Bass: Brandon Sczomak (The Word Play)   "Got to the party late and was instantly thrown into the last band. I was getting over being sick so I wasn't feeling amazing. I learned three things -giant whiteboards rule -I shouldn't play bass -Don't eat chinease food at a mall food court" Keys, Vox: Leah Diehl (Lightning Love)   "I had a great time at the party. To be honest, it was a lot of what I expected - there was an awkward period at the beginning for our band but within 10 minutes we were all working together wonderfully. It was a blast." Drums: Adam Kempa (The Recital)   "My experience was ideal because I showed up late, and got to immediately begin taking part in the 'band' part. I'd officially call this the best instant album song I've participated in because it's the first time I wasn't also running the computer, which meant I could focus the whole of my nervous energy on over-complicating things. We also put way more effort into the lyrics than any of the other groups I'd previously ended up in. For some reason we were all in the right mindset to attack lyrics. Good times." Clarinet, Vox: Angela Duncan (Angela Duncan)   "It was awesome! I would summarize the experience like this: Awesome. " Guitar, Vox: Augie Visocchi (The Hard Lessons)   "I don't remember why I couldn't make the last few Instant Album Parties, but since this one occurred in my place of residence and I was in town, I got to soak up 12 hours of instant album goodness. One of the first people to show up was Leah from Lightning Love, and little did we know at the time, but we would be destined to be in band together, albeit 8 or 9 hours later. Shawn Knight and Will Yates also arrived early to bring some gear into the basement. We even tapped into The Hard Lessons' van for an amp and keyboard stand. Said keyboard stand would be forgotten as we left for our CMJ tour a few days later, forcing Korin to enter Guitar Center where she was promptly ignored by sales vultures assuming she was someone's girlfriend, but I digress. Dave Lawson really has his hands full at these things engineering the sessions, and he did a great job. I just hung out upstairs, and after the first couple of bands had gone, Leah and I started joking about our names not getting picked. I was actually picked a couple of times, but couldn't be in the band because of the rules. I think Leah had a similar thing happen because of her brother. If you're in a "real" band with someone, they can't be in your instant album band. It is actually pretty cool because it takes you outside of your comfort zone. I had invited some friends without telling them about the premise of the party, so that was really fun, watching my friend Zak from Fuckin' Gnarly arrive, put his name in the pot, and start writing a song with people he had just met - all in the span of maybe 10 minutes. Allison Young from Mick Bassett's band showed up similarly, but as luck would have it found a trombone in her car. Awesome! I was almost in a band with her Maria from The Decks, Christian from Starling Electric and Peter from Minneapolis. That would have left only Leah in the pot, though, so as I went back upstairs it was once again Leah and me sitting around the kitchen table. The party got pretty full towards the end of the evening, and since The Hard Lessons have been filming a new video, our friend Kirk Vanderbeek grabbed some footage of everyone hanging out. It was actually a pretty cool 20 minute break from the cycle of bands. Finally it was time for the last band. Adam Kempa, Angela Duncan and Brandon Sczomak all showed up in time to flesh out our sweet band. At this point, Leah and I had been drinking for 8 hours and were ready to rock. We strategized first about what to do and ended up with some crazy, collaborative effort that managed to be the first song ever in the history of music to seamlessly meld Crazy Horse with the Skatalites. It was super fun, and appropriately enough Leah and I ended up trading lines on the verses. We named the band after the first line of the song, which had to do with a swan Dave and I had placed in the street to indicate where not to park. The reason we added "Psyche" was because when the ska part of the song starts it is so unexpected. Anyway, I'm pretty proud of the song and our band. At the end of the night we listened to every band's song and laughed, cried, and ate pizza. This was a party with a purpose, dude! And I'll take a song as a lasting memory of a fun party over a hangover, chipped tooth, or sprained ankle any day. PS: Matt Rickle eats his doritos out of small bags."