Moving right along from yesterdays blog breakdown of Pressure Cooker, today I’ll take you through Camp! If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the official music video first: I put together the music video on Saturday just ahead of the official release of The Clearing. While it’d be great to say I have some big music video budget to put something cool together, this … Continue reading The Clearing Track by Track: Camp
Yesterday I talked about the lead-off track on The Clearing called Champagne Birthday and today I’m moving right on to track 2: Pressure Cooker. Listen to the record in full on my YouTube channel: About the Track: Like Champagne Birthday, Pressure Cooker first appeared on A Quiet Place To Scream in more of a rough demo state. While I was pleased with the way it … Continue reading The Clearing Track by Track: Pressure Cooker
On the heels of the official release of The Clearing, today marks the first in my track by track blog series where I’ll dive a little bit into each track and what they’re all about starting with track 1: Champagne Birthday. Listen to the record in full on my YouTube channel (it’s still working its way to streaming services): About the Track Despite its title … Continue reading The Clearing Track By Track: Champagne Birthday
It’s here, it’s here! Today on bandcamp & all major streaming providers excluding Spotify & Amazon Music, my first official full-length record “The Clearing” is available for your listening enjoyment or relentless criticism! When you order the album on Bandcamp for $10 CAD you’ll get all 10-tracks plus 4 bonus tracks, including the full-band release of “Wasted Time” ft. Shane Slimmon on drums, the acoustic … Continue reading Crooked Forest Release: The Clearing
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?
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!
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)
I have a brand new interview up with the fine folks at Bridge Magazine. Check it out below! Afterwards, if you missed it, I recently released a brand new track called “Blister” which you can only stream here on my website. You can check that out over here: And Wayback Wednesday has made a triumphant return today with our first cover song selection of 2022 … Continue reading Crooked Forest Interview: Bridge Magazine
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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