Coffee & Flowers: A podcast about The National
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Coffee & Flowers: A podcast about The National
In season 1, the band guide us through their dark but hopeful album, 'Boxer'.
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16 episodes
Bonus: 'I Am Easy To Find' launch
As the band launch a new album and a new film simultaneously, Chris and Dave review and discuss this ambitious new project, chat to Bryce Dessner and...
S1 Ep13: Reflections
The myriad stories that interweave throughout 'Boxer' and beyond all come together as we take a final look at the record as a whole.
S1 Ep12: 'Gospel'
We consider what it means to end the album in a garden, beneath holiday rainbow lights and with a nice icy drink in your hand.
S1 Ep11: 'Ada'
Ada lets us all have her neck. "The touching of a person's neck is much more intimate than kissing them on the mouth, don't you think?" - Matt Berning...
S1 Ep10: 'Racing Like A Pro'
Boxer's young professional takes a look in the mirror and asks us: "What is it all worth?"
S1 Ep9: 'Guest Room'
We enter "prison for jerks" and find two people struggling to escape this relationship jail of their own making.
S1 Ep8: 'Start A War'
The (im?)possibility of reconciliation is explored in 'Start A War', and when the right time is to walk away. Plus, how identical twins approach guita...
S1 Ep7: 'Apartment Story'
Unpacking 'Slow Show's "fraternal twin", we consider relationships within four walls. How do we enjoy comfort when it all too often rubs up against cl...
S1 Ep6: 'Slow Show'
The album hits its mid-point and a fork in the roads: to go to the party, or to stay in? We explore the pros and cons of socialising and the curious l...
S1 Ep5: 'Green Gloves'
This episode we find a tender exploration of humans, their objects, and the connections we form.
S1 Ep4: 'Squalor Victoria'
We consider the unheavenly travails of white-collar employment in a track that, for Matt, was all about restraint.
S1 Ep3: 'Brainy'
We follow the footsteps of two people in a game of cat and mouse with help from Brainy herself, Carin Besser.
S1 Ep2: 'Mistaken For Strangers'
We consider the unmagnicifcent lives of adults and the reluctant deal we all make with the world as we leave youth.
S1 Ep1: 'Fake Empire'
We begin exploring 'Boxer' with a tiptoe through the album's melancholic first track, exploring the real, the fake, and the big opener that almost was...
S1 Ep0: Welcome & Why
A warm welcome to Coffee & Flowers, explaining who, what and why.
Season 1 Teaser
Season 1 will be available 4 March on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other listening thingys!