Crooked Forest Release: If Not Now (Acoustic)
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)
Memory Lane: Wedding Edition Part II
This blog continues on from where we left off in Memory Lane: Wedding Edition Part 1 so head on over there before reading if you haven’t yet. Much like the first instalment, I found myself hesitating a lot before coming here today to write this one, but I think it’s an important story to tell because so much of the world today is still so … Continue reading Memory Lane: Wedding Edition Part II
Infinitive
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
Jaimee Eat World Release: You Are Free (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)
Jaimee Eat World Release: Delivery
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
Shelter
From The Vault circa 2006. Go ahead and send a hurricaneThrough what remains of meCan’t begin to overwhelmEverything clouded by debrisHammer down the picket fenceIt won’t make it through the nightThese bomb shelters can’t protectWhat we never let inside Steady nowStabilizeOn the groundTil it subsidesHold your focusSmile wideSuch a pretty girlSuch captivating eyes At the very least a devastating shock waveTo blow the roof right … Continue reading Shelter
True North
Hold a compassFind true northWispy clouds dull the starsWith only moonlight left to guideA gusty wind beckons the tide Invent constellationsYou and me inside,Dance and dineOur stories the lights that shineOur voices waves that mold the mountainsideThat carve the shelterFor the shipwrecked strangerGrown tired from pulling sails and dead anchor’s His tattered clothesThe ones she’d sewnA fond farewellFrom the golden coast Continue reading True North
Crooked Forest Interview: Bridge Magazine
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
The Side Barre: On Lessons Learned From My First PR/Management Agency
This is Season 1 Episode 5 of the The Side Barre podcast, developed through Anchor and streamed on Spotify. Listen now on Spotify and read on to follow the transcript. On today’s Side Barre I’m going to share a little about working with my first PR & Management company, but before we get underway, since it is the start of a brand new year I also want to share some … Continue reading The Side Barre: On Lessons Learned From My First PR/Management Agency
New Music Release: Blister
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
