It's a common dilemma for any child of the 80s too old to play punk anymore; should I play alt-country or indie-rock synth-pop? Singer and frontman of the Buttless Chaps Dave Gowans fully recognizes that many would consider his band's self-described "electro-prog-country" baffling, if not absurd. Yet it's quite miraculous how seamlessly these Chaps can switch from banjo-laden country death dirges to Cold War synth songs.