Can I get a g*ddamn episode description? To start this g*ddamn podcast episode? Tonight, it's time for Know Your Writes! This week, Robb and Colton send their discography episodes into the sunset with a gigantic deep dive into six albums from the pride of Omaha: Bright Eyes. From Fevers and Mirrors (2000) to the under-appreciated The People's Key (2011), our hosts explore what makes Conor Oberst one of our greatest living lyricists. Other topics include:

- the current state of the "album"

- the lost beauty of the CD

- Robb and Colton hash out a fight from their teenage years

Bands mentioned in this episode:

- Death Cab for Cutie

- Bob Dylan

- Rilo Kiley

- Tool 

- Leonard Cohen 

- Tom Waits 

Time is a valuable thing, but so is Know Your Writes! This week, Robb and Colton try hard to explain Linkin Park's "In the End". Does it even matter? Before they get there, our hosts bask in the glory that is another Dodger's World Series championship (it's a music podcast, we promise). Other topics include:

- our hosts very different postseason baseball viewing habits

- can a band have a DJ and still be good? 

- what set Linkin Park apart from other nu-metal bands?

Bands mentioned in this episode:

- Papa Roach

- Limp Bizkit

- Skindred

- Flobots

- The Notorious B.I.G.

- Mos Def 

What's this?! Why, it's Know Your Writes! And what better time than two days after Halloween to talk about The Nightmare Before Christmas!...even though our host's believe it is Halloween. Follow Robb and Colton as they explore this blended holiday classic to see why its creepy and morose soundtrack is still so celebrated. Other topics include: 

- Robb and Colton's Halloween candy habits 

- A series of tragic music losses 

- Sports Talk! Part Infinity 

Bands mentioned in this episode:

- Limp Bizkit (RIP Sam Rivers) 

- Korn 

- Papa Roach 

- Kiss (RIP Ace Frehley)

- D'Angelo (RIP)

- Oingo Boingo  

I was working in the lab late one night when suddenly... it was time for Know Your Writes! On part one of our two-episode Halloween special, Robb and Colton discuss Bobby Picket and Lenny Capizzi's graveyard smash, "Monster Mash". Other topics include:

- Robb's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad Sunday 

- Colton's love for the Terrifier series 

- what makes a good Halloween song? 

Bands mentioned in this episode:

- Ryan Adams

- Phoebe Bridgers

- 3 

- Weird Al 

It's all cool, you know, 'cus we're like, podcasters and this is Know Your Writes! This week, Robb and Colton get awkward and dive into the discography of Memphis's Be Your Own Pet. From their self-titled debut to the recent Mommy, our hosts will explore the highs and the lows of this energetic and still potent quartet. Other topics include:

- embracing the weirdness of recording on a Tuesday night

- unpacking the awkward trash talk between Robb and Colton's mom

- the mystery of Colton and Robb's lost album 

Bands mentioned in this episode: 

- Vampire Weekend

- My Friend Sam

- The Yeah Yeah Yeah's 

- Beck 

- Ozma 

Is this the real life? Or is it time for Know Your Writes!? For this week's Song Spotlight, Robb and Colton welcome back friend of the pod Max Sabate to dive into Queen's operatic masterpiece "Bohemian Rhapsody". Other topics include: 

- why don't any of our hosts attend live shows anymore?

- Colton's takes on trail mix ingredients 

- the horrendous attempts to cover "Bohemian Rhapsody"

Bands mentioned in this episode:

- Led Zeppelin 

- Black Sabbath 

- Benson Boone

- Puscifier 

- Tool 

- System of Down

Satan's comin' 'round the bend and people runnin' 'cause they're scared... it must be time for Know Your Writes! This week, Robb and Colton take on the unholy excellence that is the first four albums by metal legends Black Sabbath. Other topics include:

- Robb rails against Colton's cell phone habits

- A "come to Jesus" moment regarding our discography episodes

- How much noodling is too much noodling? 

Bands mentioned in this episode:

- Led Zeppelin 

- The Hives 

- The Yeah Yeah Yeah's 

- Rage Against the Machine 

- Avenged Sevenfold 

I'm dyin' for some action because it's time for Know Your Writes! In this Song Spotlight, Robb and Colton take on the Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen, and his 1984 hit "Dancing in the Dark". They'll unpack the lyrical minimalism and musical maximalism that make this song special. 

Other topics include:

- Colton's new track "Drag" from the now released The Kaki Tree 

- Robb's notes from the "Dancing in the Dark" Courtney Cox cameo

- a visit from friend Max Sabate for the first Know Your Writes August Madness Song Bracket

Bands mentioned in this episode:

- The War on Drugs 

- MJ Lenderman 

- Ben Kweller

- Billy Joel

- Bob Dylan 

The Kaki Tree by Colton Saylor is out now at https://coltonsaylor.bandcamp.com/album/the-kaki-tree-2 and on streaming sites of your choice. 

Now there is no sound if we all live underground--and now it's time for Know Your Writes! This week, Robb and Colton are joined by the Blamfather himself, Leo Cardona (DJ Brute)! Leo takes our hosts on a funk odyssey as they explore four albums from acid jazz greats Jamiroquai. Other topics include:

- Robb's golf adventure

- memories of Lancaster, circa 2005

- Colton's take on Center Stage 

Bands mentioned in this episode:

- Daft Punk 

- Robin Thicke

- Lil Dicky

- The Mars Volta (not actually mentioned but Colton wanted to and had them in his notes and forgot, so imagine that he did) 

I guess you'd say what could make me feel this way? Another episode of Know Your Writes! On another edition of Song Spotlight, our hosts explore the majesty that is "My Girl," a Motown classic written by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White and performed by The Temptations. Other topics include:

- how Colton used to wake up Robb 

- the complexities of breaking down songwriting credit

- the made-up-sounding names that played on "My Girl" 

Bands mentioned in this episode:

- The Supremes

- Smokey Robinson 

- Marvin Gaye