Unpopular Music by tristen

My goal as an artist can be summed up in two words, Tristen. Seeking unpopularity since 1982, I’m incredibly successful at it. Highly rated still, I’ve been working on independent thought and moral courage. By now, I feel an intellectual responsibility to be unpopular.

“Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.” Bertrand Russell

I love unpopular music. Abstract lyrics, beautiful melodies wrapped with a warm sounding instrument. I love unpopular themes that encompass difficult emotions and ambivalence. The kind of cultural critiques that stir and address our discomfort. So let the good times roll and may your unpopularity be your badge of knowingness.

Tracklist

1.	Because Your Love is Mine	3:20

2.	Hey La
3.	Skin of Our Teeth	3:17

4.	Rose and Thorn
5.	Mona Lisa
6.	Let Go	4:02

7.	Bully
8.	Selkie Woman
9.	Know By Heart
10.	Winter Strangler

Credits

releases November 7, 2025

Produced by Tristen Gaspadarek & Buddy Hughen
All songs written by Tristen Gaspadarek
except tracks 2,3,4 & 6 written by Tristen Gaspadarek & Buddy Hughen
Engineered and Mixed by Buddy Hughen
Recorded at Tight Squeeze Recording Nashville, Tennessee USA

Published by Domino Publishing Co.

Tristen Gaspadarek: Lead Vocals, Background Vocals,
Guitars, Piano, Organ
Organ, Percussion
Buddy Hughen: Lead Guitar, Guitars, Ebow, Bass, Piano, Synth,
Pump Organ, Percussion, Drum Programming
Andy Spore: Drums
Linwood Regensberg: Bass tracks 2,3,5 & 6
James Haggerty: Bass on tracks 9 & 10
Pat Sansone: Wurlitzer and Mellotron on track 9
Vanessa Carlton: Piano,Rhodes and Synth on track 4
Erin Rae: background vocals track 7
Becca Mancari: background vocals track 7
Michaela Anne: Background vocals on track 8 & 9
Natalie Prass: Background vocals on track 8 & 9

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