Howe Gelb

Howe Gelb

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Based in Tucson, Arizona, Howe Gelb first established his reputation with the band Giant Sand but is best known for his fluid collaborative projects - described by himself as "loose, uncompetitive and mutually supportive" - with changing names and line-ups. In fact he had to wait until 2000 for his first major commercial breakthrough with Chore Of Enchanment. Gelb had emerged initially in 1980, forming Giant Sand with Rainer Ptacek, gradually adding to and changing the line-up as the music developed and recording their first album in 1985 for $400. Other groups splintered off Giant Sand - including Calexico and The Friends of Dean Martinez - while the death of Gelb's great friend Rainer Ptacek in 1997 interrupted plans for a new Giant Sand album. He eventually re-emerged with the breakthrough album project, Chore Of Enchantment, followed by a popular touring show. He also started releasing a series of solo albums and collaborated with, among others, M.Ward, on the Arizona Amp & Alternator project. All the while the style kept changing, with his 2006 album 'Sno Angel Like You strongly influenced by gospel music and in 2011 he worked with Andalusian gipsy flamenco musicians on the album Alegrias, notably showcasing guitarist Raimundo Amador aka A Band Of Gypsies. After a decade living in Denmark, he returned to the desert in Arizona to complete his ambitious 2012 "country opera" Tucson with a 12-piece line-up, which he called Giant Giant Sand, before collaborating with KT Tunstall on her 2013 album Invisible Empire. He followed this with a new, low-key self-produced solo album The Coincidentalist.

Top tracks

01
Presumptuous
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Further Standards
02:39
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
09
(There Were) Always Horses Coming
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Alegrías
03:01
Composers: Howe Gelb
13
Terribly So (Live)
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Further Standards
05:16
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
10
All You Need to Know
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Gathered
03:18
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
01
Wedding Waltz
Geckøs
Geckøs
04:02
Writer: Howe Gelb - M. Ward - McKowski / Composers: Howe Gelb - M. Ward - McKowski
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Black Diamond
Geckøs
Geckøs
04:01
Writer: Howe Gelb - M. Ward - McKowski / Composers: Howe Gelb - M. Ward - McKowski
01
A Thousand Kisses Deep
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A Thousand Kisses Deep
05:39
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Blood Orange
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Alegrías
03:17
Composers: Howe Gelb
02
Dance of the Gecko
Geckøs
Geckøs
02:49
Writer: Howe Gelb - M. Ward - McKowski / Composers: Howe Gelb - M. Ward - McKowski
01
4 Door Maverick
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Alegrías (10th Anniversary Edition)
03:35
Composers: Howe Gelb
03
Lo Hice
Geckøs
Geckøs
04:10
Writer: Howe Gelb - M. Ward - McKowski / Composers: Howe Gelb - M. Ward - McKowski
02
All You Need to Know
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Further Standards
03:43
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
01
Vortexas
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The Coincidentalist
04:18
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12
Where the Wind Turns the Skin to Leather
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Alegrías (10th Anniversary Edition)
03:27
Composers: Howe Gelb
03
The Ballad of Lole Y Manuel
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Alegrías
03:18
Composers: Howe Gelb
09
Gathered
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Gathered
03:27
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
03
But I Did Not
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'Sno Angel Like You + 'Sno Angel Winging It
04:11
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
07
River Song
Geckøs
Geckøs
04:08
Writer: M. Ward - Howe Gelb - McKowski - Kiki Ohara / Composers: M. Ward - Howe Gelb - McKowski - Kiki Ohara
08
Clear (Live)
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Further Standards
03:01
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04
Hey Man
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'Sno Angel Like You + 'Sno Angel Winging It
02:40
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05
El Techno
Geckøs
Geckøs
02:42
Writer: Howe Gelb - M. Ward - McKowski / Composers: Howe Gelb - M. Ward - McKowski
08
Flyin' off the Rails
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Gathered
03:27
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
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The Coincidentalist
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The Coincidentalist / Dust Bowl
02:50
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
07
Lost Like a Boat Full of Rice
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Alegrías (10th Anniversary Edition)
01:12
Composers: Howe Gelb
06
Scoundrel
Geckøs
Geckøs
05:35
Writer: M. Ward - Howe Gelb - McKowski / Composers: M. Ward - Howe Gelb - McKowski
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Notoriety
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Alegrías
02:33
Composers: Howe Gelb
10
Irresponsible Lovers (Live)
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Further Standards
02:54
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
03
Clear (Recycled)
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Further Standards
02:43
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
11
Red Spade
Geckøs
Geckøs
02:46
Writer: Howe Gelb - M. Ward - McKowski - Kiki Ohara / Composers: Howe Gelb - M. Ward - McKowski - Kiki Ohara
09
Blame it on the Ocean
Geckøs
Geckøs
04:26
Writer: Howe Gelb - M. Ward - McKowski / Composers: Howe Gelb - M. Ward - McKowski
05
Torque (Tango de la Tongue)
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The Listener
04:19
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb

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  • Discography
Albums
Geckøs
2025 Geckøs
26-09-2025
Geckøs
01
Wedding Waltz
Geckøs
Geckøs
04:02
Writer: Howe Gelb - M. Ward - McKowski / Composers: Howe Gelb - M. Ward - McKowski
02
Dance of the Gecko
Geckøs
Geckøs
02:49
Writer: Howe Gelb - M. Ward - McKowski / Composers: Howe Gelb - M. Ward - McKowski
03
Lo Hice
Geckøs
Geckøs
04:10
Writer: Howe Gelb - M. Ward - McKowski / Composers: Howe Gelb - M. Ward - McKowski
04
Black Diamond
Geckøs
Geckøs
04:01
Writer: Howe Gelb - M. Ward - McKowski / Composers: Howe Gelb - M. Ward - McKowski
05
El Techno
Geckøs
Geckøs
02:42
Writer: Howe Gelb - M. Ward - McKowski / Composers: Howe Gelb - M. Ward - McKowski
06
Scoundrel
Geckøs
Geckøs
05:35
Writer: M. Ward - Howe Gelb - McKowski / Composers: M. Ward - Howe Gelb - McKowski
07
River Song
Geckøs
Geckøs
04:08
Writer: M. Ward - Howe Gelb - McKowski - Kiki Ohara / Composers: M. Ward - Howe Gelb - McKowski - Kiki Ohara
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Howard Alan at the ... Lowrey Organ
â„— 2024 Scatter Land
21-12-2024
Howard Alan at the ... Lowrey Organ
01
Present Christmas Present
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Howard Alan at the ... Lowrey Organ
02:35
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
02
Schmaltz
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Howard Alan at the ... Lowrey Organ
00:40
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
03
Hey Hey Hey Hey
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Howard Alan at the ... Lowrey Organ
03:01
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
04
Glee Uncontained
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Howard Alan at the ... Lowrey Organ
00:34
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
05
This About That
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Howard Alan at the ... Lowrey Organ
03:44
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
06
3 Chords
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Howard Alan at the ... Lowrey Organ
01:54
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
07
David At The Door
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Howard Alan at the ... Lowrey Organ
00:57
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
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Weathering Some Piano
(P) 2024 Howe Gelb under exclusive license to AKP Recordings
31-05-2024
Weathering Some Piano
01
Weathered
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Weathering Some Piano
05:24
Composers: Howe Gelb
02
Rhapsody In Cloud Formation
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Weathering Some Piano
04:35
Composers: Howe Gelb
03
Coffee vs Rain
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Weathering Some Piano
01:25
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04
The Convenience Of Gravity
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Weathering Some Piano
02:23
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Barometer
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Weathering Some Piano
03:23
Composers: Howe Gelb
06
Atmospheric River
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Weathering Some Piano
03:52
Composers: Howe Gelb
07
Eclipsed
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Weathering Some Piano
01:02
Composers: Howe Gelb
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Not On The Map
2021 Aarich Jespers, Kobe Proesmans, and Howe Gelb under exclusive license to Dangerbird Music, LLC
01-10-2021
Not On The Map
01
Counting On
The Colorist Orchestra
Not On The Map
04:26
Writer: Kobe Proesmans - Aarich Jespers - Howe Gelb / Composers: Kobe Proesmans - Aarich Jespers - Howe Gelb
02
Gentle On My Mind
The Colorist Orchestra
Not On The Map
04:14
Writer: John Hartford / Composers: John Hartford
03
Sometimes I Wish
The Colorist Orchestra
Not On The Map
03:49
Writer: Pieta Brown / Composers: Pieta Brown
04
Dr. Goldman
The Colorist Orchestra
Not On The Map
04:30
Writer: Kobe Proesmans - Aarich Jespers - Howe Gelb / Composers: Kobe Proesmans - Aarich Jespers - Howe Gelb
05
Thyne Eyes
The Colorist Orchestra
Not On The Map
02:53
Writer: Kobe Proesmans - Aarich Jespers - Howe Gelb / Composers: Kobe Proesmans - Aarich Jespers - Howe Gelb
06
Sweet Pretender
The Colorist Orchestra
Not On The Map
04:40
Writer: Pieta Brown / Composers: Pieta Brown
07
Ruin Everything
The Colorist Orchestra
Not On The Map
05:55
Writer: Kobe Proesmans - Aarich Jespers - Howe Gelb / Composers: Kobe Proesmans - Aarich Jespers - Howe Gelb
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Gathered
â„— 2019 Fire Records
08-03-2019
Gathered
01
On the Fence
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Gathered
02:12
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
02
A Thousand Kisses Deep
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Gathered
05:39
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
03
Not the End of the World
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Gathered
03:59
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
04
Anna
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Gathered
02:36
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
05
Give It Up
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Gathered
01:36
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
06
The Open Road
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Gathered
01:05
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
07
Moon River
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Gathered
02:54
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
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Label Pop Session
Microcultures Records
18-05-2018
Label Pop Session
01
4 Door Maverick
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Label Pop Session
04:29
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
02
Roses of Bible Black
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Label Pop Session
03:24
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
03
Bottom Line Man
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Label Pop Session
07:29
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
04
Paradise Here Abouts
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Label Pop Session
04:00
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
05
Looking That Way
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Label Pop Session
02:38
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
06
Not the End of the World
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Label Pop Session
06:08
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
07
Man on a String
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Label Pop Session
03:56
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
Further Standards
â„— 2017 Fire Records
24-11-2017
Further Standards
01
Presumptuous
Howe Gelb
Further Standards
02:39
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
02
All You Need to Know
Howe Gelb
Further Standards
03:43
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
03
Clear (Recycled)
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Further Standards
02:43
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
04
Irresponsible Lovers (Recycled)
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Further Standards
03:47
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
05
Impossible Thing (Recycled)
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Further Standards
02:29
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
06
Relevant (Recycled)
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Further Standards
02:55
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
07
Sweet Confusion (Live)
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Further Standards
02:53
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
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Radian Verses Howe Gelb
Radian Releases
25-11-2014
Radian Verses Howe Gelb
01
Saturated
Radian
Radian Verses Howe Gelb
04:01
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb - Martin Siewert - Martin Brandlmayr - John Norman
02
Saturated Beyond
Radian
Radian Verses Howe Gelb
04:11
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb - Martin Siewert - Martin Brandlmayr - John Norman
03
I´m Going In
Radian
Radian Verses Howe Gelb
05:28
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb - Martin Brandlmayr - Martin Siewert - John Norman
04
From Birth to Mortician
Radian
Radian Verses Howe Gelb
06:02
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb - Martin Brandlmayr - Martin Siewert - John Norman
05
… and Back
Radian
Radian Verses Howe Gelb
02:25
Writer: Instrumental / Composers: Howe Gelb - Martin Brandlmayr - Martin Siewert - John Norman
06
The Constant Pitch and Sway
Radian
Radian Verses Howe Gelb
05:23
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb - Martin Brandlmayr - Martin Siewert - John Norman
07
Return to Picacho Peak
Howe Gelb
Radian Verses Howe Gelb
06:14
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb - Martin Siewert - Martin Brandlmayr - John Norman
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The Coincidentalist
â„— 2013 Fire Records
04-11-2013
The Coincidentalist
01
Vortexas
Howe Gelb
The Coincidentalist
04:18
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
02
Left of Center
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The Coincidentalist
02:06
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
03
Running Behind
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The Coincidentalist
02:24
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
04
The 3 Deaths of Lucky
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The Coincidentalist
04:34
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
05
Unforgivable
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The Coincidentalist
02:17
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
06
The Coincidentalist
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The Coincidentalist
02:50
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
07
Triangulate
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The Coincidentalist
03:20
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
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Plucklings (The Best of Howe Gelb)
30-09-2013
Plucklings (The Best of Howe Gelb)
01
But I Did Not
Howe Gelb
Plucklings (The Best of Howe Gelb)
04:11
02
Neon Filler
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Plucklings (The Best of Howe Gelb)
04:54
03
Blue Marble Girl
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Plucklings (The Best of Howe Gelb)
04:05
04
Felonious
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Plucklings (The Best of Howe Gelb)
03:34
05
Blood Orange
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Plucklings (The Best of Howe Gelb)
03:30
06
Explore You
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Plucklings (The Best of Howe Gelb)
04:58
07
4 Door Maverick
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Plucklings (The Best of Howe Gelb)
05:02
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Dust Bowl
26-04-2013
Dust Bowl
01
Dust Bowl
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Dust Bowl
02:34
02
Porch Banjo
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Dust Bowl
01:25
03
Lost Love
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Dust Bowl
03:05
04
Man on a String
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Dust Bowl
05:09
05
Reality or Not
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Dust Bowl
04:37
06
John Deere
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Dust Bowl
02:44
07
Windblown Waltz
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Dust Bowl
03:01
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The Coincidentalist / Dust Bowl
â„— 2022 Fire Records
01-01-2013
The Coincidentalist / Dust Bowl
01
Vortexas
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The Coincidentalist / Dust Bowl
04:18
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
02
Left of Center
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The Coincidentalist / Dust Bowl
02:06
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
03
Running Behind
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The Coincidentalist / Dust Bowl
02:24
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
04
The 3 Deaths of Lucky
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The Coincidentalist / Dust Bowl
04:34
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
05
Unforgivable
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The Coincidentalist / Dust Bowl
02:17
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
06
Instigated Chimes
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The Coincidentalist / Dust Bowl
02:54
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
07
The Coincidentalist
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The Coincidentalist / Dust Bowl
02:50
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
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'Sno Angel Like You + 'Sno Angel Winging It
â„— 2006 Fire Records
01-01-2006
'Sno Angel Like You + 'Sno Angel Winging It
01
Get to Leave
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'Sno Angel Like You + 'Sno Angel Winging It
02:55
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
02
Paradise Here Abouts
Howe Gelb
'Sno Angel Like You + 'Sno Angel Winging It
02:09
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
03
But I Did Not
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'Sno Angel Like You + 'Sno Angel Winging It
04:11
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
04
Hey Man
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'Sno Angel Like You + 'Sno Angel Winging It
02:40
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
05
The Farm
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'Sno Angel Like You + 'Sno Angel Winging It
04:00
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
06
That's How Things Get Done
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'Sno Angel Like You + 'Sno Angel Winging It
03:14
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
07
Love Knows (No Borders)
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'Sno Angel Like You + 'Sno Angel Winging It
03:24
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
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The Listener
â„— 2012 Fire Records
24-03-2003
The Listener
01
Glisten
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The Listener
03:50
02
Felonious
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The Listener
03:34
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
03
Jason's List
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The Listener
04:36
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
04
Cowboy Boots
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The Listener
04:27
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
05
Torque (Tango de la Tongue)
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The Listener
04:19
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
06
Piango
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The Listener
03:06
07
Lying There
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The Listener
04:13
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
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Confluence
â„— 2012 Fire Records
02-04-2001
Confluence
01
3 Sisters
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Confluence
04:08
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
02
Saint Conformity
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Confluence
04:22
Writer: Howe Gelb - A Band of Gypsies / Composers: Howe Gelb - A Band of Gypsies
03
Pontiac Slipstream
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Confluence
03:49
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
04
Sputter
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Confluence
00:24
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
05
Blue Marble Girl
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Confluence
04:05
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
06
Source
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Confluence
00:20
07
2 Rivers
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Confluence
01:23
Writer: Howe Gelb / Composers: Howe Gelb
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