An acoustic number partially because I couldn't come up with an effective full-band arrangement. This song dates back to a phase where everything I was writing involved several long sections built around strange and elaborate chords progressions…

I think I wrote the music for this in, like, 2002. Then tweaked it bit by bit until I got around to finishing it in 2009 or so.

Molly is an actual person. But I've never met her and you've never heard of her. So rather than dwelling on that, let's just enjoy the pleasant folk pop ditty. Unusually, I wrote most of this melody before I picked up a guitar and found the…

I was consciously trying to do minimalist arrangements on this album. I suppose I must have felt that two guitars and a bass were necessary here. The backing vocals came out pretty good on this one. And there's some nifty bass on verse 2.

A little instrumental I've been working on for a while. I'm considering doing a version with lyrics and vocals.

OK, you caught me cheating again (see "Supervillain" description). The chord progression is original this time, but instead of a proper arrangement, it's an improvised guitar solo over a sort of trippy sound collage. It has its moments, but…

Pretty basic pop/rock tune. The lead guitar was a last-minute replacement for a vocal line.

Still not quite sure why I called it "Winston". But I did. I think I might put some vocals on the second part of this sometime when I'm not rushing to meet a deadline.

This was the first track I wrote for the album, the first I began recording for the album, and the first I finished mixing for the album. In retrospect, it probably would have been The Smart Choice for the album's opening track. Somewhere…

A nice cheery dirge for you all. Do not listen while operating heavy machinery.