Matt Berninger (the National) and Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes, Desaparecidos) are two of rock’s heaviest-hitting lyricists. Turns out, they’re also huge fans of each other’s songs.

The guys recently sat down to discuss all things songwriting (lyrics, finding melody, influences, “dick references," embarrassment and so much more) for the Talkhouse Music Podcast. They break down songs from across their catalogues, such as the National’s "All the Wine," "Fake Empire" and "Lemonworld," and Conor’s "Lua," "You Are Your Mother’s Child" and "Artifact #1." They also discuss their favorite songwriters, giving a lot of love to Leonard Cohen. Subscribe now on iTunes or Stitcher to stay in the loop on future Talkhouse Podcasts.
— Elia Einhorn, Talkhouse Podcast producer and engineer

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Matt Berninger with Conor Oberst

The Gardner (Tallest Man on Earth)

too small on the ground - original5

the sweetest sadness in your eyes. for lauren and sophie <3

almost lover (a fine frenzy cover)

lyrics ripped from Avery Fogarty's twitter
artwork by Kevin Ganley
everything else by this dumb idiot

Avery and Kevin have a band called Hotspit that this song is ripping off! give em a listen pls!
https://soundcloud.com/hotspitband

The Gardner (Tallest Man on Earth)

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