releases September 24, 2021
Get the digital at
maxshh.bandcamp.com/album/bonus-flowers
Written by Max Goldstein mostly summer 2018,
when Tundrastomper moved from Easthampton to Hadley.
Recorded April & August 2020, while isolating at home.
Everything performed by Max except where noted
Mixed and mastered by Anni Casella / Shape Recording
Max lovingly borrowed lyrics from these wonderful poems,
the first four of which are in Natalie Goldberg's book:
Writing Down The Bones:
"The Stone and I" - Beverly Opse
"Everybody" - Shirley Nelson
"Maple Leaf" - Betty Freeman
"Give Me A White" - Marion Pinski
"White Flowers" - Mary Oliver
"Maple Leaf Etc" also contains some amazing lines
from Russell Edson's book With Sincerest Regrets
and a line by William Blake
"Crabapples" lyrics from the Adventure Time
episode of the same name
"Beep Beep" features a haiku
by Debbi Antebi
Cover art by Sarah King (@flannel_and_teacups)
Inside art by Lydia Berry (
lydiaaltheaberry.com)
Title from Chris Weisman's Impose interview, 2015
Andrew Jones played upright bass on tracks 2 & 4
Adam Bosse played electric guitar on track 7
Drew Vandewinckel played saxophone on track 7
Skyler Lloyd stomped on track 10
Crimson Blue chattered on track 10, whistled on track 11
Track 11 contains a sample of Max's absolute favorite song ever:
"Welcome To The Jungle Baby, You're Gonna Live" by Hella
Friends & family left voicemails on track 13
Special thanks to Sara Kochanski for lending the books
that became lyrical fodder
Released by Exploding In Sound Records in 2021