My wife was feeling rushed, and I was feeling like we didn’t pack everything, and we were just watching this little screen counting down the minutes until a stranger’s car would come and take us to the airport. For some reason, I picked up my guitar and started playing this hootenanny thing. I sang the first verse and part of the chorus into my phone and then literally wrote the rest of it in the Uber. That was the beginning of “The Modern Lives – Vol 1” EP.
I recorded the EP in my basement studio in Brooklyn. Actually, more like a laboratory than a studio. Part of the writing process for me has always been the actual recording, and while I’ve had fleshed-out demos make it onto albums before, this was the first time I’ve done the whole thing as a truly homemade, DIY project.
So in keeping with the Modern Lives theme of the EP, we’re making it available to you in a new way, too. Right here on PledgeMusic. Here’s how it works – you can pre-order the EP and any/all of the items listed below. (The t-shirt, shopping bag and 10″ vinyl are limited edition only – so check ‘em out and get ’em now!) I also put up some pretty unique things that I hope you’ll enjoy. Everyone who pre-orders will get a digital download of the new EP on street date – October 13, 2017
Once you pre-order, you get instant access to a special part of the site via the ‘AccessPass.’ Here, I’ll bring you into my world. You’ll hear streams of new songs, see videos of recording in the studio. Stuff like that. We’ve also teamed up with the legendary animation artist, Bill Plympton, who’ll be making videos for the songs on the EP so you’ll get sneak peeks of those videos that we are making, and much more.
Hope you’ll join us on this little Modern Lives journey…oh, and, yes, “The Modern Lives Vol 2” is already in the works!