We Haven't Just Been Told, We Have Been Loved

Last year, Half-Handed Cloud's "Learning About Your Scale" careened across the landscape of independent music like a midget car jammed with clowns. With 25 songs crammed into 27 minutes, "Scale" charmed and amazed reviewers and unaffiliated listeners alike with unexpected instrumentation (trombones, talking books, and an air conditioner) memorable melodies, and a dizzying funhouse vision of The Meaning of Life. Once again, Asthmatic Kitty and Sounds Familyre join together to present a new collection of sonic diamonds by John Ringhofer and friends. "We Haven't Just Been Told, We Have Been Loved," produced by John Ringhofer and Daniel Smith (The Danielson Famile), offers a new satchel of visionary vignettes, placing a delightful oddball narrative over a fractured soundscape. Listeners are guaranteed a great time, but behind the fast acceleration and sudden stops, and the beeps, honks ,and whirs, HHC's John Ringhofer casts a gentle glowing light on What Really Matters.