State of the Music
So as you can see, the last 40 posts have been from Shawn John. Okay, not really that many, but you know, whatever. Thought I’d give you a break from possible video overload to spill on what’s going on with my upcoming record. So here’s the rub:
It’s almost done. It’s constantly changing and I am constantly writing new stuff (as recently as last week) that is bumping much older songs off the record entirely. I am steadily becoming more and more proud of it. As it stands, I THINK I only have a little left to go. One song, probably, and some more mixing, but I’m going to sit on it, and I’m going to record a few extras as backup.
Last night Gary Ruschman sent me the artwork and it looks fucking awesome. I’m using it (with one or two minor tweaks) so that’s completely done and squared away. Once I know I’m happy with this thing I will be submitting it to TuneCore and it’ll be about six weeks before the album is on iTunes. I’ll give them a release date (as long as it’s six weeks or more into the future.) In all likelihood, if I finish writing this last song (note: recording it will be a quick job, as it is not only just acoustic guitar and vocals but intentionally lo-fi) in a timely manner, the record will be out mid-to-late June. In the meanwhile, I’d thank you to check out the MySpace and listen to the few songs that are up there streaming right now – there is a new one called “Airport,” please give it a listen will ya?