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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!
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)
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)
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)
A little ahead of my imaginary off-the-cuff schedule, but today we’re getting into the reproduction of Jimmy Eat World’s “Delivery” as the second cover we tackled off of the band’s most recent “Surviving” record. Check out the original recording by Jimmy Eat World: The Process I’ve been battling a cold that just won’t quit since Christmas so I wasn’t even sure I’d be able to … Continue reading Jaimee Eat World Release: Delivery
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