S3E14 Dumptruck Seth Tiven Interview

S3E14 Dumptruck Seth Tiven Interview

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June 3, 2026 · 1h 35m · Season 3 · Episode 14

About this episode

In this episode, the hosts interview Seth Tiven of Dumptruck about his music career and the album 'For the Country'.

Welcome to Backtracking – the podcast where three old friends take a second listen to influential bands' albums, track by track. For our third season, we've each selected five albums that we think deserve a good old Backtracking. Time for me to make an email, my friend: ⁠backtrackingrox@gmail.com⁠ LISTEN TO THE ALBUM Dumptruck "For the Country" CHAPTERS 0:08: Big Fan 0:30: Themela 1:13: An Introduction to Seth Tiven 2:02: Seth’s Early Years 6:40: Recording “D is for Dumptruck” 10:58: “Positively Dumptruck” & Big Time Records Signing 16:14: The “Positively” Tour & Departure of Kirk Swan 18:45: Recording “For the Country” 28:58: The Beginning of the End for Big Time 32:37: Seth’s “Mistake” & the Big Legal Mess 44:07: The End of the Suit & Dumptruck Moves Ahead 46:44: Seth’s Thoughts on “For the Country” Today 54:16: “Island” 57:56: “50 Miles” 1:06:52: “Friends” 1:11:17: “Carefree” 1:13:17: “Brush Me Back” 1:14:45: “Hung Out on a Line” 1:16:42: “Going Nowhere” 1:23:45: “Dead Weight” 1:24:45: “Wire” 1:25:58: “Barking Up the Wrong Tree” 1:27:45: B-Sides, Natch 1:28:30: “For the Country” and Dumptruck 2026 1:31:22: Thanks, Seth! Until Side B…. BACKTRACKING…

People in this episode

Host: Backtracking

Guest: Seth Tiven

Topics covered

  • music interview
  • Dumptruck band
  • album discussion
  • Seth Tiven
  • recording history

Keywords

  • Seth Tiven
  • Dumptruck
  • For the Country
  • Big Time Records
  • music interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dumptruck, Big Time Records

Books & works: For the Country

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