Field recording of spontaneous celebration in the streets of Baltimore after Obama wins election. Nov. 5, between 12:30 - 1:30 AM.

It is what it is. It's throwaway but I'm relatively pleased. Was going for something slightly Kinksy/Nilssonesque - sort of Vauderville..

being the first in a series of collaborations between Diegesis Freak and Omshiva...

On this song I share the vocals with my two brothers, Mark (Aub) and Terry (Tex) Albrecht. The song is dedicated to our Dad, Kingsley Albrecht, as well as his 2/48th mates from World War 2.

The final part of the story - our protagonist has her at his side, burns the place to the ground - only now does he begin to contemplate that maybe this wasn't the best solution