This is an album about contentment. It's about coming to a point where you realize that not everything is under your control, and about realizing how insignificant our problems really are when you begin to observe them from new angles. Personally, for me after switching majors seven times in my first two years of college, only to wake up one day this year asking if i'm really satisfied with my settled major, and just worrying about my future in general, I've eventually realized that it's all part of a bigger plan. Tomorrow will take care of itself, today is only a gust of wind passing through. This album is an attempt at expressing my year so far by the use of music as an artful medium. It's late right now and this is starting to sound too much like some kind of pretentious artist statement so i'm going to cut it short here. I hope you enjoy the music!! :)

All songs written, and produced by Michael Trieb

Mixed, Engineered, and Produced by Michael Mercurio and Chase Weber
Additional Mixing and Engineering by Brian Caringer
Mastered by Keith Harris at Sweeris Studios

Artwork by Michael Trieb and Jeremy Ross
Photography by Ben Menghini

Michael Trieb played
Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Mandolin, Piano, Organ, Dulcimer, Accordion, Harmonica, Percussion

Additional Help:

Chase Weber played
Electric guitars, Acoustic guitar, Percussion, Banjo, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Programming

Michael Mercurio played
Electric Guitar, Piano, Organ

Shaina Williams sang on “Snow”

Special Thanks to the following for contributing their musical talent on this record:

Fire Like Rain
Bass Guitar - Ryan Haines
Sax - Quinn Johnston
Accordion, Upright Bass - Joel Beussink
Drums - Brian Caringer

Gypsy Wind
Electric Guitars, Mellotron, Drum loops- Keith Harris
Bass Guitar - Ryan Haines
Drums - Brian Caringer

Snow
Guest Vocals – Shaina Williams
Bass Guitar – Storm Sharrett
Group Vocals - Joel Beussink, Haley Durham, Alex Green, Sarah Schulz, Storm Sharrett, Zach Stanberry

Time To Kill
Violin – Bennett Wilson
Bass Guitar – Ben Sanborn
Stomps/Claps – Storm Sharrett

Smoke and Mirrors
Bass – Ryan Haines
Trumpet and Trombone – Stew Stephens

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