Does It Make a Sound?

Does It Make a Sound?

Presented by Fall Down Trees and Guttersville Records, Does It Make a Sound? features deep dives into the creations, thoughts, opinions, struggles, and successes of independent musicians trying to make themselves heard in a noisy digital world.

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July 21, 2025 163 mins

For Season 1 of Does It Make a Sound we deep dive the Fall Down Trees album Night Terrors, and in Episode 10 our host and singer, songwriter, and guitarist for Fall Down Trees - Dustin Owens - is joined by his bandmates Porkchop Branch and Nolin McAlister as well as FDT backing singers The Sprouts to discuss the creation of the tenth track, Pigasus. In the final episode of the season we discuss imposter syndrome, working as a low l...

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For Season 1 of Does It Make a Sound we deep dive the Fall Down Trees album Night Terrors, and in Episode 9 our host and singer, songwriter, and guitarist for Fall Down Trees - Dustin Owens - is joined by his bandmates Porkchop Branch and Nolin McAlister to discuss the creation of the ninth track, A Work Grotesque. We discuss the history of the Dustin/Nolin/Porkchop era of music, break down the lyrics of the song and how they relat...

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June 12, 2025 121 mins

For Season 1 of Does It Make a Sound we deep dive the Fall Down Trees album Night Terrors, and in Episode 8 our host and singer, songwriter, and guitarist for Fall Down Trees - Dustin Owens - is joined by his bandmates Porkchop Branch and Nolin McAlister to discuss the creation of the eighth track, The Setting Sun. We wander through the different eras of Dustin's music and how his songwriting changed over time, aging and the import...

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June 5, 2025 111 mins

For Season 1 of Does It Make a Sound we deep dive the Fall Down Trees album Night Terrors, and in Episode 7 our host and singer, songwriter, and guitarist for Fall Down Trees - Dustin Owens - is joined by his bandmates Porkchop Branch and Nolin McAlister to discuss the creation of the seventh track, Deadbeat Dads. This is a heavy one as we unpack the greatest terror on the record, discuss difficulties good men face in society, comp...

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May 22, 2025 115 mins

For Season 1 of Does It Make a Sound we deep dive the Fall Down Trees album Night Terrors, and in Episode 6 our host and singer, songwriter, and guitarist for Fall Down Trees - Dustin Owens - is joined by his bandmates Porkchop Branch and Nolin McAlister to discuss the creation of the sixth track, Shoot the Messenger. We dig deep into the religious overtones of the tune, then discuss the suspended chord in blues and our collaborati...

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May 8, 2025 103 mins

For Season 1 of Does It Make a Sound we deep dive the Fall Down Trees album Night Terrors, and in Episode 5 our host and singer, songwriter, and guitarist for Fall Down Trees - Dustin Owens - is joined by his bandmates Porkchop Branch and Nolin McAlister to discuss the creation of the fifth track, Water Finds Its Way. Enjoy the soothing sounds of rainfall on a tin roof as we discuss the writing and recording of one of our most sent...

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April 24, 2025 144 mins

For Season 1 of Does It Make a Sound we deep dive the Fall Down Trees album Night Terrors, and in Episode 4 our host and singer, songwriter, and guitarist for Fall Down Trees - Dustin Owens - is joined by his bandmates Porkchop Branch and Nolin McAlister along with special guests Emmylou Reed and Townes McCoy to discuss the creation of the fourth track, The Modern Prometheus. Witness how the song evolved from a previous song, with ...

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April 10, 2025 94 mins

For Season 1 of Does It Make a Sound we deep dive the Fall Down Trees album Night Terrors, and in Episode 3 our host and singer, songwriter, and guitarist for Fall Down Trees - Dustin Owens - is joined by his bandmates Porkchop Branch and Nolin McAlister to discuss the creation of the third track, Shadow. This is one of the most spare songs on the record, and was seldom played live with the band before recording. But, it's also...

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March 27, 2025 110 mins

For Season 1 of Does It Make a Sound we deep dive the Fall Down Trees album Night Terrors, and in Episode 2 our host and singer, songwriter, and guitarist for Fall Down Trees - Dustin Owens - is joined by his bandmates Porkchop Branch and Nolin McAlister to discuss the creation of the title track, Night Terrors. You will hear how the song evolved through different generations of bands with some unearthed live recordings, then the e...

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March 13, 2025 80 mins

For Season 1 of Does It Make a Sound we deep dive the Fall Down Trees album Night Terrors, and in Episode 1 our host and singer, songwriter, and guitarist for Fall Down Trees - Dustin Owens - is joined by his bandmates Porkchop Branch and Nolin McAlister to discuss the creation of the opening track, Hand of God.

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March 2, 2025 1 min

Our host Dustin Owens introduces the Does it Make a Sound podcast, where we ask: "If an indie musicians pours their heart and soul into their work, but no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" Brought to you by Fall Down Trees and Guttersville Records.

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