Events in New York and Los AngelesLaunch event at The Oracle Club with The Natural Selection playingExcerpted in PlayboyInterviews with music magazines and online music outletsArticles by Julian placed in various outlets, discussing The Natural Selection and the book and how Julian's time in the band influenced the bookPublication of the
"Between the Records has the gritty realness of Meet Me in the Bathroom mixed with the literary family dynamics of The Corrections Brothers, fathers, and rock 'n' roll are at the heart of Between the Records, Julian Tepper's third novel, a moody and heady work of autofiction surrounding the relationship between Jules and Adam, two brothers who are also bandmates. Jules and Adam's quixotic yet fraught relationship has allowed them to make the art they love as they follow in their father's musician footsteps. Their band is signed to a label, they tour constantly, and their drummer, Abe is always late. As Jules navigates the period of time after their first album is released but before their second is made, the brothers begin to realize brotherhood and art are not enough. Jules, the younger, struggles to feel heard while Adam vies for the dominance he's accustomed to as the oldest brother. From the forest in Woodstock where they hole up trying to finish writing songs, to the tour van they're sick of, and finally to the streets of New York City where their final battle takes place, the brothers wrestle with their demons- musical and familial"--
"Julian Tepper has written an autobiographical slice of late 90s/early 00's rock n roll life reflecting a period both he and I lived thru (and, happily, survived) with such ease that I recognized this world immediately, intimately. Within chapters sequenced like the tracks on a vinyl LP two brothers work to get their band off the ground as well as trying to understand the fractured relationship with their shambling, estranged father. Kindred 'workers in song', as Leonard Cohen termed it, both father and sons are involved in the elusive game of chasing a hit record-or even a modicum of recognition-while also trying to see if there are any ties left holding them all together. This is a book about family, about rock n roll aspirations and about a few of the many avenues such lives might take."
-Lee Ranaldo, Sonic Youth
