Pawn ~ Glimmer of Sunlight

When Tone Sketch was released last October, it bumped Glimmer of Sunlight straight to 2012.  This turns out to have been a smart decision, as the two releases might otherwise have competed against each other.  The earlier album was more vocal-centric; Glimmer of

The Boats ~ Ballads of the Research Department

In traditional terms, a ballad is a poem set to music.  In modern terms, a ballad is simply a slow song, a love song, or both.  Of the four lengthy tracks on Ballads of the Research Department, two contain vocals