This is the first of three special Switchboard Sessions focused on Chicago bands. 

Cooper recorded these songs in Chicago from his boss’s house on a Friday night in late autumn. The recording comes after some crazy weeks for Cooper, who wrestled with mid-terms and his demanding work schedule to find time to record.

“Bipolar" appears on Downtown Struts's 2014 EP titled HOPE YOU’RE DOPE. “Hard to Explain" is a Stroke cover; the song originally appeared on the 2001 album IS THIS IT.

Downtown Struts’s ‘Bipolar'

A collection of songs and conversations recorded over the phone.

Downtown Struts’s ‘Bipolar'

The Switchboard Sessions