We The Chocolate Sparrow

In 2013, Greg and Kenny set off on a bike ride from New York to California. For 3.5 months, Greg sang songs to himself as he peddled up mountains through the meandering heart of America. Then, upon reaching scenic vistas, Kenny took out the ukulele strapped to the back of his bike, and figured out what to play under Greg’s melodic musings. By the end of the 108 day adventure, they had an album written.

They shelved it, however, and didn’t record it until a decade later. Better late than never, eh?

credits

Written/Recorded by Kenny Korb & Greg Salwen
Mixed/Mastered by Cole Verderber
Album art by Ken Korb Sr, Kenny’s Dad

1. Something Between Us
   • Greg Salwen – Vocals
   • Kenny Korb – Vocals, Guitar, Ukulele, Bass
   • Noah Capurso – Cello
   • Konrad Kamm – Vocals
2. Over the Ridge
   • Greg Salwen – Vocals, Knee Slaps
   • Kenny Korb – Vocals, Guitar, Ukulele, Bass
   • Noah Capurso – Banjo
   • Max Ball – Drums
3. New York to California
   • Greg Salwen – Vocals, Shakers
   • Kenny Korb – Vocals, Guitar, Ukulele, Bass
4. Bumper Sticker City
   • Greg Salwen – Vocals, Percussion
   • Kenny Korb – Vocals, Guitar, Ukulele, Bass
   • Max Ball – Bongos
5. The Voice in My Head
   • Greg Salwen – Vocals, Percussion
   • Kenny Korb – Vocals, Guitar, Ukulele, Bass
   • Max Ball – Drums
6. Run the Rivers
   • Greg Salwen – Vocals
   • Kenny Korb – Vocals, Guitar, Ukulele, Bass, Percussion
   • Noah Capurso – Cello, Banjo
7. Slept in the Woods
   • Greg Salwen – Vocals
   • Kenny Korb – Vocals, Guitar, Ukulele
   • Noah Capurso – Cello
8. Wake Up
   • Greg Salwen – Vocals
   • Kenny Korb – Vocals, Guitar, Ukulele
   • Noah Capurso – Cello
9. Does Truth Ring Beautiful
   • Greg Salwen – Vocals
   • Kenny Korb – Vocals, Guitar, Ukulele, Bass
   • Max Ball – Drums
10. Anthems
    • Greg Salwen – Vocals
    • Kenny Korb – Vocals, Guitar, Ukulele
    • Noah Capurso – Cello
11. Something Between Us (Reprise)
    • Greg Salwen – Vocals
    • Kenny Korb – Vocals, Guitar, Ukulele, Bass, Drums
    • Noah Capurso – Cello
    • Tyler Taormina – Vocals
12. Oh To Be Lost With You
    • Greg Salwen – Vocals
    • Kenny Korb – Vocals, Guitar, Ukulele
    • Noah Capurso – Cello

This mind-blowing album cover (one of Tyler’s favorites) is the result of one night when a few of our friends tried finding images in the pixels of some Rubik’s Cubes. At first they were little things using the 3x3x3 but then we moved up to the 4x4x4 and 5x5x5 cubes and drew some really… interesting scenes. For a while after that we had drawing sessions with our friends and families to see what different things everyone saw in those few bright squares.