Low-frills bass and piano piece. Not my usual fare (whatever that is), but still fun to create.

At the 23rd hour we consider whether we've made the right decisions. Written and recorded less the 48 hours before the end of the RPM challenge deadline. I wonder why. Is this our 23rd hour Sixty minutes to go Are we counting the seconds…

A silly song questioning the value of using songs to get a message across. Just say 'sorry' - don't write me an opera about it. Incidentally the note choices in this song really did hurt me. New lies Written like you cared for me A…

Self-consciously pet-soundsy guitar solo, a teen angsty lyric and an cappella ending and. Who say's I listen to too much Beach-Boys? Why don't we walk away while we still have the chance Why do we dance with blood upon our hands Messy…

Standing, waiting, shivering, waiting, hoping, waiting, crying - all the while being cruelly mocked by the passage of time, and my analogue watch. It was not a very nice night. Peter Fedofsky plays the piano on this song. If you could…

A nasty little story wrapped in a very short country song. When I took your tiny hand it struck me cold And I though cool hands warm hands warm heart is what I've been But I know that wasn't When It came to one like you So I signed that…

Written for the "My First Sing-A-Long Dictionary" RPM 2010 project. See myfirstdictionary.blogspot.com/ Daddy's away Posted abroad Sending home pay All he can afford Mummy pretends But I notice that something has changed The letters…

Part 3 - Appeal and Backstory (reprise) Appeal. In which Johnny puts his side of the story. Backstory (reprise) In which Julia re-appears and more evidence is revealed. Yours is The body in the bath That keeps me overflowing…

Part 2 - Courtroom and Sentencing. Courtroom. In which Angela cross examines the accused and his accomplice. Sentencing. In which Judgement is passed. Call the first witness Make you take the stand Raise up your right hand…

Finally a good cut of this one. Named after Daniel Burnham of Chicago's Burnham Plan, this song is about the downfall of western capitalism. I'm completely unprepared for it myself -- I have no idea what I'll wear.

Opening track, sets the scene.

Inspired by the David Brooks book "Bobos in Paradise" and an article I read on the so-called "Prosperity Gospel", which is one of the weirder religious movements I've heard of.

This song is about George Washington, and how politicians in the *cough* future world this album inhabits *cough* could perhaps use a bit of his character.

Jess wrote the lyrics for this one, and unlike when I write lyrics, they speak for themselves.

Again, Jess' lyrics speak for themselves. Man, distorted guitar is tough to mix around.

This song is a meditation on the concept of freedom.

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

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

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.

Part 1 - Hotel & Backstory. Hotel. In which Johnny tries to betray Angela, whose suspicions are raised when Jenny calls. Backstory. In which we learn about Julia's involvement in the affair. Lyric - So Jennifer sits…