We've worked for several years on The Mighty Mikko: A Finnish Folktale, our first full-length musical. Now, it's on its third cast performance. What a journey! What's more, we have some exciting news: the studio soundtrack is on its way! Featuring vocal talents from Abbey Daniels, Randall Kempton, and more, the studio album will feature professional recordings of all the tracks in the musical. Our composer has worked directly with talented performers to produce a fantastic ne

From Starpants LITerature Since this song is written by one of the only authors on the entire album who is still alive, we humbly redirect your attention to his website and the works therein, most of which represent the fantasy genre. "Bridge Four" is a reference specifically to a group of soldiers in The Way of Kings​, the first book in The Stormlight Archive, as well as a tribute to alt rock. My favorite part of this song was asking people, "Hey, do you want to scream into

From Starpants LITerature We don't mean to get salty, but it was either this or a white whale, which we still might do later. In any case, we're happy to present "The Sea Wolf" titled after one of our favorite and lesser-known works from Jack London, more commonly known for The Call of the Wild or White Fang. We wrote "The Sea Wolf" as a sea shanty, heavy on banjo and catchy chorus. Originally, Jack London wrote The Sea Wolf to pit competing philosophies against each other, k

It can be lonely, being a reader. (Imagine "It's Not Easy Being Green" from the Kermit Unpigged album playing in the background.) And, in the genre of trucks, babes, and loneliness, we present "All My Friends (Are Dead)" as an intro to our first album, Starpants LITerature. (That genre, to be completely clear, is country, not beer.) In this album, we wanted to introduce the listener to great books and stories, many of which don't receive their due. So, the lyrics of "All My