Dawescast

We're Noah & Eli, and we have Something in Common: we love Dawes. Our Dawes podcast journeys one by one through each and every song in the Dawes discography, exploring the genius behind our favorite band.

Interview with Taylor Goldsmith 03/27/2023

Interview with Taylor Goldsmith Well, this is a big one. In this milestone episode, we team up with Taylor to explore the Dawes discography together, asking all the questions we’ve wondered about along the way. /episode/index/show/dawescast/id/26353731

Comes in Waves 10/07/2022

Comes in Waves Surf’s up! In this episode, we take a deep dive into the ebb (E) and flow (F#) of the music and lyrics, and the flood of sensation that comes with each wave. From expansive horizons, to lightbulb filaments, to a watchful eye while champagne flows, there’s no better way to spend our two-year anniversary. /episode/index/show/dawescast/id/24619845

Someone Else's Cafe / Doomscroller Tries To Relax 08/24/2022

Someone Else's Cafe / Doomscroller Tries To Relax The Misadventures begin. Lace up your combat boots, call us chief, and bring your best pronunciation of “Beelzebub” for this Doomscroller breakdown—we’ve got some songs to sing and jokes to share. /episode/index/show/dawescast/id/24154077

Just Beneath The Surface 05/25/2022

Just Beneath The Surface Here’s a two-for-one special where we tear into the bookend songs of Stories Don’t End. In this extended episode, we open the door to 2013 mall escapades, discography red threads, and raging blood-feuds. /episode/index/show/dawescast/id/23229362

My Girl To Me (with Nic Palmeri) 03/14/2022

My Girl To Me (with Nic Palmeri) Here’s one from the archive! In March of 2021, we sat down with Nic Palmeri for a special guest breakdown of My Girl To Me. Bassist for indie americana band The Bellegards, host of “The Blue Collar Bass Player” podcast, and 100%-certified Dawes fan, Nic offers us a fresh perspective on Dawes’s musicality. You won’t want to miss his stories about bass-making, awkward run-ins with exes, and cuckolding flautists. Outro song: Old Fashioned Hearts (Bleed Like Cherries) by The Bellegards /episode/index/show/dawescast/id/22440026

Coming Back To A Man (with Michael Ballesteros) 02/25/2022

Coming Back To A Man (with Michael Ballesteros) Distinguished Dawesian, honorary DC sister, and most generous donor from our Save the Music live-stream fundraiser, Michael Ballesteros, joins us to break down a song of his choice! In our first-ever foray into Nothing is Wrong, we figure out what a Tuesday night looks like, what it means to be a man, and how to spell serenddjfiaspiety. Well, kind of. /episode/index/show/dawescast/id/22254731

When The Tequila Runs Out 01/18/2022

When The Tequila Runs Out Enjoy this director’s cut of our first ever live streamed episode of Dawescast! We drank Tequila (until it ran out), champagne (also until it ran out), chatted with Dawesians in real time, and raised money for an amazing charity all while managing to stay (somewhat) coherent for this extra special fan-filled webisode. /episode/index/show/dawescast/id/21805520

Crack The Case 11/21/2021

Crack The Case We should have done this sooner! In this episode, we break down ‘Crack The Case’ open and honestly—whatever that means… Seriously, what does that mean?! Also, we can spell. /episode/index/show/dawescast/id/21235532

Live at SummerStage in Central Park 10/25/2021

Live at SummerStage in Central Park This episode chronicles our experience of Dawes Live at SummerStage in Central Park. We met a great deal of Dawesians, distributed scads of stickers, and had our minds mushroomed by the new tune Dawes previewed for us under the Manhattan skyline. Join us for a jaunt through the epic setlist while we share fan stories and reminisce on our first Dawes concert with one another. /episode/index/show/dawescast/id/20937446

All My Failures - Live at the Hotel Cafe 09/09/2021

All My Failures - Live at the Hotel Cafe Didn't you hear? Love's not for words! We heard, but we didn't listen. In this episode, we check into the Hotel Cafe to examine all things fierce and correct: an early Dawes masterpiece, a 2008 treasure, bonus tracks galore, and Applebees. /episode/index/show/dawescast/id/20414441

Things Happen 05/20/2021

Things Happen Welcome to the TH episode of the DC! In this installment, we catch up on some Dawes news (nudes?), search for relationship advice (again?), and tell our best fake ID stories (sorry, Mom). Bronze your baby's shoes and join us on a different and/or higher floor for our breakdown of this DGH (Dawes Greatest Hit). /episode/index/show/dawescast/id/19173302

Don't Send Me Away 02/26/2021

Don't Send Me Away Leave your jacket in our car, your ash in our ashtray, and join us on the freeway while we discuss distance, desperation, and digital relationships. /episode/index/show/dawescast/id/18101321

For No Good Reason 02/03/2021

For No Good Reason This week, we sink into the Dawes deep end; join us for a deep dive into friendship breakups, poetry, and the Dawescast Drinking Game™. Or, take a listen for *literally* no good reason at all. /episode/index/show/dawescast/id/17803811

Hey Lover 01/19/2021

Hey Lover Hey. In this episode, we take it back to the Simon Dawes days to dive into Blake Mills, Griff's vocals, Dawes covers, and white people. This one gets real silly, so grow out your beards (guts also welcome) and join us for another funderful breakdown. /episode/index/show/dawescast/id/17602148

Love Is All I Am 01/05/2021

Love Is All I Am Our love for Dawes is all we are. After working our way through the entirety of the new album, we take it all the way back to North Hills to explore love. /episode/index/show/dawescast/id/17429837

Me Especially 12/20/2020

Me Especially Get smashed to smithereens with us as we close out the first season of Dawescast with a breakdown of this bittersweet, barn-burning ballad. The only difference is, for us, it CAN always be this good! /episode/index/show/dawescast/id/17262884

St. Augustine At Night 12/06/2020

St. Augustine At Night This week we’ve got some big life updates, messages from our listeners, and a small-closet chat about our favorite Floridian town. Come stand spiritually still with us as we try and discover where the trucks go after Jacksonville and how to go to bat for the things we really care about. /episode/index/show/dawescast/id/17078135

Good Luck With Whatever 11/29/2020

Good Luck With Whatever The most mysterious song on Dawes' new record—the titular "Good Luck with Whatever"--baffles, mesmerizes, and rocks us into suburban paranoia. Jump into our Chevy Suburban and join us as we idle our engine, ask rhetorical questions, and clearly try too hard. /episode/index/show/dawescast/id/16984424

Didn't Fix Me 11/22/2020

Didn't Fix Me Taylor finally did it! Awards, love, and...spiritual strap-ons? It didn’t fix us, but we certainly had a blast breaking down another Dawes song. /episode/index/show/dawescast/id/16902554

The Long Drive From El Paso (with Patrick Gabaldon) 11/15/2020

The Long Drive From El Paso (with Patrick Gabaldon) Join us on the drive as we welcome Patrick Gabaldon—artist, cartoonist, and Dawes fan extraordinaire—to share his unique experiences with our favorite band. /episode/index/show/dawescast/id/16812581

None Of My Business 11/08/2020

None Of My Business In this one, Balthazar and Balthazar discuss getting punched, Father John, and artistic eternity. Join us, or don’t—it's really None Of Our Business. /episode/index/show/dawescast/id/16722500

Free As We Wanna Be 11/01/2020

Free As We Wanna Be Constant stimulation, surveillance capitalism, excessive convenience, and more. Has the dream become a nightmare? Plug into this episode with us as we negotiate whether any of us are as Free As We Wanna Be. /episode/index/show/dawescast/id/16632098

Who Do You Think You're Talking To? 10/25/2020

Who Do You Think You're Talking To? Frankly, we think you would be remiss if you didn’t join us for our breakdown of “Who Do You Think You’re Talking To?” We’ll bring the painful memories if you bring the—wait, where’d you go? /episode/index/show/dawescast/id/16533722

Still Feel Like A Kid 10/18/2020

Still Feel Like A Kid Do you go three times ‘round revolving doors? Do you have dreams of coaching little league? Join us as we try and figure out why we Still Feel Like A Kid. Ba ba ba ba da ba ba ba! /episode/index/show/dawescast/id/16442762

Between The Zero And The One 10/08/2020

Between The Zero And The One Cosmic clues, crystals, clown class, and more. In this episode we give our first impressions of the new album Good Luck With Whatever and break down “Between The Zero And The One.” /episode/index/show/dawescast/id/16318766

Episode 0 - Introduction 09/30/2020

Episode 0 - Introduction Before we get started on the Dawes discography, we wanted to introduce ourselves. Get to know us and learn more about the podcast before we jump in with our first episode. /episode/index/show/dawescast/id/16209629

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