First off, to put our cards on the table, this is "fresh" product, rather than "new", these two tunes dating back to the old Honcho days of the roaring late '90s Baltimore. They've been gussied up a bit and, with any luck, generally given their due.
"To the Moon" is such a blatant Scruffy the Cat/ Charlie Chesterman lift that it barely needs mentioning to anyone familiar with those guys' records. But do I ever have a soft spot for it. And the Rickenbackers and cheeseball organ only help....
"Buckout Road" does refer to an actual road--- a mysterious, winding, hilly lane on the ass end of the area we knew as Silver Lake, NY (or East White Plains, though technically West Harrison). Buckout Road started (still does) behind the quarry and went way up and around, getting darker, curvier and more narrow as you went, eventually emerging lord knows where, behind one of the reservoirs, I think. It had dark aura of "no return", and was rumored to be the kind of place you'd be likely to find albinos, cast-outs, adulterers, criminals and all that kinda thing. It's even worse nowadays, and particularly scary if you have a fear of McMansions. Sad, sad, sad.
JK
"To the Moon": https://app.box.com/s/nkmcgrsdlbi6epd564ju
"Buckout Road": https://app.box.com/s/wgw5uu64vdnflmo3yq7r
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