Soaring vocals, branding melodies, swirling guitars, air-guitar-worthy solos, pop song constructions with surprises, a 12-minute narcotic instrumental -- something for everyone.

16 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Emo, POP: Power Pop



Details:
"This band knows how to put a song together and the talent in the group shines out and drives it. The singer has versatility, knows his range and works it all exceptionally. He delivers a powerful and emotional performance and that, honestly, is refreshing to hear." - Fran in Tempe, AZ.

Song-by-song:

âCometâ (5:05) â It's a little odd to open an album with a long, depressing acoustic guitar break-up song, but here it is. The hero recognizes that the relationship must end and hopes to someday run into each other again. For the cosmologically-challenged, a comet passes by the sun anywhere from tens of years to thousands of years. Get it??

âKing of No Oneâ (4:10) â Another fun, happy, uplifting song, NOT. Regardless of the theme, the performance and the songwriting are excellent. This song is immensely popular among the fan faithful.

âFearâ (5:35) â Another fan favorite, this song is a tad more positive than the first two tracks if you ignore the title. Basically, itâs about fear of the unknown and overcoming it. A very uplifting concept, really.

âHumanâ (5:13) â How come when people are victimized, or otherwise somehow fail at something, theyâre only human? When someone breaks a record for some physical feat of strength are they not also human? Why are they called superhuman? Anyway, these questions have little to do with this song, except for maybe the first one.

âKnow Youâ (4:38) â Attractive woman, nervous man. This poor guyâs brain just shuts off whenever he talks to this woman. Oh, did we mention the guy is married? And not to this woman? Hmmm â¦

âPaulâ (4:41) â Guess who this song is about? If you answered âsome guy named Paul,â then you are correct. This character just doesnât seem to be content with his station in life as he approaches age 30 and takes it out on everyone else, but really is taking it out on himself.

âBlack Dayâ (4:05) â Slightly funky, grungy social commentary about those less fortunate; the humans, if you will.

âEasy to Knowâ (4:54) â This oneâs a foot-tapper for all those who like to tap their foot to music where half the band is playing in a different time signature. Oh, how pretentious are we! Actually, weâve yet to figure out exactly whoâs playing what in what time signature, and, frankly, weâre just happy it didnât end in a train wreck.

âIn Terminalâ (3:57) â Letâs dance! Churn and grind to this, you hippies! Enjoy the maniacal double-piano duet in the middle. All kidding aside, I dare you to keep still during this song.

âBlood and Sandâ (3:38) â The band demanded that the lead singer reveal what this song is about, but it was futile. Upon careful listening, however, it could be an anti- Gulf war song. Upon casual listening, however, it could be a song about a night of rough sex. Some of us think itâs both. In any case, the song has a driving, high-energy pulse. A great rock song all around.

âLet Go Louiseâ (4:04) â A very fast modern punk song with some grandmotherâs name in the title. Are there any Louises under the age of 50 out there? Regardless of the questionable name, it certainly works in this song for alliteration purposes. Try not to sing along with the âla-laâ chorus, and then tell us Louise doesnât work. Someday, weâre writing a song about Eleanor and Betsy, too.

âI Over You (single version)â (3:44)
"As Long As I'm With You (single version) (2:38)
âDry (single version)â (3:17) â The full-length versions of these are on the 30,000 Little Adventures album. Perfect for a high-quality seven-inch vinyl single spinning at 45 revolutions per minute, or for radio programmers wanting to squeeze as much music as possible in a day.

âBHT (Making More Room In Our Hearts)â (11:50) â A fully-improvised instrumental featuring an anchoring bass line over which guitars soar, drums cascade, and synthesizers fly low to create a psychedelic experience where mind-altering substances are not required (but also not discouraged, either).

Personnel:
Nathan: lead guitar, harmony vocals, mountain dulcimer ("I Over You").
Brian: Ken Smith fretless bass ("Dry," "I Over You").
Monica: bass guitar, harmony vocals.
Romeo: lead vocals, guitars.
Jay: drums, percussion, lead and harmony vocals ("Comet"), acoustic guitar ("Comet"), synthesizers ("BHT"), sampler ("Comet").

Track 1:
Recorded, mixed and produced by Jay.
Tracks 2-11:
Recorded by Jay with Wes.
2-8 Mixed and mastered by Lance.
9-11 Mixed and mastered by Jay.
Tracks 12-16:
Recorded, mixed and produced by Jay.
Mastered by David.

Disc length: 72 minutes, 11 seconds.