2 0 0 0 ▁really . ▁Before ▁September ▁ 1 1 , ▁that ▁election ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁thing . ▁So , ▁all ▁the ▁songs ▁come ▁out ▁of ▁that ▁context . ▁If ▁the ▁songs ▁seem ▁related , ▁they ▁all ▁come ▁out ▁of ▁that ▁context ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁four ▁years ▁and ▁they ’ re ▁all ▁coming ▁through ▁my ▁l ens ▁and ▁how ▁I ’ m ▁looking ▁at ▁the ▁world . ▁They ▁all , ▁in ▁kind a ▁one ▁way ▁or ▁another , ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁how ▁do ▁you ▁keep ▁on ▁keep in ’ ▁on ▁when ▁things ▁seem ▁really ▁gr im ." ▁Sometimes ▁viewed ▁as ▁his ▁most ▁political ▁album , ▁" H ope ▁& ▁Other ▁Cas ual ties " ▁is ▁" an ▁att ent ive ▁exam ination ▁of ▁current ▁times ▁inter w oven ▁with ▁matters ▁of ▁the ▁heart . ▁His ▁emot ions ▁str addle ▁the ▁ground ▁between ▁the ▁personal ▁and ▁the ▁political ." ▁Gu est ▁vocal ists ▁include ▁K ris ▁Del m hor st ▁and ▁Jeff rey ▁Fou ca ult . ▁ ▁Hope ▁& ▁Other ▁Cas ual ties ▁was ▁voted ▁the ▁number ▁one ▁album ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁by ▁W UM B ▁radio ▁member ▁listen ers . ▁ ▁In noc ent ▁When ▁You ▁Dream , ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁is ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁l ull ab ies ▁and ▁love ▁songs , ▁which ▁features ▁solo ▁ac oust ic ▁performances ▁by ▁E rel li ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁covers ▁by ▁Sh awn ▁Col vin , ▁Town