The car stereo in our car is not great. pretty standard really (or less) if we can tell what song is playing, and generally who is singing we are well satisfied. however, if you ever get the chance to listen to the faces "nod is good as a wink..." on a really swank stereo, do not miss the opportunity. I was lucky enough to be "borrowing" a lexus from a friend recently, to drive to the store, and this record was in the player. Gloriously (and i mean this word) however, i didn't even know the car stereo was on when i turned the ignition, and i was a good ten feet out of the driveway before my borrowed vehicle went from total silence to the heavens opening up and the song "debris" blaring slow and massive out of each side of the car's interior. wow. "maybe people have this experience all the time i thought." it was unforgettable. i've never appreciated glyn johns more...

by the way - for anyone wondering about the "songs of america project", we found out today that the record will be coming out in jan. 07 accompanied by a massive concert at the Ford Theater in Washington DC. It will be recorded for a pbs broadcast, dvd, etc.

For anyone who's never heard of this project it is a record featuring the songs of american history from 1620 - present covered (or "interpreted") by several different artists including the flaming lips, sufjan stevens, thad cockrell (fronting the Mavericks -- they cover the song "Dixie" !), and many others. We here at roman candle were assigned the song "Get Together" (made famous by the youngbloods & the easy rider soundtrack), by the producers, and recently recorded a version of the song for this record, which we hope to host for a day on myspace in the coming weeks. so look out below.