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If you’ve been around New Music Monday for a while you know that we occasionally post a song sketch online to give you a taster as we’re working on it. Often times the song ends up quite different than the sketch. But never, in the 6 months we’ve been doing this song a week thing, has the song ended up as different as this week’s. “Why” you ask. Because this is a different song entirely. Psych!

Tim and I have really struggled with the song for this week. We feel really good about the chorus, but the verses are just not coming together. So we’re going to keep on working on that one and, who knows, it might make it for this next Monday.

I started this song (Scary To Know) on Sunday afternoon at 2pm and sent it to Tim at 4:30pm. He took it, added a bunch of stuff and passed it back at 9:30pm and by 11pm we had it wrapped up. All in a hard days work… or so they say.

Side note: Lindsey said, “you know people are going to think you are leaving me and using New Music Monday to do it. HOW LAME”
I told her, “the song is more from the perspective of a loved one being deployed. Why… is there something I should know?”

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And once again Jeff Moore comes through for us last minute with another great photo for the song.  Check his website jeffmoorephotography.com.

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Its that time of the week again!  We’ve been doing these commentaries for awhile now.  What do you guys think of the format?  Is there more/less stuff that you’d like to know about?  More songwriting process?  Recording?  Let us know in the comments if you have any feedback.

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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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