The Common Tales — Ep 8: Engines in the Dark

Episode 8 • September 08, 2026 • 00:24:06
The Common Tales — Ep 8: Engines in the Dark
The Common Tales
The Common Tales — Ep 8: Engines in the Dark

Sep 08 2026 | 00:24:06

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Show Notes

The first song Phil ever played here that came from home — a highway anthem about engines, performed for a room where nobody has ever seen a car. It went wrong the first time and then it went very, very right, and Phil still tells himself it was the mead. Featuring one song in two states: the broken take and the one that landed.

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