Chadwick Stokes of State Radio & Dispatch's solo project is inspired by Chad'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 Chad Stokes featuring: Carly Simon, Blake Hazard (the Submarines), Matt Embree (of the Rx Bandits), The White Buffalo and Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars.