While writing and recording this LP, I had the following phrase taped to the wall above my desk. It's taken from a poem I was writing at the time:

"Articulating, in a single breath,
The hopelessness of our predicament
And the certainty of our escape."

The general idea was to start bleak and move towards something more hopeful. In the end, this odd little collection of songs is intended as a positive, redemptive gesture in trying times. I hope it can be of some use to you.

"In the dark times, will there also be singing?
Yes, there will be singing.
About the dark times"
—Bertolt Brecht

released March 20, 2020

All songs written and performed by Rory Lavelle.

Rory Lavelle - vocals, piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, organ, synthesizer, electric piano, percussion, drum programming
Omri Gondor - drums (tracks 4 and 8)

Principle recording by Gill Abramov and Mathew Johnson at Funkhaus Studios, Berlin.
Additional recording by Rory Lavelle and Jaike Stambach.
"Home" recorded by Warren Hutton at Rose Room Studios, Toronto.
Harmonium on track 6 recorded by Jaike Stambach at Skallywag Gallery, Berlin.
Mixed by Mathew Johnson at Funkhaus Studios, Berlin.