I got married.
Serenaded my wife with a surprise performance, a 4/4 version of Unchained Melody arranged for a bluesy acoustic guitar. Made her cry. Made other women swoon (i imagine).
Spent a week in Halifax for our honeymoon. Saw some great bands, and a passionless William H. Macy lookalike warbling his way through classic rock tunes.
Yesterday was the first day in a month that I've been able to work on the new album. The songs are evolving.
The Dream needs to be a few bpm faster.
The last verse of All That Mattered was written yesterday.
Burn needs a more sparse rhythm guitar. Maybe drop it out completely for the riff... (i can't believe i wrote that)
So it's coming along slowly. As John Lennon said, "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."
To tide you over, watch some of these clips of The National performing at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. It's been giving me goosebumps and making my eyes water.
Any fan of pop or rock music NEEDS to hear them. They're easily the best guitar-based band going, and are putting out the only albums worth paying for these days.
Serenaded my wife with a surprise performance, a 4/4 version of Unchained Melody arranged for a bluesy acoustic guitar. Made her cry. Made other women swoon (i imagine).
Spent a week in Halifax for our honeymoon. Saw some great bands, and a passionless William H. Macy lookalike warbling his way through classic rock tunes.
Yesterday was the first day in a month that I've been able to work on the new album. The songs are evolving.
The Dream needs to be a few bpm faster.
The last verse of All That Mattered was written yesterday.
Burn needs a more sparse rhythm guitar. Maybe drop it out completely for the riff... (i can't believe i wrote that)
So it's coming along slowly. As John Lennon said, "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."
To tide you over, watch some of these clips of The National performing at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. It's been giving me goosebumps and making my eyes water.
Any fan of pop or rock music NEEDS to hear them. They're easily the best guitar-based band going, and are putting out the only albums worth paying for these days.
