Recorded at Villa Le Guadalupe in Volterra. Special thanks to Wolfgang Storch and Klaudia Ruschkowski

The Tuscany Tapes

Hush

Tuscany

The Sailor

A bittersweet memory of New York, written 4,152.47 miles away.

Recorded at Villa Le Guadalupe in Volterra. Special thanks to Wolfgang Storch and Klaudia Ruschkowski.

Eating Crow (Life in the City)

A journey from one valley to another.

Recorded at Villa Le Guadalupe in Volterra. Special thanks to Wolfgang Storch and Klaudia Ruschkowski.

Mountains of the Unavoidable Sleep

Recorded at Villa Le Guadalupe in Volterra. Special thanks to Wolfgang Storch and Klaudia Ruschkowski.

(Untitled)

Name in description of Melville's infamous white whale, Alabaster is about the struggle to transcend.

Recorded at Villa Le Guadalupe in Volterra. Special thanks to Wolfgang Storch and Klaudia Ruschkowski

Alabaster

“Adalai” is an exploration into discomfort in the modern era. The first half, consisting of acoustic guitar, electric bass, and vocals, is a protest addressed to Adalai--a fictional, antagonistic, and confounding politician. Synthesizers and computer-generated drums overtake and dominate the protest song as the present devolves into an unpredictable future under Adalai’s regime. I played each part individually, with the synthesizer section featuring improvisations overdubbed onto a previous take. “Adalai” ends with a discordant, unnatural cacophony, to emphasize the lack of resolution in ongoing frustration.

Adalai

Bread/Lady by Ladybread. An expression of Ugh

Bread/Lady

Hush by Ladybread. A singer-songwriter vibe with a funky backbeat and a little organ improv.

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There Goes God

Under the Bridge: a Red Hot Chili Peppers Cover by Ladybread

Under the Bridge

The Book of Love (Magnetic Fields Cover)

Ladybread is an indie rock quintet from New York City. A spirited lovechild of Ben Feldman (Bass), Mike LoCicero (Guitar/Vox), Ricardo Philippe (Keys), Matt Rueger (Drums), and Ted Stephan (Guitar).

Ladybread

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