Margaret's relatable expression of beleaguerement. Margaret B. - lyrics, vocals Robbie R. - lead guitar Kevin C. - rhythm guitar, bass, drums, recording, mixing

Another Sweepers original. Thanks, guys! Willis ??? - vocals, guitar Tommy U. - guitar Bob P. - bass Jonny P. - drums Kevin C. - recording, mixing

Last-minute addition, and fueled by the same impulse that led to the PSA working album title (Pretty and Sad, or Angry). We didn't have time to get the vocals right in the studio, so I just pulled my usual trick of making the computer say the…

Heh. :) The first two verses are about a local town (Decatur, AL) with notorious sewage/drainage and chemical problems. The third verse is about a literal poop train that stunk up north Birmingham and Parrish, AL for weeks at a time within…

Another Sweepers original. Thanks, guys! (Not sure where the occasional snare ring is coming from, but I didn't have time to track it down...) Willis ??? - vocals, guitar Tommy U. - guitar Bob P. - bass Jonny P. - drums Kevin C. - recording…

The original working title for this album was PSA, because Robbie and Margaret mentioned that all the songs they had in mind were pretty and sad, or angry. Robbie R. - lyrics, vocals, guitar Kevin C. - drums, bass, recording, mixing

The Sweepers joined us in the studio again to kindly bring some of their originals (and whiskey!) for the group RPM effort. Woohoo! Willis ??? - guitar Tommy U. - guitar Bob P. - bass Jonny P. - drums Kevin C. - recording and mixing

Chris E. has been a frequent voice of RPM Challenge encouragement for years, and began messing around with FL Studio (formerly FruityLoops) a while ago. He put together some sounds and sent them to me, then I added an 808 and some more sounds…

Eli and Jonny stepped out for a smoke break, so I ran over behind the drums, Tommy picked up a guitar, and we jammed for a minute. Jonny grabbed the mic when they came back in, and it turned into a Super Jam. :) Jamie B. - Guitar. Tommy U…

Me with my dad and my uncle Billy. The phrase "ugly-ass pine trees of home" had been stuck in my head for a few years, so I finally wrote a song around it. James C. - Vox. Billy C. - Dobro, bass. Kevin C. - Guitar, mandolin, lyrics, songwriting…