Mike and I continue boating through memories, swans and a paddleboarder named Bruce as we discuss the writing and recording of 'Cutter' - the first track on our new album.

"Hey I made a boat.  Get in."    - Clyde Petersen

Mike and I chat about track 2 - Loud Underneath - as our journey takes us through water dogs and salamanders down to Austin where we meet up with the mythic men from the band Protomartyr.

Hello.  My name is Kelley D. and I'm a Weather-Talker.

Track 3 - Singing Tower - finds Mike and I digging up Quailbones in the murky mud of Murray, Kentucky and paying our respects to Uncle Gilbert.

The Ghost of St. Ben.

On track 4 - 100 Dollar Heat - I explain to Mike that I'm a FRIENDLY bookie and we revisit fond memories of hanging out with Lil Bub...the Space Cat.

There's no singing in football!

On this episode we discuss 2 songs.  Track 5 - Unwinds - and track 6 - Flies.  I try to go deep and ponder the fragile tension that holds a society...ooops!...I mean a universe together while Mike attempts to spread fake news about spider farming.  (Wait...Is that a thing?)

Dive Bombs, Horse Whinnies & Galloping Franks.

Yikes.  I fell into a space/time fracture whilst flipping the album from side 1 to side 2.  On this episode we discuss Track 7 - Salt - from our album Ignite the Rest.

Now where did I put that dust pan....?

Join Mike and I as we take a deep dive into our 6-year journey to release our first album. We discuss how our duo continues to chug along and introduce the songs that make up Ignite the Rest as well as the talented cast of characters that have joined us to make this music.

R. Ring is Kelley Deal (the Breeders)and Mike Montgomery (Ampline). It is guitars, voices and keys. The music is sparse, abrasive, chaotic and lulling... often within the same song.

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