Musicians make unimaginable sacrifices for their art, and Seattle's alternative rock duo, CITY SILOS, is no stranger to it. Chris Lee Butler and Andrea Butler, husband-and-wife, worked tirelessly for years, wandering through day jobs and late-night songwriting sessions, sleeping in a van and living on the road, to emerge with a statement-making debut record. Happy Thoughts -- recorded at Nashville’s The Hilson Studio and produced by Sean Power (Michelle Wright, and Josh Hampson) -- is a mighty demonstration of pain and resilience. Their words are laced with vulnerable, yet dangerously evocative, confessions about many of life’s darkest and most brutal cycles.
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