follow Angie at @angiemartoccio on Twitter. You can find me at@routinelayup or email me atjustincox22@gmail.com. I share a short, sentimental montage at the 1:20

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