Defrocked and Kicking the Habit is the second LP by Soltero. It was recorded in Shutesbury, MA by Ben Sterling and Somerville, MA by Steve Mayone. As with Soltero's first record, it features the Mobius Band amongst others. It was released in April 2003.

Track listing

All tracks by Tim Howard

"I'll Be a Writer" – 3:39

"Fight Song for True Love" – 3:24

"On the Ropes" – 4:40

"Digging" – 4:27

"Autobahn" – 5:05

"Boys of Brighton" – 4:09

"Vaporetto" – 3:07

"The Moment You Said Yes" – 4:48

"Paradise City" – 5:30

"I See It Now" – 4:11

"Sinking Ship" – 3:38

Personnel

Alex Braden – accordion

Jeff Breeze – vox organ

Tim Howard – banjo, guitar, vox organ, toy instruments

Thomas Hummel – horn

Casey Keenan – drums

Steve Mayone – guitar, drums, bass, engineer

Peter Sax – bass, vox organ

Tim Shea – engineer

Ben Sterling – engineer, mastering

Bernard Sterling – assistant

References

2003 albums

Soltero albums

Defrocked and Kicking the Habit