A short piece, written and recorded by a few of the string players a while ago. Instrumentation: Resonator Guitar Acoustic Guitar Banjo Bass Light Piano 2 Clarinets Drunken Crooning

From Alex B's Beat Tape Volume 1 www.alexbeats.com www.1320records.com www.myspace.com/pnuma

The *cough* future *cough* mayor of Chicago holding court with his corporate backers.

Opening track, sets the scene.

One of my favorite songs of all time and one of my favorite voices. Thanks M.T. My Skin Some days I’m fine Yeah some days I feel sublime All the time But then there’s days I wanna crawl out of my skin And leave it in A…

Well, song 10 finally. A bit on the heavy side, some odd FX, strange vox, an Ibanez, The ever present harmonica, and some help from Illegal Alien Autopsy. This was the first song I tracked for RPM. But, since my pen has run out of ink this month…

Homage, in various ways, to Bowie, Arcade Fire, Airborne Toxic Event. I wrote most of it while out running on dirt roads near the Cody landfill.

Title is a reference to a 2009 RPM album's title. It is a song about leaving Chicago.