Building Baggage by Second October

It's 2025, and this is our first full length album of all new material after four EP releases over the last six years or so! Well ... all but one cover that only the most astute 90s industrial alternative fan would recognize that effortlessly slips unnoticed right into the rest of our tracks and just happens to be excellent company for our nine originals.

We don't like spelling out what our songs are about for our listeners. We would rather they make the songs their own and let their personal experiences intermingle with our music and lyrics, allowing our creations to transport and touch them that way. We can only say that this album has been deeply personal and therapeutic, getting at least one of us through some very difficult life circumstances through the writing, recording, and production. There is a little bit of wonder, some pain, some anger, some sadness, some love, a lot of questions, some deep thought, and a lot of introspection. That's about all we can say.

As far as the title Building Baggage ... well, we all have baggage, and most of it, we built ourselves at one point or another in life without realizing it ... until we started carrying it with us and couldn't put it down.

And we still call our music New Wave Noir. As always, you will hear the influences of some of our favorite artists from the 80s and 90s - maybe a bit of Japan, Tears for Fears, Nine Inch Nails, Underworld, and others. But these are influences only - we add our own modern edge and creativity to do something completely new yet familiar. Please enjoy our music and drop us a line - we always love hearing from you, our listeners!

All the Best,
Tracy and Ron,
Second October

Tracklist

1.	Amazing Things	5:46

2.	I Am Undone	4:52

3.	This Task	5:40

4.	Made in Japan	6:19

5.	The Weight	5:20

6.	Center of You	7:17

7.	Dark Tide	6:02

8.	Broad Hand	6:28

9.	What Have You Forgotten?	5:22

10.	Building Baggage	5:45

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released April 5, 2025

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