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Between the Records

By: Julian Tepper, Britt Daniel - foreword
Narrated by: Julian Tepper
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Between the Records has the gritty realness of Meet Me in the Bathroom mixed with the literary family dynamics of The Corrections.

Brothers, fathers, and rock 'n' roll are at the heart of Between the Records, Julian Tepper's third novel, a moody and heady work of autofiction surrounding the relationship between Jules and Adam, two brothers who are also bandmates.

Jules and Adam's quixotic yet fraught relationship has allowed them to make the art they love as they follow in their father's musician footsteps. Their band is signed to a label, they tour constantly, and their drummer, Abe, is always late. As Jules navigates the period of time after their first album is released but before their second is made, the brothers begin to realize brotherhood and art are not enough.

Jules, the younger, struggles to feel heard while Adam vies for the dominance he's accustomed to as the oldest brother. From the forest in Woodstock where they hole up trying to finish writing songs, to the tour van they're sick of, and finally to the streets of New York City where their final battle takes place, the brothers wrestle with their demons - musical and familial.

©2020 Julian Tepper (P)2020 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

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Brotherhood and becoming

Wow. This is a meditation on the relationship between family and creating -- the author lays out the way that making music brings together but also drives apart his family. The narrator has the impossible task of tempering the manic energy of his brother and by extension his father. It also paints a beautiful picture of life in a band.

The author's voice a so direct- he draws a complicated family in felt terms. For me, he explained the terms of engagement with family very close to the bone. The fractured chronology of the books makes for a fast, angular read. Finally, if you know the Natural History you totally have to read this.

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