Eric Popek Is Cooler Than You

by Eric Popek

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1.	Break Room Ed 02:01	info	buy track
2.	It Isn't Maura's Fault 03:37	info	buy track
3.	Shitfaced 04:17	info	buy track
4.	Piano Fight 04:12	info	buy track
5.	My Friends (An Ode to Open Mic Performers) 03:39		buy track
6.	My Friends all Suck 02:47		buy track
7.	Bill Peduto 02:56		buy track
8.	Country Life 02:46		buy track
9.	Credentials 01:27		buy track

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This album is a portrait of lives in Pittsburgh, PA, many of whom are referred to by their real names. It's a bare-bones piano/vocal album, with a lot of heart, and a good bit of snark.

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released September 6, 2019

Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 engineered by Dan Miller
Tracks 3, 4 Recorded & Mixed by Mike Hitt at MCM STUDIOS in Pittburgh, PA

Piano/vocal: Eric Popek
Cello: Dan Miller

Artwork by Derek C.F. Pegritz

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Eric Popek Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The only thing whiter than the keys of a piano are Eric Popek's knuckles as he fights pianos. Growing up in Pittsburgh, Popek was jumped by a flock of roaming street pianos, which prompted his decision to begin training to fight pianos. After a lengthy career full of blood, sweat, tears and bruises, Eric Popek has finally decided to take the Piano Fight to the road, to show the world his talents. ... more

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