This is a compilation of material from various releases throughout 2016. Tracks 1-2 are from the Pootie / Ashala Rock Split which was released on February 26, 2016 through Carpet Shoes Records. Tracks 3-6 are from an EP called Covers which was released on April 3, 2016 through Carpet Shoes Records. The remaining songs were randomly recorded and put on this compilation. Track 8 is a song that I wrote with my friend Thomas Bjorkstrand for a short-lived band we were in called Dreadlock Dog. Thomas came up with the instrumental and I wrote the lyrics, vocal melody, bass lines, and I added some new guitar and drum parts. The band never did anything but record a demo of this song. I always liked the song, so I decided to record it by myself, as a cover. Track 9 is the original version of a tune I later reworked for my second album. It contains some of the stupidest lyrics I've ever written, but I still felt that this version deserved to shine. It's a lot longer than the more serious version that would appear on my second album, that's for sure! Track 11 was originally meant for a covers compilation that Hot Vodka Records was putting together. When I sent them the song, they just ignored me. I guess they didn't like it. Tracks 12 is a song that I originally wrote in 2013. It was technically part of the batch of songs that appeared on my first album, but I never considered putting it on that album. I always felt that I had clearly stole the verse melody from some sort of popular commercial jingle or nursery rhyme. I still don't know why it sounds so familiar to me. Because of that, I never felt like it was truly my song. I decided to record a final version (which was actually my test demo version to see if I wanted to record it for a full-length) for this compilation, because it fit with the general theme of covers. It's not a cover, but you know what I mean. It definitely has that strange "Man Pig" feel to it, though. It's awkward, sloppy and all over the place. Track 13 is another "test demo" I recorded to see if I wanted to cover the song for real. I never ended up re-recording it, so I figured I'd throw that on this compilation for fun. Track 14 is a song I made for an old high school band I was in. I wrote and recorded the entire song by myself for that band, and it always kind of bummed me out that it wasn't in the Pootie catalog, because it really is a Pootie song. One day I decided to re-record it specifically for Pootie so it could have a place in my discography.

Ripslack is a compilation album full of songs from various different releases recorded in the first half of 2016. It contains a lot of covers, including the beloved Covers EP. It's really sloppy, wild, and out of tune at times, but it has moments of coming together in a somewhat amusing (?) way. There's some overtly simple pop punk/alternative stuff, some acoustic songs, and even a crazy "country" song to finish it all off. I feel like this is where I really started to find my style. It represents a fun time in my musical journey of trying to figure it all out. Most people "figure it out" in a practice space with a band, but I was trying to figure music out alone in my bedroom through recording silly covers. Let me tell ya, there's some rough moments. For some of the songs, I decided to take things somewhat seriously. For others, it's an amateur mess. Some might like it, some might hate it. It probably sucks either way! Have your own opinions! Listen to it, kid!