I have no idea who might end up on this album. I have many friends who would almost certainly be glad to contribute, but as of today, I have no idea what I'm going to record or what shape the album will take -- so I may end up doing everything solo. I will, of course, give credit as the need arises.
Influences
The Beatles, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Townes Van Zandt, R.E.M., Buck Owens, Gram Parsons, The Replacements, Syd Barrett, The Kinks, The Monkees, early Bee Gees, Love, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Velvet Underground, Robyn Hitchcock, XTC, Michelle Shocked, lots more
My name is Michael Carmody and I'm a veteran of a number of bands active over the past 20 years, all based in beautiful Wichita, Kansas, Air Capital of the World. My longest-term project is The Sluggos, which first formed in 1989. I'm hoping to use the RPM Challenge project to motivate myself out of a lingering cloud of musical writer's block, which has been limiting my songwriting contributions to my bands. No time like the present, eh?
