"Rosner's band is musically cutting, smart, maybe with Strain Busy Sky the most intelligently composed material in Chicago. My favorite is The Perfect Malcontent."
Vern Hester, Windy City Times

Album Tracks:

1. perfect malcontent (3:31)
2. homefires (4:12)
3. crash bang boom! (2:22)
4. jericho (4:21)
5. good girl bad girl (2:29)
6. tell me something (3:34)
7. everything is rosie (3:26)
8. my happy song (2:51)
9. bigger (3:49)
10. monkey (3:40)
11. the push (3:41)
12. the welcoming (3:48)

Musicians:

Ellen Rosner:

vocals, acoustic guitar, guitar.

Tom Vallenzano:

electric guitar on "The Perfect Malcontent"

Michael Krayniak:

bass on "The Perfect Malcontent", "Homefires", "Crash Bang Boom!", upright bass on "Monkey"

Derek Crawford:

drums on "The Perfect Malcontent", "Homefires", "Tell Me Something", "Monkey", drums and percussion on "Crash Bang Boom!"

Matt Weber:

pedal steel guitar on "Homefires"

Lou Carlozo:

electric guitar on "Homefires", "The Push" "7 cent" piano on "Everything Is Rosie"

Paul Mertens:

baritone and tenor sax on "Crash Bang Boom!"

Dave Max Crawford:

trumpet & trombone on "Crash Bang Boom!"

Eddie Carlson:

electric upright bass on "Jericho", "Tell Me Something"

Jon Williams:

mandolin on "Good Girl Bad Girl", electric guitar, piano on "Tell Me Something", "Village Thrift" organ on "Everything Is Rosie", Wurlitzer on "Monkey"

Jane Baxter Miller:

background vocals on "Good Girl Bad Girl", "Tell Me Something"

Jonathan Rundman:

accordian on "The Push"

Album Notes

Many thanks to all who helped with this project. Thanks to the "Girl Scout" method and all its supporters ...
to Richard Lynch for his endless and selfless energies
Mike Hagler at Kingsize & Lou Carlozo, for their impeccable ears, patience and kind natures,
to Ken Sluiter and Mitch Marlow at Kintsize,
to all of the players who have graced me with their talents,
to Stunning, Chloe, Erika, & Paul Natkin for order,
to Michael Cameron and everyone at Uncommon Ground for a place that feels like home, thanks for a room of my own.
Grand thanks to Al Strutz, for taking a chance.
Christine Bouchard -- huge thanks for great art...
Paul Natkin -- (I can't believe I have Paul Natkin photos) ... thanks.
For believe above and beyond the call thanks to Jeffrey Elliott, Arnold Stellma, Chris Larson, Neal Rosner, Mom Rosner, Dean Rosner, ... and many more ...

(I'm happy, really...)

God bless the java bean and all its children.

Matt Weber appears courtesy of Doolittle Records (thanks).

All other musicians appear courtesy of their own kindness (thanks).

Derek Crawford uses Bison Drum Co. products

Production Credits:

Produced by: Lou Carlozo of Carma Productions, Michael Hagler & Ellen Rosner

The whole she-bang was recorded, mixed and mastered at the fabulous facilities of Kingsize Sound Laboratories, Chicago, IL

Recorded by:

Michael Hagler & Ken Sluiter

Mixed & mastered by:

Michael Hagler

Credits

• Graphic Design: Christine Bouchard
• Photography: Paul Natkin