Wednesday 1 January 2025

Discography

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Kind of Like Spitting (cassette) (Jealous Butcher)

Track Listing:
Side A
1. Water Works
2. Power Chords
3. Tape Deck
4. February 18th, 1996
5. Big Grey Parlor
6. Winter
7. Drop the Bomb
8. 4-Letter Words
9. No Free Refills

Side B
1. Liquid Boy
2. Outside
3. Answering Machine
4. Bookworm
5. Still Be Around
6. Better Anyway
7. You Poor Miserable Fool
8. Lazer Diagram

Pressings:
- Limited cassettes


Kind of Like Spitting EP (aka the 'Blue EP') (Hush Records)

Track Listing:
1. Shuffle, Kick, Hum a Tune
2. The Thing About Distance
3. March 25th, 1998
4. What a Wonderful Puddle (Braid cover)
5. Just Broken
6. Rowing a Dead Horse
7. Through the Sound of Crashing Pins
8. Mine

Pressings:
- Limited CDs with handmade covers


Nothing Makes Sense Without it (New American Dream, 1999)

Track Listing:
1. The Short Story Long
2. Blue Period
3. At Your Convenience
4. Birds Of A Feather
5. Robi Point, Stars Above
6. Out Of Harm's Way...Finally
7. 1330 Oak 1995
8. Dodge Dart
9. Haven't Been To The Ocean Sense
10. Shuffle, Kick, Hum A Tune
11. A Shaggy Dog Shames Its Owner
12. The Rest Is Up To You

Pressings:
- CD
- Black vinyl (Slowdance Records)


Old Moon in the Arms of the New (Hush Records, 2000)

Track Listing:
1. Old Moon Meet New
2. Boy Cries Wolf
3. Two Violins, Which Are Meant To Represent The Forest
4. Tyco Racing Set And A Christmas Story Fifteen Times
5. Dostoyevsky Gets Mugged Outside A Donut Shop In Jersey
6. On The Subject Of Her New Gold Star
7. Young Fiction Writer
8. I Know You Heard Me The First Time
9. 43C

Pressings:
- CD
- Yellow vinyl (Jealous Butcher) - 2001


$100 Room (Ohev / Ganaarecordings, 2000)

Track Listing:
1. Hook
2. One Bird, One Stone
3. Scene
4. Hoax
5. This Life, So Unlike the Last
6. 26 Is Too Soon
7. B-Side Poetry
8. Yes, You're Busted
9. Free Advice
10. Pick a Town, Find a Box, Live Alone
11. 11:11
12. Sex Ruins Everything
13. Cater
14. Little Time Bomb

Pressings:
- CD
- re-released by Hush Records (2006)


Kind of Like Spitting (Hush Records)

Track Listing:
1. Crossover Potential
2. Shuffle, Kick, Hum a Tune
3. The Thing About Distance
4. March 25th, 1998
5. What a Wonderful Puddle
6. Just Broken
7. Rowing a Dead Horse
8. Through the Sound of Crashing Pins
9. Mine
10. Canoe

Pressings:
- Limited CD - re-release of 'Blue EP'


Birds of a Feather (Grand Theft Autumn)

Track Listing:
1. Birds of a Feather
2. Afraid of Crushes
3. Rowing a Dead Horse

Pressings:
- 1000 on black 7 vinyl


Insound Tour Support #14 (Insound)

Track Listing:
1. Fuck Liz Where Are You?
2. Now I Can Smile
3. Bird on a Wire
4. Prairie Lullaby
5. Firework
6. The Last Time I Saw Richard
7. Continent
8. Instinctually Restricted the Animal Will Bolt

Pressings:
- One limited pressing in cardboard sleeve (1,000 CDs)


You Secretly Want Me Dead (Hush Records / Jealous Butcher, 2001)

Track Listing:
1. Who Cares How Much
2. Catch The Redeye Out Of Girlfriend Land
3. Your Favorite Actor
4. We Got As Far As Minnesota
5. Do You Need Him Here To Say (Elsa)
6. Happy?
7. Maybe We Should Get Married
8. A Thought From The Kitchen Floor
9. Motor Boat
10. Please Don't Sweat The Afterlife
11. Slow Me Down
12. Something In The Air
13. Please Don't Let It End Like This *
14. I've Realized That Things Aren't Really Good Or Bad, At Least It's Better To Avoid Looking At...
15. Staring At Your Toy Collection
16. Afraid Of Crushes **

Pressings:
Originally cassette & CDRs, re-released on CD.

First edition notes:
* titled 'A song by Eric Mast'
** A cover of Karate's 'New hang-out condition' in place of 'Afraid of Crushes'


Bridges Worth Burning (Barsuk, 2002)

Track Listing:
1. Passionate
2. We Are Both Writers
3. Born Beautiful
4. He Calls Me
5. Following Days
6. I Want Out
7. Canaries
8. Tyco Racing and a Christmas Story Fifteen Times
9. This Lemonade Is Terrible
10. Crossover Potential
11. Continent

Pressings
- CD
- Black vinyl

- Japanese Bonus track edition

13. We are both writers (demo)
14. Born beautiful (demo)
15. Following days (demo)
16. I want out (demo)
17. Finally (demo)


Live in Seattle - Recorded 30/04/05 (Ben birthday show) (Self Released via Hush Records)

Track Listing:
1. I don't love you anymore (Magnetic Fields cover)
2. Song for you (Leon Russell cover)
3. Town (later named 'Aubergine')
4. 26 is too soon
5. Canaries
6. Annie's Harmonica
7. Sheriff Ochs
8. Happy
9. Passionate

Pressings:
- 50 hand made CDRs


Learn: The songs of Phil Ochs (Hush Records, 2005)

Track Listing
1. I'm Tired
2. You Can't Get Stoned Enough
3. Draft Dodger Rag
4. That's What I Want to Hear
5. Outside of a Small Circle of Friends
6. Where Were You in Chicago
7. When I'm Gone
8. I Ain't Marching Anymore
9. Remember Me

Pressings:
- CD


In the Red (Hush Records, 2005)

Track Listing:
1. Aubergine
2. We Fell All Over You
3. Worker Bee #7348-F87904
4. Spin
5. In the Red
6. Sheriff Ochs
7. Bubble Congress
8. All Hail
9. Per Se Wha?!
10. Song for Annie's Harmonica
11. Grapes
12. Line and Sinker
13. Finishing
14. Passing Through

Pressings:
- CD
- 500 black vinyl (Art of the Underground, 24/05/06)


The Thrill of the Hunt (Redder Records, Feb 2006)

Track Listing:
1. Thrill of the Hunt
2. Middle
3. Hands
4. Share the Road
5. You (Bad Religion cover)
6. If the Shoe Fits, Cut the Foot Off
7. To the Wall (Intermission)
8. Holding Patterns
9. A Song For You (Leon Russell cover)
10. The Thing About Distance
11. Lay Some Happiness on Me
12. You Got Served
13. Thirteen (Big Star cover)

Pressings:
- CD
- 500 black vinyl (Art of the Underground, 24/05/06)


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Splits:

Kind of Like Spitting / Rose Of Sharon (Jealous Butcher)

Track Listing:
1. A Shaggy Dog Shames Its Owner

Pressings:
- Limited 7 - At least two different inserts (grey/brown), unsure whether there were multiple pressings made


Kind of Like Spitting / The City on Film / Sterling Silver - Tour CD (Jealous Butcher, 1998)

- Blue Period
- Out of harm's way finally...


Kind of Like Spitting / The City on Film (Sport Records, 1999)

Track Listing:
1. There It Goes, So It Goes
2. Free Advice

Pressings:
- Two (??) limited presses on black vinyl - later pressing w/ bold writing on sleeve


Kind of Like Spitting / Jeff London (Home Vol. 1) (Post-Parlo, 11/07/00)

Track Listing:
1. Beat Down the Kid
2. Grenada

Pressings:
- 1000 CDs


Des Ark / Kind of Like Spitting / David Rovics - Tour CD

Track Listing:
1. Des Ark - Unknown
2. Des Ark - Unknown
3. Des Ark - Unknown
4. Des Ark - Unknown
5. Des Ark - Unknown
6. Kind of Like Spitting - Share the Road
7. Kind of Like Spitting - Canaries
8. Kind of Like Spitting - That's What I Want to Hear (Phil Ochs)
9. Kind of Like Spitting - Passionate
10. Kind of Like Spitting - Little Time Bomb (Billy Bragg)
11. Kind of Like Spitting - Remember Me (Phil Ochs)
12. David Rovics - Operation Iraqi Liberation (O.I.L.)
13. David Rovics - Draft Dodger Rag (Phil Ochs)
14. David Rovics - Who Would Jesus Bomb?
15. David Rovics - Oppositional Defiance Disorder
16. David Rovics - Drink of the Death Squads
17. David Rovics - The Saint Patrick Battalion
18. David Rovics - Shut Them Down

Pressings:
- CD


Kind of Like Spitting / Lemuria - Your Livingroom's All Over Me (Art of the Underground, 24/05/06)

Track Listing:
B1. Shallow Doses
2. Team reasonable
3. You I seek
4. Why I Smoke Mad Weed
5. Afraid of Crushes

Pressings:
- CD
- Clear vinyl


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Compilations: [compilation title - track(s)]

Nailed to the stars - 'February 18th, 1997', 'Time, and how to waste it' (vinyl release only), Welcome to the working week (cassette release only)

Aircheck (cassette) - Valentine's day is over (Billy Bragg cover)

A Very Indie Christmas - Tyco racing set and a Christmas story fifteen times

Chico, CA - Your favourite actor, We got as far as Minnesota

Less - Opening theme, Kiddie chalk, When your heroes hate you, Elaine

Mass - Tyco Racing Set and A Christmas Story Fifteen Times

Flag - Portland nationals, Trials of the spiky belt collective

Insound Tour Support Vol.1 - Prairie Lullaby

Slightest Indication of Change - All else failed

'Find' Soundtrack - Just broken, Born beautiful

Metaphysics for beginners - You got served

Read: Interpreting Bjork - In the musicals

PDX Pop Now! - In the red

What are friends for? - Shake down in animal town (later named 'Share the Road')

Mile: A Hush compilation - Hips (Blanket Music cover), Opening theme, The thing about distance, Canoe, He calls me (acoustic version)

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Redder Records covers:

Drunk Sincerity (Bad Religion)
Land of Competition (Bad Religion)
St. Swithin's Day (Billy Bragg)
Title Track (Death Cab for Cutie)
Sin City (Gram Parsons)
Hewlitt's Daughter (Grandaddy)
In Love With A View (Mojave 3)
Inside of Love (Nada Surf)
Some Girls Like Cigarettes (The Karl Hendricks Trio)
Tom Courtenay (Yo La Tengo)

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Known bootlegs:

- venue (city, date) - other performers (known formats)

- Live at Stage 4 (Portland, 10-05-98) - w/ Braid & The Get-Up Kids (audio)

- No Love for Ned (WRSU, 03-10-00) (audio):

01. 26 is too soon
02. Robi point, stars above
03. Motor boat
04. This life, so unlike the last
05. Free advice
06. Now I can smile (The Minders cover)

- Live at Paradox (Seattle, 12-12-01)

- Live at the Fireside Bowl (Chicago, 17-08-02) (audio/video):

01. Untitled
02. In the Flesh (Pink Floyd cover)
03. Following Days
04. Birds of a Feather
05. Free Advice
06. Where were you in Chicago? (Phil Ochs cover)
07. That's what I wanna hear
08. Outside of a small circle of friends
09. How's Croatia
10. Dostoyevsky gets mugged outside a donut shop in Jersey
11. Yes, you're busted
12. We are both writers
13. March 25, 1998
14. Canaries
15. Passionate
16. St. Swithen's Day (Billy Bragg cover)
17. Boy cries wolf
18. Vent
19. Scene
20. I'm gonna say it now (Phil Ochs cover)

- Live at C-Pop Art Gallery (Detroit, 19-07-02) (audio):

01. Following days
02. Dostoyevsky gets mugged outside a donut shop in Jersey
03. Birds of a feather
04. Where were you in Chicago? (Phil Ochs cover)
05. Outside a small circle of friends (Phil Ochs cover)
06. That's what I wanna hear (Phil Ochs cover)
07. Free Advice
08. Yes, you're busted
09. We are both writers
10. Girl problem (Elevator to Hell cover)
11. St. Swithen's Day (Billy Bragg cover)
12. Blue period
13. How's Croatia?
14. Vent
15. Untitled
16. Canaries
17. Passionate
18. I'm gonna say it now (Phil Ochs cover)
19. Little time bomb (Billy Bragg cover)
20. Everybody loves you babe (Billy Bragg cover)
21. In the flesh (Pink Floyd cover)
22. A hit ((Smog) cover)
23. The thing about distance
24. Valentine's Day is over (Billy Bragg cover)

- Live at WVUM (Miami, 01-09-02)

- Live at The Palace (LA, 02-11-02)

- Live at the Roseland Ballroom (New York, 22-11-02)

- 'After show acoustic set' - Live at the Electric Factory (Philadelphia, 23-11-02) (audio/video):

01. Canaries (end of)
02. La familia (Mirah cover)
03. We are both writers
04. Life with Lions (Billy Bragg cover)
05. Bubble Congress
06. On the subject of her new gold star
07. *Unknown*
08. In the red
09. Dostoyevsky gets mugged outside a donut shop in Jersey
10. Happy?

- Live at Le Jive Music Cafe (Wyandotte, MI - 12-06-03) w/ Bob Nanna (audio):

Bob Nanna:
01. Introduction
02. It's been a blast
03. Boy destroyers
04. A dozen roses

Kind of Like Spitting:
01. Canaries
02. Sheriff Ochs
03. Dostoyevsky gets mugged outside a donut shop in Jersey
04. Untitled
05. An American tune (Paul Simon cover)
06. Passionate
07. Happy?
08. Common People (Pulp cover)
09. A future worth remembering
10. Birds of a feather
11. Dodge dart
12. Little time bomb (Billy Bragg cover)
13. Following days
14. On the subject of her new gold star
15. The last time I saw Richard (Joni Mitchell cover)

- Phil Ochs cover session - 2003 (audio):

01. When I'm gone
02. I'm tired
03. Instrumental
04. Where were you in Chicago?
05. Remember me
06. Draft dodger rag

- Unknown venue/date (video):

01. Crossover Potential
02. One bird, one stone
03. I'm only asking
04. I want out
05. Dodge dart
06. Bubble Congress
07. Passionate
08. I know you heard me the first time
09. Tyco racing set and a Christmas story 15 times
10. He calls me

- (New Haven, 18-12-04)

- Live on BSR 88.1FM (Phoned in, 08-01-05)

01. Sherrif Ochs
02. Aubergine
03. A Century of Fakers (Belle and Sebastian cover)
04. Canaries
05. You Got Served
06. Driver 8 (R.E.M. cover)
07. Birds of a Feather
08. Happy?
09. Song for Annie's Harmonica

- Live at the Vera Project (Seattle, 30-04-05) (see 'Live in Seattle' CDr)

- Live at Virgin Megastore (Chicago, 07-09-05)

- Live at the Beat Kitchen (Chicago, 11-05-06)

- Live at The House (Dekalb, 12-05-06)

- Live in Woodland Hills (06-09-06):

01. Song for you (Leon Russell cover)
02. Share the road
03. Sheriff Ochs
04. Canaries
05. Untitled
06. I'm tired (Phil Ochs cover)
07. You got served
08. Boxcar (Jawbreaker cover)
09. Aubergine
10. On the subject of her new gold star
11. A Hit (Smog cover)
12. Dostoyevsky gets mugged outside a donut shop in Jersey
13. Passionate
14. Happy?
15. People (Andrew Jackson Jihad cover)

- Live at the Lily Pad (Cambridge, MA - 24-11-06) (video):
Thats What I Want To Hear (Phil Ochs cover) feat. Joe of Ette

- Live at Greggario's House (video/audio):
People (Andrew Jackson Jihad cover)
I'm Afraid of Everything (Braid cover)

- Local Cut Podcast (01-06-07) - post-KoLS

01. Prayer to God (Shellac cover)
02. Brave is a noun (Andrew Jackson Jihad cover)
03. Girl Problem (Elevator To Hell cover)
04. Share the Road
05. Canaries
06. The Christian Life (The Louvin Brothers cover)
07. Little Time Bomb (Billy Bragg cover)
08. You can't get Stoned Enough (Phil Ochs cover)
09. March 25, 1998
10. Song for Annie's Harmonica
11. Common People (Pulp cover)


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Other Tracks:

Army of me (Bjork cover)
Brenda
Caroline, part 2
Does This Bus Stop at 82nd St.? (Bruce Springsteen cover)
Enjoy the view
Fire Alarm
I can't articulate
*I got bit by a spider*
Labels (Wu Tang Clan cover)
Les Serpientes en el Aeroplano
Luck of the lasso
No, no girl (I'm at the backdoor)
Pseudothyrum Song (Mountain Goats cover)
Such Great Heights (The Postal Service cover)
Sweet Caroline
Vent
Weight
You have to let me try again
Zeroes

'What Will We Do With Our Hair?' - 4 untitled demos featuring Meredith (Ben's sister)

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Cash Money Bros:

01. In the Flesh (Pink Floyd cover)
02. The King Of Carrot Flowers Part 1 (Neutral Milk Hotel cover)
03. Dostoyevsky Gets Mugged Outside A Donut Shop In Jersey
04. A Hit ((smog) cover)
05. I'm A Wizard
06. You Remind me of Home
07. Back To Gray (The Thermals cover)
08. Without You
09. Girl Problem (Elevator to Hell cover)
10. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper cover)