Description

Run For Cover is proud to release this collaborative split from two legendary emo acts, Michigan s Small Brown Bike and Kansas City s The Casket Lottery. Originally released on the classic Second Nature Records, this split features 5 songs and some of both bands most sought after work. Pressed as a 12 for the first time on clear brown, clear, and 180 gram black vinyl, and housed in heavy duty silkscreened chipboard jackets printed with metallic ink, and matching uncoated inserts.

The first time our bands met was in December of 1999 when we played a weekend of shows around the Midwest together. On that Sunday night, at Rockit s Pizza in Bloomington, Indiana, the idea of doing a split was born. A few months later in May of 2000 we did the Riding with Death Tour together. On that tour we threw around some ideas and decided we wanted this project to be more of a collaboration than a split. Throughout the following year there was much talk about, but little work done on the project until finally in March of 2001 The Casket Lottery recorded Composing Myself (A Lullaby) and the music for Boardinghouse along with their new album.

Throughout the Summer and Fall tapes were sent back and forth between bands and we even found a little time to practice together when we both played Blooming Fest in September. Finally, one weekend in November and another weekend in January both bands were able to record the rest of the material, with finishing touches being added in February by The Casket Lottery and Ed Rose. At last, after over two years of writing, rocking, singing, screaming, driving, strumming, growing, birthing, deciding, and smiling, we surfaced with this document. Try not to stress out too much on figuring out which band played which songs and what direction either band s music is heading. Remember, this is not a split, it is a collaboration created by a group of friends, meant to simply be enjoyed. – Ben Reed

Track Listing: 
01. Small Brown Bike Casket Lottery – Wrong Hometown
02. Small Brown Bike – Now IÍm A Shadow
03. Small Brown Bike Casket Lottery – Under Pressure
04. The Casket Lottery – Composing Myself (A Lullaby)
05. Small Brown Bike The Casket Lottery – Boardinghouse
06. Small Brown Bike – The Casket Lottery – Riding With Death