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the gravity at or near its surface

anbody somebody everybody

in the battle of sun vs. curtains, sun loses and we sleep until noon

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A Given EP
Released September 2006
Track 01 recorded 23 September 2006 at 827.
Track 02 lyrics co-written with jane vain
Track 03 originally written by Big Star



01. "...a given"
02. our love is as tall as the calgary tower
03. thirteen


Sketchbook EP
Released November 2005
by the Alison Yip School For Girls Recording Concern
Artwork: Mark Clintberg



01. chorus of wolves
02. the alison yip school for girls
03. ms. stacey watson, stepney green
04. a sad country ballad for a tired superhero
05. clearing the decks
06. a hymn for 2 walks in different cities
07. feedbags
08. symphonium [hidden track]


Songbook LP
Coming Spring 2006
Produced by Arran Fisher
Artwork: Alison Yip



01. home as a romanticized concept where everyone loves you always and forever
02. a sad country ballad for a tired superhero
03. ms. stacey watson, stepney green
04. take the hint kid
05. chorus of wolves
06. a hymn for 2 walks in different cities
07. the alison yip school for girls
08. if only i were a painter i'd paint for you the moon
09. jonathan ashworth rollercoaster
10. feedbags
11. clearing the decks
12. songbook
13. a slight return home
14. that was good but you can do better
15. death by ninja (songbook version) [hidden track]


Snowshovel EP
Released January 2006
by the Alison Yip School For Girls Recording Concern
Artwork: Ching Li



01. the gravity at or near its surface (instrumental)
02. anybody somebody everybody
03. i want to go everywhere with you [royal city] (live on cjsw)
04. sleeping with the windows open (home demo)
05. the elegy of mr. dakota stumps (home demo)
06. that was good but you can do better (live on cjsw)
07. empty hands (hymn remix by lady miss k)

special thanks to royal city and threegut records. original version of 'i want to go everywhere with you' available on royal city's 'at rush hour the cars' released by threegut records.


Pigeonbooth EP
Split EP with Aaron Booth
Released December 2005
by Ruby Tuesday
Artwork: Jillian Tamaki



01. epic home movies and flying machines, oh my! (an ode to remote kid)
02. closer to the vine (the raccoons want them but i love them more)
03. the elegy of mr. dakota stumps
04. sleep in cinescope

tracks 1 & 3 written by mark andrew of the hamiltons
tracks 2 & 4 written by sir aaron booth
produced by sir aaron booth at ruby tuesday, toronto


Death by Ninja (A Love Song) 7"
Split 45 with Remote Kid
Coming Spring 2006
Artwork: Jillian Tamaki



A. death by ninja (a love song) - woodpigeon
B. kill me with a single blow - remote kid


Redbeard EP
Coming Spring 2006
from the Alison Yip School For Girls Recording Concern
Artwork: Mark Hamilton



the tale of REDBEARD (in 5 parts)

01. "redbeard" (part the first), in which our hero first meets the titular pirate during a routine pillage stop on a remote coastal village. a long swim follows. revenge thwarted by love - a love that lasts until the pirate's beard has long turned grey.
02. "anna, girl in the clocktower" (part the seconde), in which a young maiden keeps close watch on the seaport from her high perch atop the town clocktower, each heartbeat echoed by the booming gears of the clock upon which she sits and waits, and waits, and waits...
03. "come sin with me" (part the third), in which a handsome merman attempts to woo our hero away from the absent pirate.
04. "by lamplight" (part the fourth), in which redbeard wins back the love of our hero with a sojourn to paris.
05. "pianette" (part the last), in which redbeard's boat sails past the clocktower, the girl's love finally returned. a call and response from ship to shore.
THE END