Mailbox

This album was for the RPM Challenge (rpmchallenge.com) which encourages artists to write and record an entire album within a month. So, this was all done in February 2012 leading up to my 40th birthday.  Read more

This is my mid-thirties. I'm too old to be fresh and too young to be a classic. Irrelevant. I couldn't be happier.  Read more

With Get Lost, I wanted to focus on piano-based songwriting and a more live band sound. This is what Mailbox was at the time and, even though some of these songs are several years old, I find them all very exciting. Read more

This is the first Mailbox album featuring the 2001-2005 Vermont band. It's a much better album for having all those extra hands in the pot. Jeff, Chris and Jay all helped in the arrangement and development of these tunes. Read more

Big orchestrated arrangements, shifting styles from moment to moment, longer tracks. I was swinging for the fences which scored a mix of home runs and strike outs. I recorded a ton of material in 1999 & 2000 and some of it I'm actually pleased with. For this release of "What's In The Box?" I picked the best of them to form a single solid album. Dig in. Read more

Many people who have heard my older music have suggested I make a kids album. Sigh. I have never had any interest in this but I understand where these people are coming from. Elephino is my response. I want to talk about our dangerous views of gods and women, of our need to define things that don't wish to be defined, of letting love or friendship slip away out of fear. Read more

This was the first "real" Mailbox album. Originally recorded in 1995, it was time to revisit and painstakingly remix the debut album. The result doesn't just sound a lot better but it has more energy and life and I was able to present an additional albums-worth of bonus material. Read more