Cory Branan

Wheels Off with Rhett Miller

Rhett Miller

Music, Performing Arts, Arts

4.9 • 609 Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Singer-songwriter Cory Branan joins Rhett from the road to talk about his approach to writing and the creative process behind his new record, When I Go I Ghost. Cory tells Rhett about learning to record, mix, and master during lockdown, which resulted in five direct-to-fan cover records that included some surprise cover song requests; and, the importance of being able to connect directly to fans. Over the last two decades Cory Branan has released five albums to much critical acclaim from NPR, Pitchfork and Rolling Stone among others, who called him, “A country boy with a punk-rock heart.” He has toured extensively, appearing on stages from Letterman and the Ryman to your town’s shittiest punk bar. Order his latest release When I Go I Ghost here Cory Branan website Cory on IG: @corybranan Rhett on IG: @rhettmiller Website: Rhettmiller.com Go see a show! Rhett’s tour dates are here. Wheels Off is brought to you by Osiris Media. Hosted and produced by Rhett Miller. Co-produced by Kirsten Cluthe in partnership with Nick Ruffini (Revoice Media). Editing by Matt Dwyer. Music by OLD 97’s. Episode artwork by Katherine Boils. Show logo by Tim Skirven. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also ask Alexa to play it. Please leave us a rating or review on iTunes. Revisit previous episodes of Wheels Off with Rosanne Cash, Rob Thomas, Will Forte, Lydia Loveless, Allison Moorer, Ted Leo, Paul F. Tompkins, Jen Kirkman, and more. Find Rhett's podcast #WheelsOff and other music-powered shows on @Osirispod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	O'SIRUS
0:02.0	Welcome to Wheels Off, a show about the messy reality of the creative life.
0:09.3	I'm Rhett Miller.
0:10.7	That's when it got wheels off.
0:13.8	He started up and he ain't going to stop.
0:16.0	Oh, she made me feel like a good car.
0:19.5	That's when it got wheels off. Corey Brandon is songwriter's
0:27.6	Like his primary inspiration, as he describes here in the course of this conversation, John
0:36.1	Prine was Corey's funny, his songs
0:39.9	are funny in a way that's all his own. And he's a hardworking dude. He's been doing this for
0:47.9	a couple of decades. He started playing guitar and got good at it before he thought about being a songwriter.
0:58.0	And to hear him describe that as a really fascinating part of the discussion you're about to hear,
1:05.7	Corey drives himself around.
1:09.9	In fact, when we do this interview, he pulls off on the side of the road
1:12.5	and the rust belt after a hail storm and it's just turned over to snow and he's parked there. You'll hear
1:19.8	car doors opening and closing. You'll hear him light a cigarette and exhale a bunch of smoke
1:24.5	out the window of his car. It's kind of old-school stuff.
1:30.1	And I love that.
1:32.3	I love that.
1:32.8	I mean, you know, kids don't smoke and et cetera, et cetera.
1:37.8	But at the same time, Cory Brandon is the real deal, and his songs are great, and he's a very generous interview subject.
1:48.8	So I'm really glad I got to bring him here for y'all to hear his insights on this Wheels Off.
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