Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where two old friends take a second listen to influential bands' catalogs, track by track. For our second season, we've selected the pioneering indie rockers American Music Club.

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LISTEN TO THE ALBUM:
American Music Club “Engine”

CHAPTERS:

0:00: All these ants are marching.

0:15: Apology for an Accident

0:46: Canned from a Can

4:55: The Max Headroom Broadcast Intrusion

7:42: How did this album even get made?

11:12: Hamburger? I hardly know ‘er!

18:24: Finally… the Basics!

20:38: The Landscaptual Cover, and the Mystery of Vaylor Trucks

41:34: Production Sandwich, Extra Mallonnaise

49:27: Side A, Track 1: “Big Night”

1:08:33: Side A, Track 2: “Outside This Bar”

1:21:34 : Side A, Track 3: “At My Mercy”

1:37:40: Side A, Track 4: “Gary’s Song”

1:49:00: Side A, Track 5: “Nightwatchman”

1:55:45: Take a Breath, Flip the Record

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