2009, Asthmatic Kitty
Cut Me Down and Count My Rings is a collection of rarities, singles and B-sides by indefatigable DIY pop musician John Ringhofer, aka Half-handed Cloud. Until now, these songs were only available on vinyl, as a cassingle, with a zine, as a couple limited-edtion CDeps, or among the tracks of a few compilation albums. The themes are accordingly diverse: they include sheep, Psalms, werewolves, listmaking, bees, stories from scripture and Christmas. Some of the songs served as transitions between previous Half-Handed Cloud releases or built upon themes from the full-lengths. Lending a helping hand on assorted tracks are Brandon Buckner, from Ringhofer's former band Wookieback, Sufjan Stevens, Yoni from WHY? and Nedelle and Chris from Cryptacize.
Tracklisting
Disc 1
| 1 | You Call Yourself Our Shepherd |
| 2 | It's Better to Follow the Shepherd |
| 3 | Shepherd's Reach |
| 4 | Always Running Away |
| 5 | All We Like Sheep Have Gone Astray |
| 6 | Good-Good Path |
| 7 | What Great Things...! |
| 8 | Leaving' the Ninety-Nine |
| 9 | Clothe Yourself Within Us |
| 10 | You Call Yourself Our Shepherd (Reprise) |
| 11 | Cot-Roof |
| 12 | He's Not the Swindler We Are |
| 13 | Dear John [Original Version][Version] |
| 14 | Was He Really Doubting? |
| 15 | Couple Kings Close the Road on a Giant, Pts. 2-4 |
| 16 | Once, Twice, Seven Times a Werewolf |
| 17 | Bees Are Trying to Build Their Nest in You |
| 18 | Bees Baked a Loaf for Me (Or Flour from Flowers?) |
| 19 | Who Brought These Up? |
| 20 | Isaiah 49 |
| 21 | Never in Labor! |
| 22 | We're Not Getting Well |
| 23 | Took Your Tablets |
| 24 | I Got a Letter |
| 25 | Ten Commandment Tombstone |
| 26 | Here's a List |
| 27 | Sewing Wind to Fabric |
| 28 | Chins |
| 29 | Finding |
| 30 | Oily |
| 31 | Ploughmen |
| 32 | Buffet |
| 33 | Pause |
| 34 | When Overwhelmed with Dread |
| 35 | Missing |
| 36 | Winding |
| 37 | Cut-Down |
| 38 | Got-It |
| 39 | To Fill |
| 40 | Loathed |
| 41 | Couple Kings Close the Road on a Giant, Pt. 1 |
| 42 | Pre-Teen Apocalyptic Film Acting (Why? Medley) |
| 43 | Ode to Team Pinecone |
| 44 | * That Moved-Around the Night |
| 45 | Plant a Little Fir Tree |
| 46 | Home for Christmas |
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