▁want ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁do ▁it ▁my ▁own ▁way ." ▁The ▁album ' s ▁title ▁is ▁partially ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁comm od it ization ▁of ▁music , ▁with ▁mus icians ▁contract ually ▁obliged ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁certain ▁number ▁of ▁" LP " s ; ▁C ope ▁stated ▁" Now ▁I ' m ▁not ▁oblig ated ▁to ▁any ▁record ▁company , ▁so ▁I ▁thought ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁nice ▁play ▁on ▁that ." ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁recorded ▁between ▁Brook lyn ▁Rec ording ▁( C ob ble ▁Hill , ▁Brook lyn ) ▁and ▁The ▁Document ▁Room ▁( Mal ib u , ▁CA ) ▁during ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁in ▁between ▁C ope ' s ▁extensive ▁tour ing . ▁ ▁C ope ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁with ▁mus icians ▁such ▁as ▁drum mer ▁Paul ▁" B ug gy " ▁Edwards , ▁legend ary ▁bass ▁guitar ists ▁Michael ▁" F unk y ▁Ned " ▁Ne al , ▁and ▁Pr eston ▁Cr ump , ▁keyboard ist ▁James ▁Po y ser ▁( who ▁previously ▁has ▁worked ▁with ▁acts ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Ro ots , ▁J ill ▁Scott , ▁and ▁John ▁Leg end ) ▁and ▁per cussion ist ▁Bash iri ▁Johnson . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁" Ke ep ▁Ask in " ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁free ▁download ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁from ▁the ▁Cit izen ▁C ope ▁website ▁and ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁song ▁from ▁the ▁forth coming ▁album . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁January ▁ 2