Sometimes, things just come together. All the steps- and missteps- that went into making this album happened at exactly the right time. And now, Independence Day, it's releasing.

It took a long time, and a lot of effort to pull everything together. Some of these songs have been in the works for the better part of a year, and others came together relatively quickly. I do like setting deadlines for myself, it's good practice at learning how to schedule work out- something I'm still improving on. At the very least, setting deadlines makes things happen.

When it comes to a collabs album, I had so much fun matching genres with all the talented artists I worked with. All the songs should be somewhere in the middle of our styles. All of the songs are ska, but they all lean in different directions. Track list and styles below; singles marked with a star (*).

1. Goodness Gracious ft. Flying Racoon Suit (pop jazz)
2. Fade Away ft. Common Sense Kid (dream pop / alt pop)*
3. Funny How It All Works Out ft. Hexadecibel (Flume-style reggae)
4. Live This Way ft. Lumpy (indie rock)*
5. Money ft. Mega Infinity (alt rock)
6. Sing Myself to Sleep ft. Foxing Day (DIY / bedroom rock)
7. Violins for Violence ft. Yours Sincerely (chiptune ska-punk)*

The experience of working with each of these musicians is one that I won't soon forget. Some contributed unique lyrics and melodies, some instrumental solos, and one collaboration even designed a custom synth sound for the track. Each left their own special mark on the tune, and none of these songs would be the same without them.

There is more to come this year- no more collabs, but it's just a matter of time until we try for round two. I still have a couple extra songs kicking around with specific bands in mind, and I have a couple more ideas for new collabs. One band couldn't fit it into their schedule. Hey, that's already a whole EP right there!!

We had a lot of fun putting it together, I hope you have fun listening.

07 Violins For Violence

06 Sing Myself To Sleep

05 Money

04 Live This Way

03 Funny How It All Works Out

02 Fade Away

01 Goodness Gracious

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