Aileen, Won't You? (demo version)

Naked (demo version)

Founding member of the group, James Rascoe penned the lyrics to this one. He and Jack sing and play guitars. Jack plays keys, Josh added bass two years later. This one was a staple back when we lived on the Pacific coast and were known as Klickitat County.

SunDrop

Jack wrote this one to feature in a student film of a friend in Virginia. Still one of our favorite recordings, we have never performed it live. Josh plays bass and the record button. Jack played everything else.

Wake

This song has been a staple in the repertoire since Jack and James invited Josh to practice with them. This version was recorded in the famed Wall-to-Wall Studio in downtown Chicago. Jack sings, plays piano and guitar. Josh plays double bass and sings harmonies. Julius Otto plays mandolin. Russell Ford plays drums and congas.

Westbound

Wow! This is the very first incarnation of this song, which we have been playing for over five years now. Jack Brett, people: one microphone, one take. This remains one of Josh's favorite renditions of this tune.

Never Crossed My Mind (solo acoustic)

Okay. So Josh wrote a poem, that managed to win him a prize in an Old Dominion University/Academy of American Poets contest. Jack wrote a stirring piano melody that would sound absolutely appropriate in a smoky, late-night lounge, and he used Josh's poem as the basis for his lyrics. We recorded a demo of it in the summer of 2008, with Jack singing and playing the ivories and Josh playing the double bass. Here it is!

As 40 Sleeps