About Don't Bother Wearing Seatbelts (An Elephant 6 Recording Company Podcast)
Don’t Bother Wearing Seatbelts is the podcast that dives headfirst into the swirling, kaleidoscopic universe of the Elephant 6 Recording Company, the loose collective of musicians whose experimental pop and psychedelic sounds reshaped indie music in the 1990s and beyond.
DBWS 3-2 The Same Place Episode 2 - John Kiran Fernandes and AJ Griffin
DBWS 3-2 The Same Place Episode 2 - John Kiran Fernandes and AJ Griffin
The brand-new—and final—record from The Olivia Tremor Control, The Same Place, has been 27 years in the making, and we’re celebrating its arrival all month long on Don’t Bother Wearing Seatbelts.
On October 14th we are joined by Olivia Tremor Control members John Kiran Fernandes and AJ Griffin, who share stories about the making of the band’s long-awaited third and final album—stories that have never been told before.
But there’s something even more special…
In this episode, you’ll hear never-before-heard fragments of music from The Same Place—heard publicly for the first time ever. Anywhere.
Also we want to thank our friend and Olivia Tremor Control expert Mathew Buckley for joining the conversation.
7 Oct 2026
DBWS 3 -1 The Same Place
DBWS Season 3 Episode 1
27 YEARS IN THE MAKING.
We celebrate the brand-new record from The Olivia Tremor Control — The Same Place.
And for the FIRST TIME EVER, you’ll be able to hear fragments of new songs from The Same Place as part of this very special episode. Our first episode of Season 3!
Special guest We’ll be joined by Derek Almstead , Ron Kwasman , and Jason Nesmith to talk about the making of The Same Place!
30 Sept 2026
DBWS - 2-33 - PYLON REENACTMENT SOCIETY
DBWS - 2-33 - PYLON REENACTMENT SOCIETY
We’re reaching back into the vault for another classic episode of Don’t Bother Wearing Seatbelts — and this one is an absolute blast.
We’re joined by the entire Pylon Reenactment Society for a conversation about carrying forward the legacy of Pylon, one of the most incredible, influential, and downright singular bands to ever emerge from the legendary Athens, Georgia music scene.
We talk about what it means to honor that music while creating something that stands on its own, the formation and evolution of Pylon Reenactment Society, their extensive touring, the records they’ve released, and what it’s been like bringing these songs to audiences around the world.
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