The Wrong Idea, by Ellen McSweeney

The Wrong Idea

by Ellen McSweeney

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I went antiquing in Chicago hand-picked a group of eight vintage postcards -- one for each song on the album -- as album art. If you pay $10 or more for the album, I'll mail you one of them (or another, equally beautiful and weird vintage postcard) as a thank-you.

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1.	Our Hearts Are Not 02:49	buy track
2.	Mostly Yours 02:46	buy track
3.	It's a First 03:18	buy track
4.	Middle Distance 02:51	buy track
5.	My Own Doctor 03:13	buy track
6.	Saturn 03:01	buy track
7.	Taken In 02:42	buy track
8.	The Wrong Idea 02:59	buy track

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released October 17, 2014

Music and lyrics by Ellen McSweeney
All tracks performed by Ellen McSweeney

Recorded at Strobe Studios in August 2014
Engineered by James Wagner

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Ellen McSweeney

Ellen McSweeney trained primarily as a classical violinist, but has been singing and writing songs all her life. She is currently training at the Monastic Academy in Vermont.

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