01. The Fraudulent Singer 02. A Ballad Is The Air That You Breathe 03. Charlemagne's Big Thaw 04. Permafrost Drip 05. They Feast On Us / We Feed On Them 06. Marble Moments 07. Economy Of Turquoise 08. Nothing But Tar & Feathers 09. Outskirts Of Radiant 10. Smoldering Steeps
Comets On Fire drummer Utrillo Kushner returns to his Colossal Yes side project for the splendid Ba Da Bing imprint, and Charlemagne's Big Thaw quickly reveals itself as a rather special record, far from the 'also-ran' status usually afforded to side-projects... particularly ones spearheaded by drummers. Kushner's collaborators on this record include Comets On Fire cohort and Six Organs Of Admittance star Ben Chasney plus Sub Pop's Kelley Stoltz, who help polish the album's unfussy, vintage feel, furnishing the mix with simple but very musicianly arrangements, resulting in uptempo, ramshackle singalongs like 'Economy Of Turquoise' and fizzy guitar wail-outs along the lines of 'Permafrost Drip.