Confusing Times by Tyler Shipley

These songs were written between 2019-2021, during what were obviously very confusing times. It's 2024 now, I guess I really was confused. Some of the songs are obviously influenced by the early months of the pandemic and others reflect all the extra time I had to sit around and think about old stories and dreams. (Literal dreams, in at least two or three of these songs.) Sometimes these streams of consciousness are spoken, sometimes they are sung, sometimes a bit of both. It's a confusing album, but I'm glad to finally get it out there after sitting with these tracks for way too long. Special shout out to my friend Tanner Mirrlees who co-wrote and recorded the song "2021." Check out his own projects: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?app=desktop&list=PLBoUNFOgvES9WMAIoBAAE0s3myxQbBHki

Tracklist

1.	Confusing Times	4:36

2.	The Goose	4:36

3.	Cherry and Cinnamon	5:19

4.	2021	8:42

5.	Shatterstar	9:23

6.	Defiance	6:49

7.	Sways With the Wind	6:17

8.	Take Good Care of the Idiot in That Chair	17:44

9.	Nada Surf at the Albert	8:01

10.	Le Carré Soviet Hospital	5:02

11.	The Goblin	8:12

12.	The Star We Orbit	4:59

Credits

released February 3, 2024

Songs by Tyler Shipley except "2021" by Tyler Shipley and Tanner Mirrlees.
Mastered by Jamie Sitar.
Cover art is Viktor Bulla, Pioneers of Leningrad in a defense drill, 1937. (Public domain.)

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