I Think I've Heard The Rakers

Was Abraham Lincoln ugly? Is it Leon's fault that all the traffic lights in Baton Rouge are out of sync? What about tugboats? All this and our new song "Orion's Belt" kick off season two.

In maybe our most epic episode, special guest Tiny Archibald AKA Busta Recap AKA Brenton Francois joins the band in discussing: being raised by librarians, child-rearing, organ theft, Whitman samplers and the traditions of giving explosives to schoolchildren in Avoyelles Parish. Also we talk a little about Lance's song "Your Eyes Are Mine"

The band discuss their song "Pills" while trying to find the buzz in the room. They then tackle pharmaceuticals, the dynamics of post-breakup relations, and what happens the day after a hot dog eating contest. Leon reveals he exists in a reality bubble extending fifteen minutes into the future.

We discuss Lance's song "Problematic" from our new record NUMBER FIVE but, really, we talk at length about lucid dreaming. We have some weird dreams.

Lance and Alex are guests on Billy Callaway's Artist of the Week program on Baton Rouge Community Radio WHYR 96.9 and play acoustic versions of some of the songs on NUMBER FIVE and realier records. Spaceman Gonzales Lights Sears Tele-Games Video Arcade Basic Automotive Repair Your Eyes Are Mine Tracetown Run Like the Devil Bad Penny Stealing Cool Watch the Signs

In this episode, we talk about Alex's song "Trophies," the value of participation, Leon's award-winning fire extinguisher exhibit and how he didn't exactly know who the Rolling Stones were.

Or, actually, probably not.

The band takes a ride down I-10 to pick up out the vinyl copies of NUMBER FIVE from New Orleans Record Press and talks about Lance's song "Spaceman." We discuss tardigrades on the moon, Buzz Aldrin punching a dude in the face, "secret rich people space," the technology behind braces and Leon tells how he couldn't wait for the Apollo mission to be over.

The Rakers are joined by our favorite people, Katie and Sam from Palomino Darling, to talk about Alex's song "Bad Penny," personal responsibility in relationships, exorcism and astrology. Also, Leon explains how to hypnotize somebody.

We couldn't get together for the podcast this week, so Lance and Alex put together a backwards retrospective of the Rakers' recordings leading up to NUMBER FIVE, which hits the streets Sept. 7 The tracks in this episode are: Tracetown, from The Rakers, 2018 Run Like the Devil, from The Rakers, 2018 You Killed My Love, from The Rakers, 2018 John the Baptist, from Regina, 2016 Stealing Cool, from Regina, 2016 Chet Baker, from Regina, 2016 My Way to Fight, from Regina, 2016 Bunch of Cans, from Live at the Spanish Moon, 2015 Why Do You Want My Love?, from There is a Snake!, 2014 There is a Snake (demo), 2014 Walk of Shame, from Live at the Spanish Moon, 2015

We discuss Lance's song "Sears TeleGames Video Arcade" about the Sears knock-off of the Atari 2600. Video games, cootie-catchers, the use of pinball for gambling, Lewis' possible Mafia ties and cruising the strip are all covered with our special guest, Charlotte Smith from Pop Shop Records. More info about this episode and the band at therakers.com.

The band talks about their crappy cars, Leon jumps a Mercedes into a lake and special guest Robby Berringer from The Squanders gets propositioned while getting a ride. It's cars, rock 'n' roll and bad decision making on this episode!

In this episode, we discuss Lance's song "How I Knew I Wasn't Country" off the Rakers forthcoming album NUMBER FIVE. Leon remembers sharing love in a parking lot, Lewis reminisces about Your Father's Mustache and how we all suck at fighting. More info on this episode and the band at therakers.com

Episode 1 - 7/23/2019 - Lance interviews Alex about his song "Gonzales Lights", the first track on the Rakers' forthcoming album NUMBER FIVE. Anna does some voices and checks our facts and Leon explains how to trap an evil spirit with a pocketknife. Please check out more info about this episode, our band and, if possible, contribute to our kickstarter at therakers.com