Album Notes

Patience was recorded in 2004-05, with the intention of releasing the album sometime shortly after that.

Five years later, here it is.

We originally named this album "Patience" because, simply, it was the name of the first song on the album. Now it's become kind of a pun! Regardless, the best part of this album remains intact: this is a bunch of friends, making music they were really passionate about, that they had developed for years. It is a culmination of a lot of hard work and development, and it just wouldn't do to have it remain private forever.

What is meaningful to me are the things that are hinted at behind the notes, riffs, wails, basslines and drum smashes: late night gigs, LAN parties, hanging out at each others apartments, and of course those long, epic hangs at the 24 hour diners and coffee houses across NW Ohio. That camaraderie is very much the force behind the music, and I think ultimately that is what makes this music so much fun to listen to today.

Paragon is:

Rob Howard - Guitar
Matt Baumann - Saxophone
Jason Gahler - Bass
Seann Flynn - Drums, Tabla, audio engineering

w/Special Guest Ben Wolkins on trumpet, tracks 3,4, and 5