its release (January, February, and so on), and, with the exception of August, which was a 14-song live disc, each contained four new studio songs. The project began when Rice and Rudder stumbled upon a discarded piano, dragged it into their rehearsal studio and, refreshed by the sounds the keyboard added to their repertoire, put their old works-in-progress aside and began writing new songs. They soon began recording this new material, and by the time the January EP was completed on January 25, 2006, they had decided on doing one each month for the rest of the year. The January EP begins with the song "Corazon", celebrating the rescue of the piano, and features a piano on the cover. All 12 EPs were self-released and sold primarily through the band's website. The covers of the EPs, which reflect the homespun aesthetic of the music inside, were designed by Darbie Nowatka, who also sang lead vocal on a few recordings and often joins the band on stage. Bishop Allen collaborated with many musicians over the year, including the above-mentioned Delamitraux and Owens, Jon Natchez, and Kelly Pratt. Cully Symington began playing with the band in September and has become their regular drummer. "History of Excuses" from the March EP was used in an episode ("My Turf War") of NBC's Scrubs. "A Tiny Fold" from the May EP was used in the April 28, 2008 episode (MoveOn.Cartwrights) of ABC Family's Greek. The Broken String In November 2006, Bishop Allen signed to Dead Oceans, a new sister label to Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar. They began recording a new record that January, at Blackwatch Studios in Norman, Oklahoma, and delivered it two months later. The album, Bishop Allen & The Broken String, was Bishop Allen's first true studio recording and was released by Dead Oceans on July 24, 2007. It includes nine re-recordings of songs from the EP project, as well as three new songs. Lights Out In July 2013, Darbie Nowatka and Rice announced a new Bishop Allen album was underway. Recording finished on December 2nd, 2013 in upstate New York. Dead Ocean and Bishop Allen announced the album's release for August 19th, 2014 and the lead single "Start Again" which was released on May 29th, 2014. Other projects Rice and Rudder's roommate at the Cambridge apartment that gave the band its name was Andrew Bujalski, the film director, and they have both