S2E50 American Music Club & Eitzel Ephemera
17/12/2025 | 1h 1 mins.
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.How do you pass the President’s email: [email protected] TO THE PLAYLIST:American Music Club & Eitzel Ephemera YouTube PlaylistCHAPTERS:0:00: Dawson’s Peak1:00: A Long Look Back, a Short Look Ahead4:50: Housekeeping & the Brackets7:25: A Prelude to the Preamble10:55: Preamblin’ Man12:43: AMC Live 1992 to 199323:21: AMC Live at the Hotel Utah SF 1993 29:21: A Toast to You: AMC Live in Pittsburgh 200434:32: Atwater Afternoon: AMC Live 200840:38: Food, Sex, and Shelter: AMC Live in Cambridge 200850:20: The Eitzel Ordeal: The Konk Sessions 201359:25: Whoops, We Did It AgainAMC LINKS:- Mark Eitzel & AMC on the World Wide Web- American Music Club on Bandcamp- American Music Club on Spotify- Danny Pearson on BandcampBACKTRACKING SOCIALS:- Twitter: @backtrackingrox- YouTube: @backtrackingrox- Instagram: @backtrackingrox- Reddit: u/backtrackingrox
S2E49 American Music Club "The Golden Age" Side B
10/12/2025 | 1h 22 mins.
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.My sunsets are always one-sentence emails: [email protected] TO THE ALBUM:American Music Club “The Golden Age”CHAPTERS:0:00: Arrested Development0:06: Intro0:38: The 2008 J. W. and Dan Time Capsule10:21: Side B, Track 1: “Who You Are”19:55: Side B, Track 2: “The Windows on the World”28:38: Side B, Track 3: “One Step Ahead”33:58: Side B, Track 4: “The Dance”45:01: Side B, Track 5: “I Know That’s Not Really You”52:19: Side B, Track 6: “On My Way”1:00:07: Side B, Track 7: “The Grand Duchess of San Francisco”1:04:55: J.W. Hall’s Retracking of “The Golden Age”1:12:42: The 24 Carat Best and the Gold-Filled Worst1:19:00: And that’s it. The catalog is complete.AMC LINKS:- Mark Eitzel & AMC on the World Wide Web- American Music Club on Bandcamp- American Music Club on Spotify- Danny Pearson on BandcampBACKTRACKING SOCIALS:- Twitter: @backtrackingrox- YouTube: @backtrackingrox- Instagram: @backtrackingrox- Reddit: u/backtrackingrox
S2E48 American Music Club "The Golden Age" Side A
03/12/2025 | 1h 41 mins.
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.You pulled off your email, went “Girls Gone Wild”: [email protected] TO THE ALBUM:American Music Club “The Golden Age”CHAPTERS:0:00: 120:15: The Golden Intro0:49: Talk to my rep, Eitzel.2:25: “Never Stray from the Chronology!”5:29: The Basics8:00: “Michael’s Covers” for the Patreons20:42: Production, the Band, and a Chance Meeting?42:14: Side A, Track 1: “All My Love”54:07: Side A, Track 2: “The Victory Choir”1:04:57: Side A, Track 3: “The Decibels and the Little Pills”1:16:32: Side A, Track 4: “Sleeping Beauty”1:23:41: Side A, Track 5: “The Stars”1:30:28: Side A, Track 6: “All the Lost Souls Welcome You to San Francisco”1:39:24: C’est Fin AMC LINKS:- Mark Eitzel & AMC on the World Wide Web- American Music Club on Bandcamp- American Music Club on Spotify- Danny Pearson on BandcampBACKTRACKING SOCIALS:- Twitter: @backtrackingrox- YouTube: @backtrackingrox- Instagram: @backtrackingrox- Reddit: u/backtrackingrox
S2E47 Mark Eitzel "Hey Mr. Ferryman" Side B
26/11/2025 | 1h 8 mins.
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.He spent his life on the television. He even had an email of his own: [email protected] TO THE ALBUM:Mark Eitzel “Hey Mr. Ferryman”CHAPTERS:0:00: Bored?0:22: The Hanz. The Fanz.2:38: Side B, Track 1: “In My Role As a Professional Singer and Ham”14:30: Side B, Track 2: “Mr. Humpries”27:50: Side B, Track 3: “La Llorona” 37:49: Side B, Track 4: “Just Because” 42:54: Side B, Track 5: “Let Me Go”50:04: Side B, Track 5: “Sleep From My Eyes”57:03: Bonus Tracks Commentary: For Jason Molina58:50: Die besten und die wursten.1:05:04: See you next Tuesday.REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE:White Bimbo Man’s video for “Just Because”AMC LINKS:- Mark Eitzel & AMC on the World Wide Web- American Music Club on Bandcamp- American Music Club on Spotify- Danny Pearson on BandcampBACKTRACKING SOCIALS:- Twitter: @backtrackingrox- YouTube: @backtrackingrox- Instagram: @backtrackingrox- Reddit: u/backtrackingrox
S2E46 Mark Eitzel "Hey Mr. Ferryman" Side A
19/11/2025 | 1h 33 mins.
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.To the slots, I go everyday. I know the email will come my way: [email protected] TO THE ALBUM:Mark Eitzel “Hey Mr. Ferryman”CHAPTERS:0:00: The Dulcet Tones0:19: Sheer Volume6:25: Big Momma’s Housekeeping 13:23: The Basics19:04: Under the Covers with Michael25:33: Production, Arrangements, and the Overall Vibe44:10: Side A, Track 1: “The Last Ten Years”55:19: Side A, Track 2: “An Answer”1:03:17: Side A, Track 3: “The Road”1:11:33: Side A, Track 4: “Nothing and Everything”1:20:06: Side A, Track 5: “An Angel’s Wings Brushed the Penny Slots”1:30:36: Like Styx, we’re sailing away. Until next time.AMC LINKS:- Mark Eitzel & AMC on the World Wide Web- American Music Club on Bandcamp- American Music Club on Spotify- Danny Pearson on BandcampBACKTRACKING SOCIALS:- Twitter: @backtrackingrox- YouTube: @backtrackingrox- Instagram: @backtrackingrox- Reddit: u/backtrackingrox

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