I'm sitting in midtown about to get my hands soiled by the inner bits of a turkey... i can't say that i'm unimpressed, but i can't say i'm impressed. its sort of on the fence, the thing that startles me is the type of music that pops into my head around this season. They are artists I have a strong affection for, but there is this characteristic quality to them that fits well with the color of the leaves and the scent of the air.
these people are bill mallonee, bob dylan's early love songs, toad the wet sprocket, wilco, etc. they have had a tremendous impact on the direction of this forthcoming record - and that makes me happy.
all that being said, right now i'm getting down to the boatman's call by nick cave. a beautiful record to be experienced only start to finish. Murder ballads also is to be experienced only the same way, but when you're cooking with your lady and the inexperience on both sides is apparent it is well and good to keep both minds as far from murder as possible :)
thanks for dropping in.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Cowboy Junkies? ya... i stole the idea
Its going to be cold, windy and far more snow covered than i have experienced in the last few winters... but only for a few days. In late January or early Feb I'm going to make the trek up to Rochester to meet with some of my favorite musicians and engineers to produce a record similar in format to the Trinity Sessions.
It will be a live tracked recording with a bunch of us standing around staring at one another but we will be using more than just one microphone. Mike Muscarella will be at the helm once again and a few players pulled from one of the best undiscovered talent pools in the nation. So far its slated to be a full record with a staggered release of just a few tracks at a time.
In the meantime, I did a 3 song demo, Kristin, with Mr. Muscarella back in 2007 and its available on itunes, napster, etc. all over the world if you just search tommy hawkins kristin you'll have no trouble finding it. I'll keep you posted in the coming weeks as we prepare for the record.
thanks for checking this site out.
tommy
It will be a live tracked recording with a bunch of us standing around staring at one another but we will be using more than just one microphone. Mike Muscarella will be at the helm once again and a few players pulled from one of the best undiscovered talent pools in the nation. So far its slated to be a full record with a staggered release of just a few tracks at a time.
In the meantime, I did a 3 song demo, Kristin, with Mr. Muscarella back in 2007 and its available on itunes, napster, etc. all over the world if you just search tommy hawkins kristin you'll have no trouble finding it. I'll keep you posted in the coming weeks as we prepare for the record.
thanks for checking this site out.
tommy
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