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On Tim Walz, Gus Walz, and Neurodivergence
A takeaway from the DNC
Aug 23, 2024 • 
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On Tim Walz, Gus Walz, and Neurodivergence
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I had ChatGPT write a Decemberists song
And I recorded it. Here's "Sailor's Song."
Feb 11, 2023 • 
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I had ChatGPT write a Decemberists song
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Annotated Songs: The Crane Wife 1 & 2
The difficult birth of a bird
Jan 9 • 
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Annotated Songs: The Crane Wife 1 & 2
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Deep Dive: Joan in the Garden
Seven years in the making
Mar 27, 2024 • 
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Deep Dive: Joan in the Garden
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Other Peoples' Songs Request Line: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Safe travels, Mr. Lightfoot
May 9, 2023 • 
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Other Peoples' Songs Request Line: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
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Picaresque, My Picaresque
A few scattered thoughts on a record's milestone
Apr 30 • 
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Deep Dive: Burial Ground
How a song gets made
Feb 13, 2024 • 
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Studio Diary Part 3
And so we begin again
Aug 31, 2023 • 
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Demonstration Tapes: Acts of Men (aka A Beginning Song)
An early early draft
Dec 5, 2024 • 
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Deep Dive: All I Want is You
❤️❤️❤️
Apr 24, 2024 • 
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Demonstration Tapes: Hazards of Love 4 (The Drowned)
From a garret in Provence
Sep 17, 2024 • 
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Happy Autism Acceptance Month
I think we're all pretty aware by now
Apr 12, 2023 • 
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