Album Notes

Introducing "Breakfast People," the latest collection from New York City band Wheeler's Cloud. The production and performance captures the live sound of the band, rather than the subtler, more laid back approach of the group's first EP, Pop. The album contains three of Wheeler's Cloud most popular live pieces, Coffee 'n' Cream, Paris, and Don't Come Down, as well as two new songs, Kitty in the MIddle and United States of Sprawl.

As seen in the accompanying video, Kitty in the Middle is a portrayal of what happens nearly everyday in the house of the group's bassist/vocalist: an awakening by the cat Cassius with demands for petting, and throughout the day, more demands for tuna, water, petting, and near constant demand for attention no matter what the humans in the house are doing. Thus the title, Kitty in the MIddle.

The album continues with a rejection of three dollar lattes in favor of the cheap high of plain old coffee and cream, bought in NYC bodegas usually for a buck. However, "dollar twenty-five" rhymes better with "high" so lyrical inflation took its course. "Paris" is songwriter Dan Connolly's recollection of his visit to the city, centered around images of the Notre Dame Cathedral and the river Seine.

United States of Sprawl is an observation of this country's (and really, every country's) exploding population and unhinged urban sprawl. It is doubtful that this song will end up accompanying a car commercial with its critique of lack of urban planning, but who knows, that's one catchy chorus.
"Don't Come Down" closes out the album - a tune reminiscent of 90's rock in its rhythms, electric guitar sounds, and lyrics deploring the sometimes sad state of affairs. The song, however, begs that no heavenly intervention occur, so that humans can resolve their own mess.