Almanac (MMX) Year of Beasts

Almanac (MMX) Year of Beasts is a collection of 12 singles released over the course of 2010, monthly, by Through the Sparks. The "almanac" is arranged chronologically, sequenced from January through December, as the songs were released. Could've probably put the rockers up front. Could've put in some post-production segue tracks to give it some recurring themes. Couldv'e re-sequenced it so that all the songs that are in 6/8 time don't all go together. But that's making an album. That has restrictions. The songs try on different suits. Yeah, there is a country ballad about a hobo hangout that hosts a Moog noise-scape. There is feigned Crowleanism tucked into a bossa nova about lawn care. There is a metaphorical contemplation on love, that runs from Cairo to a Goofy Golf Course in Panama City. Shaven primates. Fallopian tubes. Although each month may have seemed a "beast," this collection is a keyhole into the process of a band enduring. And the resulting songs are a testament as to why they continue to do so.