While out and about this weekend promoting the upcoming release of The Clearing I was invited down into The Basement for an episode of “What’s In My Drawer’s?” showing you some of the most influential albums I listened to growing up and what still holds up for me today. Watch the extended cut exclusively on my YouTube channel now! Thanks for having me, The Basement! … Continue reading What’s In My Drawers?
I’m a little late to the hype but last week York, PA artist Chris Scheler released his latest, “What’s Left Of Me” and it needs to be on your new music radar. Streaming just about everywhere, click here to find out all the places you can listen or head over to Bandcamp and purchase it for a cool $5. For fans of: Royal Blood, Highly … Continue reading Spotlight On: Chris Scheler “What’s Left Of Me”
My full-length record “The Clearing” officially has a release date AND is available for digital pre-order exclusively on Bandcamp. Secure your copy today! When you pre-order The Clearing, you’ll get 2 tracks immediately (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released. A little about the record:“The Clearing” … Continue reading Crooked Forest News: “The Clearing” Gets A Release Date!
Coming in spot #10 of our reissued discography, here’s our first track poached from Chase This Light – I went with “Always Be”. Listen to the original recording here: Side note: I totally forgot “Always Be” was a single and had a video made for it, funny that! Chase This Light didn’t get a ton of love over here in Canadaland after the initial single. … Continue reading Jaimee Eat World Release: Always Be (Live)
Satisfying my desperate need for catchy tongue-in-cheek pop-rock, check out the latest release by Council “Never Give A Fuck Again” Check it out on their website here where you can buy the download for a cool 99 cents or stream it on Spotify: For fans of: All Time Low before the controversy. Have a song you’d like featured on the blog? Send me an e-mail … Continue reading Council Release: Never Give A Fuck Again
When I first set out to track A Quiet Place To Scream, I did so in a way that I always intended to go back and re-track things and show as much of the process as possible. I had three goals in mind when I did this: see how far I could get without spending hardly any money, show newcomer songwriters/rock producers some of the … Continue reading The Making of The Clearing: Part 1
Happy Valentine’s Day! Today I have a special release which is a brand new recording of If Not Now. This song will be on my upcoming full-length record The Clearing but enjoy this alternate version in the meantime. I’ve mentioned before this is the closest thing to a love song I think I’ve ever written and I maintain that thought now as I listen back … Continue reading Crooked Forest Release: If Not Now (Acoustic)
Re-introducing for the first time since about 2009, today I’m releasing the first demo recording as part of my revisiting the first songs I ever wrote with my first band A Big Dumb Rocketship. To kick things off we have “Infinitive”. When I first approached a kid in my high school named Mike who had been drumming with the only other pop-punk band in our … Continue reading Infinitive
The first acoustic cover as part of the complete discography series is here! Only available on Instagram, YouTube and here. Check it out: Make sure to come back tomorrow for another brand new full-band cover we selected off of the 1994 self-titled record. Continue reading Jaimee Eat World Release: You Are Free (Acoustic)
Today I’m pretty stoked to share with you all the first release exclusive to crookedforest.ca – Blister. Press play to list to it now! (This track was previously released under the Crooked Forest band name but now lives on as an early Neither Could Dylan cut 😉 Lyrics I open my mouth and my teeth turn on my tongueand now I’m bleeding straight from my … Continue reading New Music Release: Blister
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