So... we had a little extra time on our hands this month… so Molly, Charlie, Jojo and I finished up an
album of strange songs all about life in Maine: Wessie, the Spinning Ice Disc, the leaves in Autumn,
Hannibal Hamlin, the North Pond Hermit, the many ghosts that live here... and so much more!
Sufjan Stevens started his 50 States project 17 years ago, with beautiful storytelling albums about
Michigan and Illinois…
Unfortunately, he became sidetracked by life, and at this rate, it would take him 425 years to finish all 50
states (to say nothing of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands or the U.S.
Virgin Islands.)
So we decided to make our own album to help him with the project: “Welcome to Mainia: the way life
should be!” You can hear it right here,
All CD's are $5.00 (and all Comics are still only $4.00!) preferably by PayPal
We hope you can give it a listen: music by shut-in’s, for shut-in’s…! WooHOO!
Cd info
1) Wessie goes home to the Great spinning ice disc in the Presumpscot
2) The North Pond Hermit will never again be invisible (Tell me what you need, and I
will leave it out for you)
3) To the workers of Portland, Maine: Get off your bikes
and build your brothers and sisters a house
4) Let Hamlin cry, he’s earned it (Hannibal Hamlin’s last song)
5) The Somalis Head North to Lewiston
6) When will we cross the pond
7) The cherub in a devil’s half-acre
8) The mysterious Bug Light
9) Corinth Road
10) A year in Maine (Skowhegan)
11) What are the leaves in Autumn
13) Bonus Track: like it was still yesterday
14) I don’t think I can reach you (toune caché)
mr p is:
molly r picone vocals guitar vocals cello vocals
jojo r picone vocals piano ukelele guitar rainstick cello drums seagulls bells and whistles (and vocals)
charlie r picone vocals piano viola more vocals violin
daddy r picone vocals ocarina madhuube drum piano and vocals
(see, Molly is mrp (molly rose picone), and the boys are all "Mr. P" (mr. picone))
Bathtub Comics/Records
P.O. Box 573
Bangor, ME 04402
Bathtub Records BTR 001 Mr P WELCOME TO MAINIA: THE WAY LIFE SHOULD BE