Lead Us Not Boudreau I’ve stood with giants I’ve slept with thieves Fled with migrants Under your regime I’ve sung with angels Just a little off-key Held the hand of the devil She made a deal with me She said Give us this day…

This one has quite a convoluted path, too! The origin was toward the end of the first RPM recording session on Saturday, 2/4, when Matt said, "Hey, can we jam on G – D – Em – C and see what happens?" We arrayed ourselves around the studio…

The most experimental of the pieces in the album. Shawn Klein, a long-time internet friend, shares my interest in sound. He is a radio host and has various radio programs on the Global Voice internet radio, including one where he explores many…

Love can be complicated in this mixed-up world. Production notes: We recorded Leum’s first couple of passes at the vocals and guitar on 2/4. After listening back, he said he wanted someone else to re-record the guitar parts (Robbie, Matt, Nick…

Robbie’s lament for the Earth and the state we’re likely to leave it in. (This one’s vibe reminded me of Lady in Black by Uriah Heep, which our band covered several years ago, so I tried to add drums and bass to maintain that vibe…) Robbie…

For this one I experimented with different instruments and 2 layers to create a bass sound that resembled an acoustic double bass. That inspired me to create a Jazz piece. The drums are loops from LoopMasters. The piece develops with a simple…

After a bit of encouragement from myself, our Nadaband bandmate, and probably a few others, the Halls of Justice broke down and got a Zoom R16 recording device last year and have started dipping their drumsticks into the wild, woolly world of…

Maggie’s beautiful, heartbreaking hymn to loved ones lost too soon. The intense, somber feeling of loss, both individual and communal, and support in the room as the other 6 or 7 of us listened to Maggie and Sara Beth perform the first take…

Nick wrote this one in remembrance of a beloved pet, but we all have friends and loved ones we miss. So glad to have been able to get Nick and Matt in the studio at the same time to capture this performance! Nick Peshman - Songwriting, acoustic…

Glad Dan could join us this year! I’ve missed hearing him do what he does. 😊 Dan Hollands - Guitar Kevin Craig - Recording, mixing

Life isn't fair. Why me? Why him? Why anything.

A lovely, sweet sentiment that, to my ear, could be a love note from one hopeful individual to another, or could read as a celebration of this everchanging group that assembles to entertain and support one other each February. Like I told Leum…

A true story. Predictably, the photo forms the album art for this record. I've never felt incredibly close to my Dad, but it's not like he didn't try.

Dan was (*ahem*) instrumental in very first Spice Rack Collective album way back in 2010, and we’ve gotten together a few times since then for various jam/recording sessions, including RPM albums in 2015, 2018, and 2019. Robbie and I have been…

I thought I might write more about my mother as part of this album. I would like to write about her more. This one is about her relationship with my Dad as his illness progressed.

For a few reasons, I don't want to have kids...

Early on, after we recorded the first couple of takes of Leum’s song, Silence is Sound, Nick and I chatted about Leum’s request for somebody to replace the guitar part on the song. I thought about maybe using my baritone and/or 12-string hollowbody…

My life is so different to my Dad's. It must be so frustrating to be so trapped.

This time an experimental journey into soft glitch and noise inspired music. I was inspired to create a glitch/noise music piece by the sounds in this Freesound pack: https://freesound.org/people/Hewn.Marrow/packs/34116/ created by Hewn.Marrow…

When I start thinking a little slow, or if I lose my balance, or if I just feel a bit tired in the afternoon, I get terrified that I have inherited Multiple Sclerosis from my Dad. The horrible thing is - these early symptoms are just completely…