Update concerning my new album. After repeated listens, I have decided that the new album is, in fact, complete. It features eleven new, original tracks including the first single, Die Laughing. Nine songs in total, with two instrumental bookend pieces. The album is called The Appalachian not because it shares very much in common with traditional Appalachian music (it doesnt) but because my life experiences here in the southwest Virginia/eastern Kentucky area over the past few years deeply informed the lyrical content, especially the obsession with God, death, and religion that runs through just about every song. Ironically, these themes often appear in the lyrics of traditional Appalachian music as well. The album will likely carry an explicit content warning, not because I believe in gratuitous profanity but because I was genuinely working through a lot of anxiety regarding my own mortality and my own future as I was writing and recording this thing from late 2012 to early 2014. I feel a lot more at peace these days, and the album after this one, if I make one, will be a party from start to finish. Lastly, some people claim that artist and those who create shit are narcissistic by nature. Maybe, I dunno. What I do know is that there is no better way to work through whatever problems youre facing that to create something out of them, and to look deeply within yourself. Do that, and youll be able to better understand the motives and motivations of others as well. I doubt I will have much commercial success with this, but thats not the point. I couldnt quit doing this if I wanted to. Thats the point. The Appalachian will be released as soon as I have the money to release it. Its literally sitting on my laptop, ready to distribute. I might start a kickstarter to raise the funds over the next few days. Those who donate to the cause will get a free copy on CD. Anywho, heres the video for Die Laughing. https://youtube/watch?v=Li2yZ13ToZ0
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 14:47:32 +0000
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