second cover shoot tonight. i got exactly what i wanted and all that is left to do with the record is the liner notes. i think this record is really something special. i put a lot of my heart and soul into it like i never have before. there are some fun light moments and then some more introspective perhaps darker moments. there are a few angry moments and a few fed up moments. not every story in this book has a happy ending but at least they are real.
i was waiting to make sure but i am ready to announce the second single from the record after 'sidewalks' will be "a bad day." i worked a lot with the music and the lyrics to this one are pretty fun. after i finish the liner notes for the record i will be shooting a video for the single and it also should be ready and released on friday.
this will be the last studio diary for this record. there were moments when i wasn't sure this album would even get to be released. so many set-backs and studio problems. even song writing was scaring me for a while. i didn't have any idea what to write until i just tried to get really real. both in my humor and the more serious moments i had.
the record covers a lot of ground from homelessness in 'sidewalks' to self injury. political rants and anger. love songs and hate songs. songs about future desires and frustrations with living and effort. homage to those lost and gratitude to those who walk with us.
my friend allison grey shows up on two of the tracks. the first single 'sidewalks' of course, and secondly on a cover of coldplay's 'every teardrop is a waterfall' which is one of my favorite songs, ever. it was an amazing experience to actually work with someone else making music and memories. i look forward to doing it more in the future.
aside from 'sidewalks' there is no percussion on this record. lots of piano and guitars and other sounds. i wanted this to be a record that i could play acoustically. to perform simple and without any trappings. in that sense the record is raw. i think that there are sure moments of raw music meeting raw lyrics. i held nothing back with this record and did not try to be nice to anyone. including myself... choosing instead for realness. in that sense, this record has been a journey indeed.
i did not borrow from my back log. all of the songs have been written between november 2012 and january 2013. three of the songs i had bits and pieces of ideas for 'sidewalks' included in that list for a few months before then but the songs were written in full within the timeframe i stated.
i initially did not want to include a cover song on this record but 'ever tear' was just too hard to give up and i think it adds to this record as a part of.
i don't know what else to say right now, i can't believe it's completed. i can't believe that it's over. and in fact, just beginning.
- jay brymer midtown sacramento, california.
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