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It’s pretty crazy that we are on week 47.  It’s been quite the journey.  This song is a very simple “singer/songwriter” kind of tune and Tim got to use his new Taylor guitar on it.  (can you tell I have nothing to say about it????) We hope you enjoy it!  Peace

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Here in the Midwest we have had a tremendous amount of rain as of late. I’m pretty sure the farmers aren’t lovin’ it, but I am because it’s giving me an excuse to NOT mow my lawn.

But seriously, I love the rain. There is something so cleansing about it. Even the sound of it refreshes my soul. There are things in my character and life that I would love for the rain to wash away and that’s what this song is about.

With Tim being in NY this week I was on my own for this one. It sure could use his electric guitar skills to smooth it out, but all in all, I like how it turned out.

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In this commentary we liken our music to the weather in Kansas. Listen to find out what I mean.

The creaking noise you hear is people walking upstairs. Just adds to the “transparent” feel, right???

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I’m not really sure what to say about this song.  Its basically an affirmation of support… or something like that.  I think its supposed to be a message that no matter what happens, I’ll be right beside you.  This song started with a guitar part that I came up with when Patrick was over at my place for practice on Tuesday.  I came up with some lyrics and a melody of sorts and sent it to Pack and he added the cool loops and percussion.

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I sat down this evening to try and create something for this week’s FREE song of the week and this is what I came up with.  Variety is what you get here folks!!!  It will be REALLY interesting to see what this thing morphs into!!  Stay tuned…

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We like to switch things up here at New Music Monday.  So if you liked last week then you’re in for a treat because this week is almost nothing like last week!  Happy music doesn’t come naturally for me so this was a definite exercise.  My wife and I had fun brainstorming random ideas for this one.  Its a little cheesy and corny but sometimes that’s a
good thing.

Edit:  Any correlation the picture has to Watchmen is completely unintended.

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We’ve really been enjoying our new site design and how easy it is to update. So much so that we’re even going to start posting about stuff that doesn’t necessarily directly pertain to OUR band. And since we ourselves need people like bloggers to write about our music, it only makes sense that we should do the same for other musicians that we appreciate. So for our first “Music You Should Know” entry I decided to pick a band that you may have already heard me obsess about.  And they have their own free music giveaway.  More about that below…

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Its hard to believe we’re up to week #24!  We’ve had songs all over the map so far, and this one is definitely a contender for being one of the most “out there.”  Some weeks the finished song isn’t very different than the original rough track.  This song however has been very evolutionary.  It started with some simple loops that I sent to Patrick.  Then he added some really cool ambient vocals.  We still didn’t have any lyrics at that point and Patrick had the idea of incorporating a poem.  Due to my (non)extensive knowledge of poetry I suggested “The Panther” by Rainer Maria Rilke.  And then there was more back and forth until we ended up with whatever it is we ended up with.  It was definitely an interesting process.  Enjoy!

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