RAY BARRETT
	New Release

	Abandoned Duck Farm

	The latest release from Ray Barrett
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Why a new release so soon?
	We thought it would be best to bring these new songs to our fans right away instead of delaying. It means the songs might be a little rough, a little less polished than we'd like, but we think they're worth it.

Who writes your songs?
	We all do. Ray Barrett is all about collaboration, cooperation, and companionship. We wouldn't be a band if we didn't hang out together and play our instruments and sing songs. We'd probably just be a bunch of individuals if we weren't a band. It's better being a band. See, this way, we're Ray Barrett. The other way, we're just these guys.

These songs are all pretty dark, aren't they?
	What do you mean?
Well, take "I Hate You." That's like, where this person has to confess his personal sadnesses to some shrink, and he hates it and hates the shrink for making him do it. Sounds pretty dark to me.

	Well, that's your opinion. See, our view is that songs are supposed to be tools that make life understandable. We think that we can comprehend life better after recording "I Hate You," and we know our fans agree with us. Just the other day we were in Delaware, Ohio, and we played "I Hate You" for our fans there, and this kid came up to us after the show and said "I used to shave in the shower but now I think I'm going to shave in front of a mirror, so I can see what I'm doing."
I might be missing your point.
	Evidently. You see, the kid used to take care of his face in the shower. After hearing our songs, he feels capable of facing himself, of looking at himself in the mirror every morning. You have to understand that this life-changing stuff happens to our fans all the time. So when you say that our songs are dark, well we have to beg your pardon but insist that we provide a valuable service to our fans. Without us, without "I Hate You," that poor kid would still be hiding in the shower. That's not dark. That's uplifting.

Is "Tired of You" uplifting?
	Of course it is. What's more uplifting than telling someone that you're going to leave them?
Uh, what about saying that you love them?

	You're misunderstanding the point of the song. You see, the song isn't about the person being told they're yesterday's lunch. It's about the person who recognizes that they're in a relationship with yesterday's lunch. So for them, it's all good. Getting out of a relationship that's going nowhere is a good thing.
Agreed, but it's also a dark subject, because someone is probably going to be hurt in a situation like that.
	You've got a real fixation on dark.

OK, so maybe I do. Maybe that's my own dark side.
	Well maybe you should come to more of our shows, so you can get out of your funk. You look kind of sad, actually. What's wrong?
My dog keeps peeing on my pillow.

	Gee, let's hope he doesn't have rabies.
No, I think he misses my girlfriend, who just broke up with me.
	That's uplifting for her, you know. Maybe you should try to look on the bright side.

Yeah, well I could handle all of it better if I hadn't just been fired on Wednesday.
	Let us guess: you were middle management and they figured out that you were expendable.
[sighs heavily]

	Look, here are free passes to the rest of our shows. Take them. No, really. Take them.
[walks out]
	Poor soul. We should send him some soup.