To shift shapes, much less become shapeless, THE MOONDOGGIES had to change: their line-up, the way they communicated, recorded, and wrote.

They would have to push beyond the public pigeonhole of being a bearded band from Seattle singing in harmony to give the breadth of their influences a space in the spotlight.

For "Adiós I'm a Ghost" they drew from a diverse list of musical influences from Pink Floyd to Blonde Redhead, Mississippi John Hurt to Nirvana.

Though they are oft compared to Laurel Canyon crooners or Southern swamp boogiers, "Adiós I'm a Ghost" is a quintessentially Northwest record.

It speaks, with more than words, of tumultuous transformation -- changing pace as often as the weather on a Seattle spring day.

Musically and lyrically, it balances light and dark, marrying the boisterous blues of their debut album Don't Be a Stranger, the symphonic sadness of Tidelands, and a temperamental timbre previously unheard from the band.

Recorded with producer Ryan Hadlock at Bear Creek Studios.