Friendly Fire


Feat 52: Week #20

the temptation exists… to fix things, people — whether they need it or not.  and we often do it for ourselves… but i am of the camp that believes life is not tidy.  it takes more energy than i have to even begin to counter-act the entropy of daily existence.


 



David Lynch Highway


Feat 52: Week #19

a la mulholland drive… 

anyone?



 



Ode To A Dying Hornet


Feat 52: Week #18

late is the new on-time.  this is last week’s song…

sympathy for an insect… in the form of a limerick.

i sit here and strum out some chords
for a hornet that dies on the floor
my bathrobe still on
the morning has gone
and soon it shall sting me no more.



 



Awake Without


Feat 52: Week #17

late is the new on-time. 

this is an instrumental number that is a work in progress for my friend’s short film.  i’m settling in to the lapsteel a bit more…

 



your anyone


Feat 52: Week #16

wicked late.  pisser…  this new years resolution is officially kicking my ass.

just got a starter lapsteel this week.  unfortunately, it’s a bit harder than it looks.  i have a hard enough time singing in tune and now i’ve added an instrument to my collection that requires an ear for pitch.  great…

 



The Dogwoods


Feat 52: Week #15

early spring morning… we do it to ourselves.

 



Thunderclouds Be Gone


Feat 52: Week #14

i’m slow… i think about things a lot… too much, in fact. it gets me in trouble a lot…  ok, just a little. and just for fun, i’m gonna blame it on my parents…

 



Glencarlyn Park


Feat 52: Week #13

Feat 52 has reached the end of it’s first quarter!! holy shit… didn’t think it would take this much out of me…

this week’s song is about moving… and maybe also about not really having any good allies in the process. but at the end of it all, the move is for the right reason…

 



Outros


About 2 months ago i signed up to take part in The RPM Challenge.  I’ve finally gotten around to uploading the tracks for the resulting record Outros to my rpm challenge profile.  Per the rules of the challenge, the entire record was written and recorded in february.  It started out far too leisurely and ended in a crash-and-burn fashion, the likes of which i haven’t experienced since finals in college.  Needless to say, while i’m proud of what some of the tracks became, others are just… interesting. 

check it out.  let me know what you think.



every damn which way


Feat 52: Week #12

ever notice that when you start listening to and consoling a friend, someone in a rough patch, that you at some point get around to talking about yourself? “yeah, that happened to me… this is what i did/said/felt…” etc.

no? just me then. i’m the only jerk in the room…

not the kind of song i typically write. i don’t usually… well… pop rock.