Zoo Hypothesis (album) explained

Zoo Hypothesis
Type:	Album
Artist:	Tub Ring
Cover:	Tub Ring - Zoo Hypothesis.jpg
Released:	August 17, 2004
Recorded:	Recorded at Apocalypse Cow Recordings, Boulder Hill, IL, 2004
Genre:	Various
Length:	36:02
Label:	Invisible Records
Producer:	The Brothers Brooks & Theresa Brooks
Prev Title:	Fermi Paradox
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	The Great Filter
Next Year:	2007

Zoo Hypothesis is the title of a studio album by Chicago band Tub Ring, released in 2004. The song "Alexander in Charge" contains a sample from the movie Taxi Driver.

Track listing

1. "Tiny, Little" (1:39)
2. "Death of the Robot" (1:30)
3. "The Promise Keeper" (4:43)
4. "Sharpening the Sticks" (1:50)
5. "I Could Never Fall in Love with You" (1:49)
6. "One With my Surroundings" (2:03)
7. "Habitat" (3:29)
8. "The Night Watch" (1:02)
9. "Dog Doesn't Bite" (3:22)
10. "Alexander in Charge" (2:27)
11. "Raindrops" (3:03)
12. "The Viking Song" (1:01)
13. "We are the Righteous" (1:55)
14. "Return to Me" (2:40)
15. "Wealth of Information" (2:38)
16. "Vehicle" (3:23)

All songs written by Tub Ring, except "The Night Watch" written by Roughly Enforcing Nostalgia & Tub Ring

Personnel

• Kevin Gibson – Vocals
• Rob Kleiner – Keyboards
• Jason Fields – Bass
• Dave Tavares – Drums
• Shawn Sprinkel – Guitar

Additional Musicians:

• James Cole – Drums (track 4)
• Matthew Phelan – Violins & Turntables
• Dave Winer – Trumpet
• Dave Smith – Bariton Sax
• Sara Sleeper – Additional Lead Vocals on tracks 5 & 16
• Dave Byron – Additional Lead Guitar
• Theresa Brooks – Bassoon & Background Vocals
• Kathy Brooks – Background Vocals
• Dan Jeremy Brooks – Sampling, Programming & Background Vocals
• Swan – Additional Guitar and Background Vocals

Misc:

• Tanner Woodford – CD Layout
• Joan Varitek – Cover Illustrations