Listen to the Song: This bluesy track was one of the more difficult to record, mainly because it employs four different rhythmic tempos. The original 2007 track featured a simple arrangement of only piano and bass by Ric Albano...
Listen to the Song: “The Phoenix” was written by Ric Albano on his birthday in 2004 as a symbolic allegory of his return to making recorded music with the new Imaginary Lines, after an 8 year hiatus from any...
“Here on the Beach” was originally composed as the final part of “Ocean Suite”, a four-part suite that included “The Old Man and the Sea”, “Twilight of Innocence” and “Dawning of Decadence”. Three of the four pieces were included...
Listen to the Song: “Lorelei” is a very unique track in the Sinclair Soul collection, as the recording on The Nine Fine Lines version of “Lorelei” is a mosaic of bits and pieces recorded at various studios of the...
Listen to the Song: With lyrics that highlight the vanity and absurdity of Hollywood icons and their sycophantic press, “Perfect Light” is one of the more biting and sarcastic songs thematically. Musically, this song features a unique Baroque style...
Listen to the Song: The opening track on the album Nine Fine Lines has gone through many iterations and name changes since it was first composed as an instrumental in 2006. The instrumental’s working title was “Hermit” but with...
Listen to the Song: The final track on Reflections of Relevance was the most fun to make. Developed by Ric Albano as a multi-part, upbeat acoustic folk song, drums and percussion were next added by Ron Simasek as he...