here's an updated songlist with some title changes and new additions:

heavy
wound
my new life
act i: holding on, act ii: letting go
what i wish i could say
blue + green
the brightness
you will glow once again!
tomorrow
open your eyelids and see for the first time!

i'm also trying to do some things musically that i've never done. for one, i'm spending a TON of time on lyrics. i've never really been a lyrics writer per se, but i guess i'll try this time around :-) i am also trying to spend much more time on the percussive elements of these new songs. one more major change: NO ACOUSTIC GUITARS. that's right. this is a major challenge for me, but i think i can pull it off. stay tuned.

that's right, friends. we're up to 10 songs! my goal is to have 13 written within 2 weeks and then to begin working with everything in protools. if i can be recording guitar and vocals by Christmas, i will be a happy music man.

if you're one of my friends looking for a good music rec, check out the new frightened rabbit single "swim until you can't see land." the b-side, "fun stuff," is also phenomenal, maybe even better than the single. frightened rabbit are way way WAY too good, imho.

and if you want a movie rec, check out "fantastic mr. fox." wes anderson does not disappoint with this one.

I've been recording again.  I know you hear that a lot.   And I'm hoping to have something out by Spring.   I know you hear that a lot too.   And it sounds a lot different than the other stuff.   Deja vu!   I have yet to record anything with an acoustic and there are lots of dance beats used.   I'd say that's quite different.

I'll keep ya posted.

"Where are these two cd's?" This is a great question and I have a disappoining answer: they're not. Did I write, both, enough songs for the psychology ep and dark album? You betcha. Were they good? I think the laments were good, but I wasn't too happy with the therapy songs. So why not release the lament songs? Well, truth be told, I just don't feel like emotionally diving back into that. I've recorded about 12 or 13 demoes and maybe someday I will record them. But for now, no. So...I'm working on yet more new songs? When will they be recorded? Hopefully soon. I'll keep you updated. Between working on this book, grad school classes, work, my internship, and just normal life, I'm pretty busy, but I fully intend on recording again asap, I promise!

2 cds coming soon.

1. the dark album: an album of laments.

2. the therapy ep.

what are these about?   stay tuned :-)  !!!!

short blog here.

i'm recording a new cd.

ep.

2 actually.

2 cd-eps.

shorties.

but goodies hopefully.

one is very stripped down, the other is pretty different/experimental.

both are related.

i won't tell you how.

yet.

you shall see soon enough though.

peace.

HEY!​!​!​!​

So I have very very good news.​ And MORE good news!​
#1. NEW CD comin​g out next week.​ As I menti​oned befor​e,​ the cd is calle​d Poten​tial Meani​ng Hope.​ There​ are 11 track​s on it. I feel that this relea​se is much more matur​e in sound​ and theme​ compa​red to my "​Now"​ EP from last year,​ yet it stays​ consi​stent​ with my song writi​ng style​ and tone.​

#2. The first​ singl​e off of Poten​tial Meani​ng Hope is going​ to be "​Rose Tyler​.​"

#3. "​Rose Tyler​"​ will have an accom​panyi​ng music​ video​,​ which​ is in produ​ction​ as we speak​.​

#4. Poten​tial Meani​ng Hope was maste​red by JJ Golde​n of Golde​n Maste​ring.​ Golde​n Maste​ring has worke​d with Green​ Day, Sonic​ Youth​,​ Mr. T Exper​ience​,​ New Porno​graph​ers,​ Death​ Cab for Cutie​,​ etc.​.​.​ JJ has perso​nally​ maste​red Kings​ of Conve​nienc​e,​ Iron and Wine,​ the Shins​,​ Spoon​,​ and many,​ many other​ bands​ that you would​ defin​itely​ know.​ So this album​ defin​itely​ has quali​ty attac​hed to it!

#5. Poten​tial Meani​ng Hope is the first​ relea​se on Stair​car Recor​ds,​ a label​ that my frien​d Steve​ Tuten​ and I have begun​.​ Our purpo​se with this label​ is to raise​ funds​ for the Inter​natio​nal Justi​ce Missi​on,​ a non profi​t organ​izati​on that is ferve​ntly worki​ng to end slave​ry and human​ traff​ickin​g throu​ghout​ the world​.​ The profi​ts of Poten​tial Meani​ng Hope will go to IJM. Add Stair​car Recor​ds to your myspa​ce frien​d list at www. myspa​ce.​ com/​stair​carre​cords​

#6. Poten​tial Meani​ng Hope will be relea​sed on ITune​s.​ I will send a messa​ge when that is up and funct​ionin​g so you all can downl​oad it!

and #7. If you are in the Pasad​ena/​Great​er LA area,​ you can come to the relea​se show.​ It's Wedne​sday,​ Feb 25th,​ is free,​ and is going​ to be takin​g place​ in Pasad​ena.​ Detai​ls are on the homep​age.​

How'​s that for a blog?!

hey everyone.
big changes coming soon.
i already put a new photo up today. more to come. all the photos are taken by Lara Kincer. she is excellent excellent excellent at what she does and really great to work with. if you want to contact her about taking photos for you, let me know, and i'd be happy to pass her info along! that's my 4 star endorsement!
the final cd recording session is today. after today, there's a little mixing, mastering, and then the physical production of the disc. eta is still end of january 2009!!!!

so something cool has happened to met that doesn't happen much in the music biz... i'm ahead of schedule with recording!!!

i finished all of the acoustic parts this week, as well as the majority of the electric parts. i'm probably going to record a few more electric parts back in chicago at infidel! studios... but yeah.

what this means is that the only things left to do are vocals, post production at infidel!, and then mastering! woot!

not sure if i posted the track list before but here are the songs that will most likely be on the release barring unforeseen circumstances (ie rapture or fast moving terminal illness).

rose tyler
the rain in the morning
my only comfort in life and death (19)
under the silent stars
isolde (someone someday)
3 months til december
heartbeat
awaken!
crimson
seen
frail

isn't this exciting?! i think so!

onto vocal recording!!! ... ... ...

p.s. buy the new anathallo record! it's AMAZING!

hey friends, family, and the like.
i just posted two shows for chicago in december when i'm back there. it'd be INCREDIBLE to see all of you there! i may have a couple more, as well, soon enough.
update on recording...
here's the list of songs for the cd right now:
rain in the morning
rose tyler
my only comfort in life and death (19)
under the silent stars
isolde (for someone someday)
3 months til december
heartbeat
awaken
seen (v2)
crimson
give

a little more news will be forthcoming soon too. i know i keep promising it... just be patient :-)

so it's probably time to give everyone a music update (since that is one of the initiatives of this blog).

1. i'm pretty overwhelmed with schoolwork at this moment. however, i hope to begin recording this week, little by little. my goal is to have 10-12 songs completed and ready for mastering by Christmastime.

2. the cd will sound pretty different than the ep. not as much acoustic, more orchestration. if you've seen a live show, you will understand. there will even be some electric guitar on it and some guest stars.

3. "boxer" by the national is suuuuccchhhh a good cd and is totally inspiring me. if you haven't heard the national, check out the song "fake empire." so good.

4. i am planning on having a couple of shows in chicago come Christmastime. if you have a good Chicago venue or show possibility, let me know!

5. i have a pretty big announcement soon about record label stuff. can't talk yet specifically but things are good!

6. did i mention how much i love this national cd?

7. i think that's about all for now. i just want y'all to know that i am, indeed, still alive, and there are things happening... just at a little slower pace than previously. hopefully i can throw a new demo or something up on the myspace within the next month. so keep checking it (myspace.com/matthewcavanaugh) and keep checking the blog (matthewcavanaugh.blogspot.com).

8. peace out homies.