One Day/Crying Shame

Matt here....thought we'd mix up the blog a little bit by having only one of us post about each song. Hope you enjoy them...we definitely had a lot of fun writing, recording & mixing them.

-ONE DAY-
(Chris) One Day is a song that I wrote up after taking our dog for a walk one evening. It’s funny how music comes creeping into my head and in this case I had the main chords nailed down by the time I got home. Matt and I were talking about this song a few days ago and he said he wrote something like it a long time ago and that it was basically the same chord structure! Crazy! The lyrics Matt added are intense. To me it seems like he is singing out about making the most of your life. The lines “you only have one breath, one smile..” have spoken to me as of late.

-CRYING SHAME-
(Matt) This song came together very quickly. It's a basic chord progression that I just started picking through & a vocal melody quickly formed. The message of this song is to stay true to yourself & change your life if you see it heading down a dark path. It's good to learn from the past, but you must be aware of how your present actions can affect your future. Chris' parts are hauntingly beautiful & very subtle. I don't think I've ever heard him play this way before.

Phone Call

hey everyone...

just wanted to write a quick blog about this new song called "Phone Call." this is a song that i wrote back in July of this year & we kept pushing it back for one reason or another. in the last few weeks, Chris & I have had the chance to go through a bunch of songs (old & new) to decide which ones we should work on next. i suggested that we finish this song again & he took several listens. he definitely surprised me when he said that he didn't want to add anything to it...because it already sounded like it was done. so, here it is. it's a moody acoustic song that hold a lot of meaning to me. i'm not going to get into the specifics concerning what it's about, but i will say that there are times in life when a simple phone call can floor you and shake you to your core. thanks to Chris for pushing me to release this. i'd also like to thank him for our friendship & collaboration because it has allowed me to write songs that are very personal....songs that i used to shy away from.

more new tunes are in the works...
until then, enjoy this tune.

Matt

Phone Call
Cluthe (words/music): vocals, all guitars, shaker, tambourine

New song "Dear Woman" has been posted!

Hi all

Real quick here, Matt and I just posted a song we wrote on Monday this week called "Dear Woman." It's a big blusey improv that was done as on the spot as two guys living 1k miles apart can be. Here are a few thoughts from Matt.

"this is an improv in every sense of the word. i was recording a lead guitar track for another song & when that was done, i found myself playing these chords with a stop/start rhythm & really liked the way it sounded. so, i decided to record it. while setting up for the recording, i thought it would be fun to try some live improv vocals right then & then while playing the guitar track. no edits, no polish...just a fuzzbox type effect running on both the guitar & vocals. and this is that track...very raw & rough and a very good indication of what we sound like live. i think everything was done in one take for both of us and Chris absolutely nailed his parts down within an hour or 2. who says you can't capture the live sound from 3 states away?"

Go listen over at www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling

Enjoy!!

Chris & Matt

Birds

hi everyone...
Matt here posting the first of several new Cluthe/Lee songs that we're working on right now. prior to our show in Wisconsin, we'd been spending most of our time mixing our last two songs & rehearsing for the show. so, we took a break from working on new material. since we've been back, we've both been writing like crazy & this is the first of several new songs that we'll be releasing. this is a tune called "Birds" & it was written the week after our PJ20 trip/adventure. i'm a big fan of lyrical imagery and i think you'll be able to sense that after reading the lyrics below. i kicked this idea around for a few days, then went into my music room/studio & set up the mic. all of my parts were written & recorded in an hour's time...which is not like me at all! Chris' drumming fits the song perfectly & his lead really elevates the song & comes in at the perfect time. speaking of his lead, this is what he had to say about it....

"Funny story about when I recorded the solo. My headphones and guitar cable are long enough that I can wander into the next room and play if I want. I probably played like 5 different leads in places all over "Birds." On the final take I started walking around the room about mid point in the song and decided to stroll out of the room away from the computer. As I got to the door, I suddenly heard where I wanted to jump in and play. That one note you hear squeal is me raising the head stock on the guitar trying to not bump the door frame! I played the rest of the solo in the hallway outside the studio. For about the next hour I kept trying to get that squeal by raising up the guitar to no avail!"

so, there you have it. hope you enjoy & thanks for your support!! i've never posted my lyrics before, but felt like posting the lyrics to this song for some reason. take care & we''ll see you soon...

Matt

BIRDS
Cluthe (words/music): acoustic guitar, tremolo guitar, vocals, bass
Lee: drums, lead guitar

there are birds in the trees; they glide through it all
never to perish, never to fall
see reflections of me within their eyes
it's locked in, it's all inside..
the water you drink to satisfy needs
it's a part of nature, a part of me

when sarcasm and rage flash on tv
something's lost, something we need
a common voice, a steady hand
no one delivers or understands
but the stars above and the fire below
keep on moving, ebb & flow...
of the ones you love, the ones you need
i'll keep holding on, your silent decree

your strong blue eyes and a harvest moon
quickly fill the space in this room
the hurricane spins, the ground will shake
until we focus on other's sakes
the life you love, the world you see
circles back to the birds in the trees

don't take the pills; don't swallow them all
they'll glide you right into the wall...
you can not climb, your feet will slip
hands unable to grab or grip
you are you and we are we...
slowly glance at the birds in the trees