When Kenny first sang this one over a Zoom call, I immediately thought of “Singapore” by Tom Waits, and said, “Hell yes!” 😊 I’m not sure I made the chaos part sufficiently chaotic, but it was a lot of fun to put together. Special thanks to Rebecca…

Leum’s concerns over cloning, set to a bluegrass beat. Leum Monroe – Songwriting, lyrics, vocals, guitar, banjo Margaret Bibb – Vocals Kenny Tannehill - Recording Kevin Craig – Upright bass, recording, mixing God’s Tools Well, I heard…

Robbie wrote this one to entertain his granddaughters while visiting them up in Boston. So cute! 😊 Robbie Robinson – Songwriting, lyrics, vocals, guitars Kenny Tannehill – Bass, recording Kevin Craig – Drums, recording, mixing Momma Want…

This one was the most collaborative effort this time around. Leum laid down the acoustic guitar and vocals in the studio on the afternoon of 2/12, then Margaret, Kenny, and I added drums, bass, organ, background vocals, and an unused djembe take…

After Robbie had played this one for us early on, and while we were waiting for everyone to assemble for a later Zoom call, Margaret bet me a drink that the perpetually optimistic Robbie had written this song unaware of the ambiguity of the main…

Another of Leum’s lovely minor key odes to what goes on in our heads and hearts to make us who we are. Leum Monroe – Songwriting, lyrics, vocals, acoustic guitar Kevin Craig – Recording, mixing When Do You Show It What you think and…

This one started as a busier version of Leum’s song When Do You Show It. I added drums and a bass part to his vocals and acoustic guitar, and Hayden later pitched in with a distorted guitar part. I sent Leum mixes of three different versions…

Take him on The scrabbling spree Words like grotto Ended month Ending nowhere Catch him up We found the key Last year’s motto Brazen son Ending nowhere Enter the scene You’re spoiling for a red nose battered One two three Say it…

Sean S got this going with some inspiration from LCD Soundsystem. Sean H rounded it out with guitar and bass.

What’ll it take the time? What’ll you gain to sell Life of the party Rolling the molly Drugs are the hobby Make you feel well What’ll it take the time? What’ll you gain to sell Making songs about drugs can make problems for you…

And I build a rainbow All our lights shimmering All the time we share is true All our hearts glimmering Beats reverberating sound Send a hope to the sky Feel it echo back to you Share a piece of your light And I build a rainbow We need…

Some will say it happens Screwing up can happen Naked bodies from the clouds Orphans asking why I remember thinking When I saw him peeking Photographing warzones could be misidentified It unpacked all their carry-ons And the craft…

Heard you spent a fortune making a Return on investment - selling a Book about a fortune making a Said it nice Heard about misfortune - frankly it Soaked all my absorption - laying there Furious misfortune - frankly it Said it twice…

Sky is black as pitch now Moon as blood is glowing In this blood-soaked hellscape As you might expect there is a presence Out of the grave Out of the night Out of your mind One’s a mass of maggots One’s underwear’s showing All of…

A buzz continues building One loss is someone’s winning So to a toy our thinking And we will revel in this round - woot woot (woot woot) For the moment sound woot woot (woot woot) This is the sound that our hearts make This is the sound…

Sean S got the vast majority of this done; Tom G contributed acoustic bass

in the name of all that is breakfast...

Instrumental track by Sean H

My first track as Black Bear Black Sheep and my entry for this year's RPM Challenge It's not perfect but there was a lot of love put into this track and I'm happy that I'll get to share that love

RPM 2022