Tadpoles by Wyoming Toad

Tracklist

1.	Hello, Day	3:16

2.	Meerkat	2:07

3.	Halo	1:45

4.	Soba	2:47

5.	Red Lighthouse	2:34

6.	Hippo of Hippo	2:04

7.	Father Goriot	2:49

8.	Be A Deer	3:59

9.	Not Yet	2:03

10.	Mummy Museum	2:11

11.	Tadpole	2:59

12.	Caesar Creek	1:52

13.	Flaxville	2:11

14.	Don't Be Afraid	2:25

15.	Park Bench	2:19

16.	Lethe	1:51

Credits

released July 13, 2021

Ryan - Synth/keyboard (Seiko DS-250, Casio CZ-101, Yamaha PSR-510) & drum machine (Alesis HR-16)

Daughter #1 - Spontaneous vocals on “Don’t Be Afraid”

Daughter #2 - Parroting birdsong on “Hello, Day”

Birds - Non-parroted birdsong

múm - I used to love the Icelandic band múm (still do) and realized recently that I unintentionally copied a melody from their song "K/Half Noise" on my song "Park Bench." It was honestly accidental, apparently lodged in my subconscious after many hours of listening to them in high school and college. (Another more random connection to múm: One of my songs is titled "Don't Be Afraid" after a line from my daughter's impromptu vocals. múm has a song titled "Don't Be Afraid, You Have Just Got Your Eyes Closed.")

Cover art from Ohara Koson's "Frog and tadpoles" (public domain)

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