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Sean Harper was quietly living in self-imposed exile, busily writing songs, making demos and collecting spiders in his inner-city weatherboard lair when, one day, the songs piped up. “You never take us anywhere,” they cried collectively. Sean was amazed. He’d written heaps of songs over the years, but he’d never previously had them demand anything of him. “These tunes certainly have gumption,” he thought. It was like, one day, he’d woken up and was suddenly the harried father of a number of extremely demanding children - each with their own needs and wants. Some of these “children” were loud, petulant brats. Some were quiet, thoughtful and well-mannered. Some had a dark disposition. Some were possessed of a dry sense of humour. He made attempts to handle them alone but knew, after a few goes, that he’d need assistance with their care and upbringing; so he brought in some black-sheep uncles - Todd Bennett, Ben Mellonie and Jason McGann - to help with the care and upbringing of this