I finally nailed down the setlist for tomorrow night's Nashville Universal You CD release show at the Darkroom (1200 Villa Place, Suite 300):
bethany church road
night after endless night
for change's sake
piecing together the world
shame on me
heavy hearts (acoustic)
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After much deliberation and over analyzation, we have our album order! The track list will go as follows:
1. Piecing Together the World
2. Clever
3. Standby
4. Mason Jar
5. Elizabeth
6. Someone Else
7. Your Next Move
8. Corner
9. Sunday Morning
10. Shame On Me
11. Heavy Hearts
12. ...Read More
Hi friends.
On Monday, I said "more to come tomorrow on our progress (Will's progress, I mean)." Well, by "tomorrow" I meant "Sunday. My apologies.
Anyway -- I received the second round of mixes from Will and could NOT be happier with ...Read More
And yes, thats 2/21 of THIS year.
For the last two weeks, Will has been neglecting his duties as a husband and father of two (only one wife) in order to churn out mixes of Standby, Piecing Together the World, Clever, ...Read More
After months of scheduling conflicts, Ryan Rockitt finally made it into the studio on Friday to add his unique flavor to "Your Next Move" (backing vocals), "For Change's Sake" (backing vocals), and "Ask Anyone" (lead guitar, backing vocals).
I've since heard ...Read More
Only a-holes quote their own songs, I know...
I’m on a plane to Nashville to help Jessica celebrate her 30th birthday, which happens to be tomorrow, which happens to be the same day as the Smith’s show I’ve been hammering you ...Read More
This is Clay Cook, the most bitchinest guitarist I know:
We were extraordinarily lucky to secure Clay for a night. It's not every day you get to witness guitar playing like that, not to mention have it featured on your record.
He ...Read More
Last night I got the vocal comp from the "Your Next Move" session.
I remember telling Will that night about wanting this track to be the "coolest" on the album. Well, everything sounds cool but my vocal.
Why did I think I ...Read More
Will sent me the "Shame on Me" vocal comp from Tuesday night (see "Studio 3/10"), and believe it or not, it wasn't that bad at all. In fact, I think we're going to keep it.
I'm learning, you see, that the ...Read More
Not everything is about sex, people.
The naughtiest of you have suggested that "Your Next Move" is nothing more than a gratuitous account of sexual yearning. And though I understand how lines like "I like it slow," "hold me down," and ...Read More
(View a live performance of "Your Next Move" here.)
i like it slow
just as slow as you can stand it
slower still
bring it down to where i am
i want to feel it all
every rise and every fall
baby take your sweet, sweet time
hold ...Read More