Chadwick Stokes of State Radio & Dispatch's solo project is inspired by Chadwick's train jumping adventures across the US this made him think of Songs of the US/Traveling and it didn't fit musically and is less political than State Radio, therefore he wrote this album to keep challenging himself creatively. SIMMERKANE II is a more accessible look at Chadwick Stokes featuring: Carly Simon, Blake Hazard (The Submarines), Matt Embree (of the RX Bandits), the White Buffalo and Sierra Leones Refugee All Stars.