"Musings, Ballads, and Paradoxes" is a collection of songs from three albums: "Love Songs For The Tortured Souls" (2007), "The Crooked Mile" (2008), and "Metamorphosis" (2009).

"Love Songs For The Tortured Souls" is a journal of heartbreak, self-destruction, and forbidden love. It sums up my angst-ridden mid-20's in Los Angeles. Writing and recording those songs helped me survive the darkness I was experiencing at the time.

A lot changed for me after finishing "Love Songs." Within the course of a year, I was married and living in Colorado. I realized what my life could be like if I came to terms with the demons in my soul. "The Crooked Mile" is an exorcism of these demons. The songs document my turbulent journey on the road to inner peace.

I started working on "Metamorphosis" immediately after I found out that I was going to become a father. The album is a narrative of my transition into pending fatherhood, with songs about commitment, sacrifice, and life-changes.

1. Tangled and Twisted (instrumental)
2. Last Good Sin (instrumental)
3. So Bad (instrumental)
4. Next Life (instrumental)
5. Our Time is Gone (instrumental)
6. Almost Dangerous (instrumental)
7. Dead Locked Eyes (instrumental)
8. Heart of Stone (instrumental)
9. Digging a Grave (instrumental)
10. Ready (instrumental)
11. Before the Fallout Comes (instrumental)
12. It's Over Now (instrumental)
13. Locked Inside With the Key (instrumental)
14. Lost Again (instrumental)
15. Paradise Is Fading (instrumental)
16. Wish I Could (instrumental)

Listen to: the entire album.

Release date: 8/14/2011
Shadows from the Underground lives in Colorado USA

Tagged as: Alt Rock, Other, Instrumental Rock, Electric Guitar

1. (instrumental) My Darling, The Glass Was Always Half Empty by Flurries: a fresh, textured fusion of classic meets modern art rock
2. We Name the Guilty Men (Instrumental Version) by Rocket City Riot: high energy rock and roll
3. Dear Friend Dopamine (instrumental) by Where's Moo: moody, atmospheric, paranoid and definitely not typical rock and roll
4. Public Service Announcement (Instrumental) by The Proper Authorities: pulse-pounding, booty-shaking rock
5. Saturday Night Angels (Instrumental Bonus Track Version) by Rocket City Riot: high energy rock and roll
6. You Might Like This Better Than Me (instrumental) by Chinaski: dark and driving energetic alternative rock
7. You Are It (instrumental) by OGMA: deliciously melodic and energizing friendly folk rock
8. The R Complex (instrumental) by Connor B Fitz: a one man indie project - half shy romantic hermit, half loud obnoxious rocker
9. Up Too Late (instrumental) by Kurt Hunter: If Jason Mraz wrote upbeat pop songs for James Taylor to sing
10. Megaton Robotic Apple Pie (instrumental) by Chinaski: dark and driving energetic alternative rock
11. Collectors of Souls by Chiwawa: He who sings thinks no evil
12. Numa (instrumental) by Numa: Hard rock with a heart
13. Mountain Sounds (instrumental) by Mountain Sounds: a fresh new approach to lush indie pop
14. Somewhere New by Andre Rodriguez: melodic rock combining memorable melodies with thoughtful storytelling
15. For Commercial Use Only (instrumental) by Kyven: 80s Pop with Modern Chops
16. Slow Politics EP by Where's Moo: moody, atmospheric, paranoid and definitely not typical rock and roll
17. Somewhere New (instrumental) by Andre Rodriguez: melodic rock combining memorable melodies with thoughtful storytelling
18. Watchful by Amoeba: cinematic pop-ambient
19. Pivot by Amoeba: cinematic pop-ambient
20. Faceless Kings (Expedition Overland Soundtrack) by woodrowgerber: indie/electronic pop fusion - for daydreams, nights out, and everything in-between

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