Love made me do it...and I'm glad.

Short(?) intro to the album; counterpoint to the extended outro "Mantra 2"

The Creation meets The Three O' Clock meets (unwittingly) Oasis. I plunder shamelessly in a pair of striped trousers and mod 'target' t-shirt.

My opus. By far the longest song I've ever recorded. I tried to make it shorter, but it just didn't work. Sorry. :) "The Water-Carver" uses a sample from Stereolab's "Changer." (Gane/Sadier)

Sentiments I think most of us feel at one time or another.

I'm really not this bleak... I was just looking for an excuse to use that VU/JAMC/The National drumbeat!

Many of the most harmful things seem small and/or innocuous.

I have a love for solid, well-crafted love songs. Unfortunately, that's not what you're going to get here!

Lorelei reaches her breaking point after years of abuse — via a failed attempt at an homage to Ennio Morricone (had he been Mexican).

Daft Punk and Wire hire Le Tigre for an homage to Bert Convy. And the password IS 'raincoat.'