Happy Holidays & new songs from Cluthe/Lee Music!!

Howdy ya'll

Matt and I want to wish you and your loved ones the happiest of holidays! As the curtains close on 2010, we have so much to be thankful for. All of your continued generous and kind words, listener-ship are deeply appreciated. We don't take any day for granted, especially the ones where we are writing together and sharing music with you all.

Speaking of music, we are so happy to release 2 new ones, Red Lights and Never Tell out for you to enjoy. Both have had a long road towards completion for too many reasons to share. Red Lights is a song Matt brought forward earlier this past summer. It's been through several changes with lots of re-recording on my part to try and get the drums and guitars lined up right. Listening to it now I think that I was trying to harness the power of Mike McCready's solo during "Nothing As It Seems" which is one of my all time favorite MCC leads EVER. The tone and lyrics allowed for a bit darker sound I think. It's one of those songs that I go to sleep hearing over and over in my head for some reason. Maybe now that we've released it, I won't hear it any more?! Haha!!

Never Tell is a tune that I wrote back in July 2010 and was the first song we've done where the focus was around building a song up around tribal sounding percussion. It's been fun, interesting and frustrating transitioning from mostly Apple Garageband drum loops to a live drum kit. Percussion-wise, Never Tell finds me feeling more comfortable than ever before and getting a bit experimental with rhythms. Matt brought a whole new dynamic to these very sad/serious sounding melodies, as he usually does. I think his leads in this song are some of his finest to date. I especially love the latter half of the song as he colors the melody sounding as if it were effortless. I've come to the point now where I lose track of who's playing what in these songs, and I believe Never Tell is a good example of that.

Go on over to www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling to take a listen to both of these songs! Cluthe/Lee Music will be taking a breather for a few weeks to spend time with family/friends and catch up on some rest! We've got 6-7 song ideas being worked on at the moment, so there's that to look forward to in 2011. Also, you can expect our second LP "Life Can Go" to be released sometime in 2011 as well. As usual there is a lot going on and again we thank you all so much for your support.

Happy Holidays to you all!!

Red Lights
Matt (music/lyrics): Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Bass Guitar
Chris: Drum Kit, Lead Guitars

Never Tell
Chris (music): Rhythm Guitars, Backing Vocals/Harmonies, Percussion
Matt: (lyrics): Vocals, Lead Guitars, Bass

Red Lights.....

it's been a long road for this song, but it's finally done! it'll be posted in the next day or two.

cheers,

Matt

"London Dream" posted on MySpace and Reverbnation

hey everyone----

like a lot people, i don't remember my dreams very often. being a student of psychology, dreams and the unconscious mind have always fascinated me. most of the dreams that i've had that i do remember are blurry, jumbled and incomplete as i attempt to recall them. the mind is a funny thing because this song is about the most vivid dream that i've ever had.....and it came at the perfect time.

we lost my Dad to an intense battle with ALS a few years ago. since he passed, i've written several songs about him that show the wide range of emotions that we all face when losing someone we love. i had mentioned to my wife that a week or two prior to the dream that i couldn't remember his voice. this very simple thought shook me and the inability to dial up the memory of his voice left me feeling unaware if i'd ever hear it again. i'd had dreams with Dad in them before, but he had never uttered a word.

this dream was a gift from my Dad, and it is one that i will never forget. so much has happened since he's passed....spouses and grand kids that he'd never met. in this dream, he met them all and it was a beautiful sight to see. the fact that Laurel sang along with me means the world to me...i know that my Dad loves her. i heard his voice and i can still hear it now. thanks, Dad.

take the time to say what you need to say to those around you. life can be cut short without warning.

thanks for listening/reading,

Matt

"London Dream"
Matt Cluthe (words/music): Vocals, Rhythm and Lead Guitars, Bass
Laurel Cluthe: Backing Vocals
Chris Lee: Lead Guitars, Percussion

Listen at www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling or www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling

hiya

hey there....

i'm working on writing lyrics right now for a beautiful song that Chris wrote & thought that i would answer a question that i've heard a lot through the years. the question is...."where do your lyrics come from?"

to be honest/blunt, i don't know. i try to dive into the song & let nature take its course. the truth is that the course is never the same. i just let it happen.

it could be a word, a melody, a thought....but something happens. and that's when i just go with it. i feel like there are themes to my writing (at times), but i never map them out...they just happen.

the world is a beautiful & tragic place all at once...you have to choose your path every day and in every song. once you've made your pick, the door opens up a bit.

after that, you grab a pen/pencil/marker/whatever....and you write on anything. a post-it-note always works. see ya soon.....
matt

December update!

Chris here writing on a very cold December Sunday. It's been a pretty exciting week in Cluthe/Lee music world. First, a music video is in the works! We're not going to say anything more, and can't wait to share it with you all! We've already posted a few videos on our new Cluthe/Lee Music Facebook page in the last week. If you have a Facebook account, stop on by and friend us! You can check out three videos that are currently up there. One of which is of Matt singing one of our favorite songs "Coming Through" on acoustic.

As Matt mentioned last week, our second full length LP is completed! "Life Can Go" is the title. It's 13 songs total clocking in at 51.1 minutes. A bit longer than the debut record. "Life Can Go" is a departure in many ways I've noticed. We've both accumulated new recording equipment in the last year, namely microphones, 4 string basses and computer software. The songs have a punchy/deep feel to them. The corners are tighter so to speak; which happens when two guys write nearly 100 songs together! So, up next is copyrighting and artwork. Maura (our artist for Here We Are) has the new record and is working on a direction for the artwork. If you haven't already been to Maura's site http://www.frag-ment-ed.com/ you should check it out. The creativity gene is STRONG in the Cluthe family : )

Lots of great new music being recorded in the last week. I think we've got quite a back log of songs from July that still haven't surfaced. That just means we've got a ton to share! Ha! All in good time my friends. Seriously though, we're both pretty busy guys with full time lives and I think we've done well balancing our careers and this band. I know we've said it a bunch, but we really do appreciate you all listening. It brings so much more meaning to the art when we know you are there.

That's about all from here for now! Stay tuned!

Chris & Matt