Overview

Lived Retaliation is Album 2 of the Paper Trail Series, following the progression of a tenant’s lived experience as early patterns evolve into direct confrontation and reactive system dynamics.

This chapter captures the shift from awareness into response - where lived experience is no longer passive, and actions, reactions, and consequences begin to unfold in real time.

Each track reflects emotional and situational responses within this phase of escalation, blending narrative storytelling with music to document lived reality as it intensifies.

A music-based documentary of lived experience - told one track at a time.

Tracklist

1. Read Before You Rent
A reflection on the fine print, unseen risks, and what tenants often realize too late.

2. Legal Maze
Navigating confusing systems, procedures, and barriers that obscure clarity and resolution.

3. Constructive Eviction Blues
The emotional and lived experience of conditions that gradually make staying unsustainable.

4. Victory & Voice
A moment of reclaiming agency, documentation, and the power of speaking up.

5. The Courtroom Chronicles
A narrative snapshot of legal proceedings, testimony, and the formalization of conflict.

Listen & Follow the Story

Available on major streaming platforms including:

• Spotify
• Apple Music
• YouTube Music
• iHeartRadio

For full experience access, downloads, and exclusive content, choose a package below.

Choose Your Access

1. Digital Album Access

$9

Includes:

• Full album download (all 6 tracks)
• Stream anytime access via TPS Marketplace

Perfect for those who want to support the work and own the music.

2. Album + Story Companion

$19

Includes:

• Full album download
• Story Companion PDF (narrative behind each track)
• Expanded context of the lived experience

Ideal for listeners who want deeper understanding of the story behind the music.

3. Album + Exhibit Companion

$29

Includes:

• Full album download
• Story Companion PDF
• Exhibit Companion (select documentation references & timeline context)

Designed for those who want to connect the music to the documented experience.

4. Full Access Bundle

$49

Includes:

• Full album download
• Story Companion PDF
• Exhibit Companion
• Bonus content (behind-the-scenes + creative process insights)

For those who want the complete experience and to fully support the project.

5. Provenance Edition

$200

Includes:

• • Full digital album download (all tracks)
  • Story Companion PDF (expanded narrative behind each track)
  • Exhibit Companion (documentation, timeline, and contextual references)
  • High-quality 8” × 12” archival art print (album artwork)
  • Printed Provenance Card including:
    • Photography credit: Cesar Benavides, CB Photography
    • Location: Chautauqua Park, Boulder, Colorado
    • Seasonal context of the image
    • Narrative framing connecting place to the Paper Trail Series
  • Protective packaging (rigid mailer with backing support)
  • Designed as a physical + digital narrative artifact set

For those who want the complete experience and to fully support the project.

A collectible edition that preserves the music, the story, and the place in which it is grounded.

Album Art Credit

Cesar Benavides of CB Photography

Artwork Description / Context

The visual imagery draws from the changing seasons of Chautauqua Park - one of Boulder’s most iconic natural and cultural landmarks, known for its open trails, historic charm, and public accessibility as a treasured community space.

Chautauqua is widely regarded as a symbol of natural beauty, restoration, and public enjoyment within Boulder’s landscape. Its presence in the Paper Trail Series artwork creates a layered contrast between public serenity and private lived experience, highlighting the tension between places that represent openness and grounding, and the realities of housing instability experienced by tenants within the same geographic context.

This juxtaposition reflects the broader themes of the Paper Trail Series: visibility vs. lived experience, public narrative vs. private reality, and the complexity of place as both refuge and witness.

❤️ Support the Work

This series is part of a larger storytelling and advocacy project connected to the Tenant Power podcast.

Your support helps continue:

• future albums in the series
• podcast production
• documentation and education around tenant experiences

❤️ Support the Work

This series is part of a larger storytelling and advocacy project connected to the Tenant Power podcast.

Your support helps continue:

• future albums in the series
• podcast production
• documentation and education around tenant experiences

⚠️ Important Note

This album reflects a personal lived experience and narrative perspective. It is shared for storytelling, educational, and awareness purposes.

Listen to the music. Follow the story. Understand the experience.