Between The Records, Julian Tepper
Between The Records, Julian Tepper
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Between The Records

Author: Julian Tepper, Britt Daniel

Narrator: Julian Tepper

Unabridged: 4 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/10/2020

Categories: Fiction, Family Life


Synopsis

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.

About Julian Tepper

Julian Tepper is the author of two novels, Balls and Ark. As the member of the band The Natural History, he recorded two albums and cowrote the hit song "Don't You Evah" for the legendary indie-group Spoon. He lives in New York.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Cary

This book is stunning. The characters have so much heart. I found myself thinking about them all of the time. The interpersonal dynamics and deep connection between them resonated with me in such a real way I cried. And then I cried again when it ended. I had The Natural History (the band in the boo......more

Opening on Hollywood Boulevard in 1987, in a "mixed bag" apartment building of musicians, Julian and his brother listen outside the one-bedroom door, as their dad picks and plays his way to a second record. "Memory repeats..." Julian's dad and 'uncle' croon, giving way to the next generation of brot......more

Goodreads review by Tucker

Very cool: The father is such a weird antihero role model, doing his self-defeating aging rock star routine and suffering for it. The story takes you into the house where the band members are holed up together. They argue about how they feel connected or how they are ready to split, though they usua......more

Goodreads review by David

I loved this book. The first chapter hooks you with a conflict among a father and two sons that is simultaneously archetypal and hyper-specific--specific to the rock and roll culture Tepper knows intimately from his own life--and doesn't let you go. I particularly recommend the audiobook, read by Te......more

Goodreads review by Steven

Brilliant!......more