State Line Hymnal

Tracks

1. 1. Everybody Here Is From Somewhere ElseFour flights up in a city I can't pronounce, sleeping on a mattress on the floor. Everybody here is from somewhere else, and that's the point.hopeful anthem, gang vocals3:33
2. 2. Blackout Singalong on the Porch StepsThe whole street went dark and we sang on the porch steps for the neighbors. It's the most 'us' we've ever sounded.porch singalong, warm folk rock3:45
3. 3. Half an Umbrella, Half a ChanceCaught in the rain outside a laundromat with a broken umbrella. We met somebody who made us write a love song.romantic jangle, bright folk rock4:13
4. 4. Can't Sit Still on a SundayChurch bells ringing and I can't stop tapping the windowsill. It's our Sunday-morning stomp.stomping folk rock, gospel-tinged4:02
5. 5. Tassels in the Rain Out Back of the GymGraduation got rained out and moved to the gym, and the thunder won. We just wanted to put that chaos on tape.playful rock, bright jangle4:05
6. 6. Cannonball in the Motel Pool, No Water RequiredAn empty motel pool, a tumbleweed, and the bass man with a slide. We have never had so much fun doing nothing.groovy folk rock, slide guitar3:12
7. 7. Homesick Is a PassengerHomesick rides in the back with a coffee in his hand, between the amps and the sleeping bags. He's the fifth member of the band.road anthem, heartland rock4:37
8. 8. Laundromat Lights, Open All NightMidnight at a laundromat with a van full of stink and four sweaty boys. Clean socks are a kind of grace.warm bar-band rock, singalong3:35
9. 9. Nobody Told the Maple TreeWe carved our names in the maple when we were nine and ten, and nobody told the tree to stop growing. I get misty every night.nostalgic anthem, hymn-like folk3:17
10. 10. Rain on the Windshield Till MorningTwo hundred miles of wet black road with a heater that hardly works. The hope in this one sneaks up on you.melancholy folk rock, driving jangle4:08
11. 11. New City, Old Guitar, Same Stupid GrinWe rolled in on a Tuesday with a map that got us wrong and a stupid grin. It's the closer because we always leave happy.playful jangle, romantic folk rock3:42