The Painted Porch

TRACKS Side A Knifey Vellocet Lair Of The Wretched Troglodytes The Helm Deranged Ankylosaurus Side B Valley Girl Accidents Purposely Obtuse The Augury Drengo Synthemesc RELEASE DATE 06/19/2020 “...this music probably isn't soothing to you, but it was to me… I'm not sure it goes well Sunday morning coffee and crosswords.” - Chris Funk Instrumental soundscapes and sonic adventures from The Decemberists multi-instrumentalist.  Featuring contributions from Marc Ribot, Kyleen King and Josh Sherman (Red Fang). This album was created in the studio, “on the fly” as they say. I set aside three days, just before Christmas, while my daughter was out of town. It was the end of a somewhat stressful year of touring with my band, and had been a particularly hard fall. In the span of a few weeks, I lost three people who were central to my musical world, including my friend and studio partner, who built the space I was recording in. There was lots more awfulness, too--all of it swellin