Cut Me Down & Count My Rings is a collection of rarities, singles, and b-sides by indefatigable DIY pop musician John Ringhofer, AKA Half-Handed Cloud. Until now, these songs were only available on vinyl, as a cassingle, with a zine, as a couple limited-edition CD-EPs, or among the tracks of a few compilation albums. The themes are accordingly diverse: they include sheep, Psalms, werewolves, list-making, bees, stories from scripture and Christmas. Some of the songs served as transitions between previous Half-Handed Cloud releases or built upon themes from the full-lengths.
15 Couple Kings Close the Road on a Giant, PTS. 2-4
16 Once, Twice, Seven Times a Werewolf
17 Bees Are Trying to Build Their Nest in You
18 Bees Baked a Loaf for Me (Or Flour from Flowers?)
19 Who Brought These Up?
20 Isaiah 49
21 Never in Labor!
22 We're Not Getting Well
23 Took Your Tablets
24 I Got a Letter
25 Ten Commandment Tombstone
26 Here's a List
27 Sewing Wind to Fabric
28 Chins
29 Finding
30 Oily
31 Ploughmen
32 Buffet
33 Pause
34 When Overwhelmed with Dread
35 Missing
36 Winding
37 Cut-Down
38 Got-It
39 To Fill
40 Loathed
41 Couple Kings Close the Road on a Giant, Pt. 1
42 Pre-Teen Apocalyptic Film Acting (Why? Medley)
43 Ode to Team Pinecone
44 The * That Moved-Around the Night
45 Plant a Little Fir Tree
46 Home for Christmas
Cut Me Down & Count My Rings is a collection of rarities, singles, and b-sides by indefatigable DIY pop musician John Ringhofer, AKA Half-Handed Cloud. Until now, these songs were only available on vinyl, as a cassingle, with a zine, as a couple limited-edition CD-EPs, or among the tracks of a few compilation albums. The themes are accordingly diverse: they include sheep, Psalms, werewolves, list-making, bees, stories from scripture and Christmas. Some of the songs served as transitions between previous Half-Handed Cloud releases or built upon themes from the full-lengths.
