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We Are Who We've Always Been

September 20, 2017

I’m excited to announce We Are Who We’ve Always Been, a stripped-down photo negative re-imagining of Instigator, coming October 20th on Procrastinate Music Traitors and Triple Crown Records.

Part according to plan & part in reaction to circumstances beyond our control blowing that plan up, I ended up doing nearly as much touring solo as we did full-band on Instigator, which, in its original presentation, was mostly a pretty full-on fuzzy power-pop record. It’s fun & challenging figuring out how to present the songs in each format so they feel equally compelling; with Instigator, I found the songs really felt like they made sense both ways, and ended up demanding an alternate presentation to highlight different strengths. It was, as always, a treat tackling that alongside Chris Bracco, my longest-standing creative collaborator, responsible here for production, mixing, and art design.

For the three songs that were already acoustic in presentation, we decided to build around piano/synth/other voices, and bring in three excellent friends way more qualified than I am to do that credibly. Will Schalda, who performs as SWIVS and plays with Charles Bradley & Budos Band, handled “Freddie Gray Blues;” Laura Burhenn, who plays as The Mynabirds and has toured as a member of Bright Eyes & The Postal Service, transformed “No One Says You Have To;” and Nandi Rose Plunkett, who plays as Half Waif & is a member of Pinegrove, opened up “I Was Alive Back Then.” They all absolutely and uniquely killed it.

I think the record stands as its own document, has its own voice, and completes the full story of these songs. I hope you feel the same.

Thank you,
Kevin

  1. No Why 
  2. Instigator
  3. Magic Magnet
  4. Freddie Gray Blues (Ft. Swivs)
  5. No History
  6. Daydrunk
  7. Both Ways
  8. No One Says You Have To (Ft. The Mynabirds)
  9. Guard Your Gates
  10. Before You’re Here
  11. I Was Alive Back Then (Ft. Half Waif)
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