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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    hey everyone....

    i finished mixing "hopefully hoping" yesterday & it can be found here:
    www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling.

    it's a beautiful song that Chris wrote not that long ago & it came together rather quickly. we made some minor adjustments from the demo & before we knew it, it was done! his guitar work on this track is simply awesome.
    Chris: (music) guitars, bass, drums
    Matt: (lyrics) vocals, piano, mixing

    we've also finished recording our 10th (can't believe that!!) song called "Midnight". it's a song i wrote about 9-10 months ago & i've always felt like it wasn't quite finished. i sent it to Chris a few weeks ago & it's obvious that he had some ideas for it! we even have a guest vocalist (my amazing wife, Laurel)!! in any case, it's done...i just need to mix it.
    Matt: (music/lyrics), vocals, piano, slide
    Chris: guitar, bass, harmonica
    Laurel: backing vocals

    so...look for that one in the next day or 2. as always, thanks for listening!!!! let either one of us know if you want mp3's.

    Cheers,
    Matt & Chris
    (mfc2006 & 2-feign-reluctance)
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    8-) new song bump! 8-)

    howdy..
    i finally finished mixing "Midnight" & you can hear it here:
    www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling

    there are a few other 'new' songs ups there as well..."Hopefully Hoping", "Circle" and "Sundown" have all been completed in the last week or so if you want to give them a listen.

    it's so cool to hear "Midnight" this way...it's a song i wrote almost a year ago & it has always seemed unfinished. we also have 3 other songs in the works right now. the next one is a great song that Chris (2-feign-reluctance) wrote about a week ago. he sent it to me & i wrote some lyrics for it. this is a definite switch from the tone of "Midnight", but we really love it.

    anyway, i've kept you long enough. thanks for listening!!

    Matt & Chris
    (mfc2006 & 2-feign-reluctance)
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,345
    hi all

    matt and i just finished our 10th song in 7 weeks of working together. its called "the color burns" and was just added to our page at www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling

    its a departure from the last few we've done (Midnight, Hopefully Hoping, etc,.) and we had a blast recording this little rocker!

    as always, thanks for the support and if you want mp3's of what you hear, just PM either one of us and we'll get you one!

    cheers!

    chris
    www.cluthelee.com
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    hi all..
    there's another new song up now called "Count Down". this one was a lot of fun to work on! this will be the last update for a couple of days (from me, anyway) b/c we're heading to ACL. we've already finished most of the recording for our next song--so that should be posted early next week. Chris (2-feign-reluctance) is developing a few new ideas this weekend & i'm excited to hear them when we get back in town! you can read more about our songs & this collaboration in our blog as well as hear the songs here:

    www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling

    thanks again for listening & let us know if you want mp3's!

    cheers,
    Matt
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    hey everyone...

    we just posted 2 new songs ("A Harmless Song" & "Predicament") on our page. check them out & feel free to let us know if you want mp3's! it's been a very productive week for us! i came back from Austin & Chris (2-feign-reluctance) had a lot waiting for me! we also have 3 other songs that are in various points of recording...can't wait to share them with you all!

    Chris did an awesome job on Harmless---it's easily become on of my favorites thus far! my wife makes another appearance on Predicament taking co-lead vocals & showing me how to harmonize! ha!

    thanks for listening!!

    Matt

    the link:
    www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    busy week!!

    we posted 2 more new ones earlier today here:
    www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
    and
    www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling

    "Sneaking Suspicion" is quite a departure for us, but we love how it sounds! it's a song that Chris wrote & I immediately grabbed on to. "Silver Lining" is an older song of mine that's been collecting dust for awhile now...but we re-worked it & are really happy with how it came out!

    we've outgrown the myspace page, so we'll just be keeping the 10 most recent songs on there, but all of them can be found on reverbnation! hard to believe that Chris (2-feign-reluctance on the board) & I have completed 15 songs already! we have a few that are in the early stages right now & we'll keep you posted!

    thanks for much for listening & for your support! as always, just pm/msg/email us if you want mp3's of any of our songs.

    Cheers,
    Matt & Chris
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    hey everyone...
    just thought we should update you all on what we've been up to. we've posted 3 new songs here :
    www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling and here: www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling

    the new songs are: We Will Remain, Faster Than You Know & Pulse Race. check 'em out when you get a minute or two. i'm just about to start working on our next song that Chris sent me & i've been looking forward to it all day!

    cheers & thanks for listening--
    Matt & Chris
    (mfc2006 & 2-feign-reluctance)
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    quick update...

    Chris (2-feign-reluctance) & I have both been really busy lately, but we've finished 3 more songs! They are: Unanswered, Roll My Tongue & Brace Yourself. you can listen to them here:
    www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling and here: www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling

    just shoot us a pm with you email address if you want mp3's. thanks for listening!
    Matt
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    quick update!

    Chris (2-feign-reluctance) & I have posted 3 new songs on our pages--"All I See", "Run Alone" & "Let The Music Play". you can listen to them here: www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling (has 10 most recent songs) and here:
    www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling (to listen to all of our songs).

    Some exciting news....
    We've selected 13 of our 25 or so songs for an album!! I've gone through & touched up & boosted the volume on some of the songs & we're really happy with how it's come together. We're both having so much fun with this collaboration & we're each working on new song ideas to bring to the table very soon. In any case, these 13 songs will be submitted for copyright & then will be placed on iTunes. We'll post/share the iTunes info & tracklisting once it's all set. We just want to thank all of you guys for listening & for your support & encouragement.

    It's pretty damned cool that we met on this board several months ago....The ideas have been pouring out since day 1 and we're really excited to see what's next.

    Thanks-
    Matt & Chris
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    New Year's Update!!!

    Chris (2-feign-reluctance) & I have wrapped up working on our latest 4 songs (Betting Man, Echo, Pieces Apart, & Black Horse) and you can hear them on our sites listed below.

    www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
    (most recent 10 songs)
    www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling
    (all of our songs)

    album update...
    we've sent our 13 album songs for copyright. my sister is hard at work on the artwork & we should have the album posted on iTunes (& possibly other sites as well) in the next 2-3 months. no plans to distribute hard copies just yet, but we're considering it in the future.

    thanks for all of your encouragement & support in 2009. 2010 is going to be exciting!! Happy New Year!!

    Matt
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,345
    cool! i was just checking this forum to see if we were updating the good people!
    www.cluthelee.com
  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,345
    new music bump on this Friday!

    Matt and I have been very busy writing songs this month and we just posted 2 new ones "Blue" and "Oh, My Darling" on www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling

    You can hear all 30+ songs we've done since August 2009 at www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling and check out our new blog with photos, thoughts, info on how this all happened at www.leeandcluthemusic.blogspot.com

    Thanks for listening!

    Chris and Matt
    www.cluthelee.com
  • I dig! Great work Matt, keep it up and keep on posting your new music
    We were but stones your light made us stars
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    I dig! Great work Matt, keep it up and keep on posting your new music
    Hub. wrote:
    Good work, good voice. ;)

    thanks for listening!!!!
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,345
    Hey all

    Been a very long time since this was bumped. Matt and I have been very busy with the music since this thread was updated. We are up to 60 + songs written since we started last August and are very close to releasing our debut LP "Here We Are." The artwork is almost finished and as soon as it's done we're gonna put it out on CdBaby. For now we have just posted two new ones called Hands and Tick Tock. Go over and take a listen if you have a chance!

    www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling
    www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
    www.leeandcluthemusic.blogspot.com

    Thanks for listening! :D

    Chris
    www.cluthelee.com
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    hey everyone!!!!

    the day has finally arrived! our 1st record, "Here We Are", is available for download here:
    www.cdbaby.com/cd/ClutheLee

    my sister Maura designed the album cover & it looks amazing. i'm still in shock over the whole thing, so I'm just going to copy & paste Chris' (2-feign-reluctance) email/blog post from earlier today. thanks so much for your support!!!!

    Matt

    HereWeAre_cover.jpg

    Matt and I are very excited to announce that our debut record titled “Here We Are” is NOW available for purchase & download at http://cdbaby.com/cd/ClutheLee

    Songs from “Here We Are” are available individually for .99 cents or you can purchase the entire 13 song record for $6.99. The record will be on iTunes in the next 2-3 weeks and over the next 2-4 months will become available for download on 14 other online music retailers including Amazon, Rhapsody, and Zune to mention a few. We do plan on selling physical CD’s of “Here We Are.” We will be taking pre-paid orders for those. We will have that information coming very soon, so stay tuned!

    Matt and I are both overwhelmingly excited about this event and hope you all share in our excitement. It took nearly 12 months for all the elements to come together in order for us to share “Here We Are” with not only you, our faithful supporters, friends and family, but hopefully new listeners all over the world! I know Matt would agree when I say that this day represents more than the completion of this record, but the start of a long musical journey that is so very special to us! We both send out our heartfelt thanks to all of you who hear us, inspire us and give meaning to our lives! Lots of love!



    Chris
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • eyedclaareyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Hopefully I'll get around to purchasing the record, but I just wanted to say congrats. That is very fucking cool. You should both be proud and ecstatic and I can tell you are. To quote some guy from some show, "I love it when a plan comes together."
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Hopefully I'll get around to purchasing the record, but I just wanted to say congrats. That is very fucking cool. You should both be proud and ecstatic and I can tell you are. To quote some guy from some show, "I love it when a plan comes together."


    thanks so much, eyed!!!
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,345
    Thanks guys!!
    www.cluthelee.com
  • he.who.forgetshe.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    Congrats guys! Cant wait to check this out!
    We were but stones your light made us stars
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    thought i'd post our latest email/blog entry here. thanks so much for all of your support!!!!!!!!

    Matt & Chris


    greetings from ridiculously hot Waco, Texas.

    things have been incredibly busy lately in our music world! as we said a few days ago, we're beyond excited that our 1st album, "Here We Are", has been released through cdbaby! (you can find it here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ClutheLee) the response from friends, family & fans (?!) has been awesome & we truly appreciate all of the support. i think i can speak for both of us when i say that the support has left us feeling a tad shy and very humble. THANK YOU!

    while all of the album stuff was being finalized, we continued to write & record. it just took us a little while to catch up and get our bearings. these two songs that we're releasing today have been "in the works" for a couple of weeks and we're really happy to share them with you all today. they share a common theme/meaning, but the journey to find this meaning is quite different for each song...both musically & lyrically. here's some info about each song....look for album news right below the song info.

    links to hear these songs:
    http://www.myspace.com/presentlyfalling
    http://www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling

    "Beautiful"
    Lee: (music) Rhythm Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals, Drums, Mixing
    Cluthe: (words) Vocals, Lead/Rhythm Guitar

    to be honest, i wasn't exactly sure of what to do with this song when i first heard it. i just knew that i wanted to do something. Chris pushed me to try out the lead guitar on this one & i hadn't played leads in any of our songs for awhile. i just listened, closed my eyes & played. in my opinion, this lead doesn't sound like me at all. not sure if that's a good thing or not!! in any case, i had a blast & it was one of my favorite leads that i've written thus far. i just love the flow of this song & i also love the story behind it. so much so that i asked Chris to shoot me an email containing this story in his own words. here it is:

    "The intro and outtro of this song was written in late 2002 just when I started 4 tracking song ideas on tape. It was one of the very first songs I recorded on my own with multiple parts. The first demo had something like 4 guitar parts going on in it! I remember sitting down and developing out this idea after a long talk with a good friend of mine named Dave. It was a talk about a girl that he had just met. I remember listening to him talk for hours about her and after the conversation I had this melody playing in my head. I titled the idea "Beautiful" for a lot of reasons, but mostly because I was reminded of how beautiful falling in love with someone is. When I went to revisit this idea in April I recall putting D, G chords as a little tribute to my good friend Dave G., who called me last month to tell me he proposed to the girl we'd talked about nearly 8 years ago."

    "Say, Say"
    Cluthe: (words & music) Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Mixing
    Lee: Bass, Guitar, Shaker, Cymbals, Organ

    this is an oldie for me. i wrote this shortly after my wife & i started dating. i was in a band then & brought this song to rehearsal one day, but like so many others that Chris & I have re-worked, it just didn't fit. i continued to play it during solo gigs because it's just a lot of fun to play and sing. also, because my wife loves it. (which makes me very happy!) Chris was listening to some of my old songs & grabbed onto two of them--"Say, Say" and "Hold" (which i'm mixing right now)--and asked if I'd like to re-work them. this is all one take & i tried my best to stay true to the original core of the song. this song, like many of my songs, is for Laurel.


    ALBUM NEWS/NOTES:
    -"Here We Are" is on cdbaby now!!
    -"Here We Are" will be coming to iTunes in the next week or two!!! (crazy!!)
    -We're hashing out a plan for physical release/distribution as i type this. We think we have all of the pieces in place & hope to have a firm update in the next week or two---stay tuned!!!
    -The physical release involves more of my sister's amazing artwork, which she graciously agreed to do!! We can't wait to see what she comes up with!
    -Believe it or not, Chris & I are already talking about the tracking for the next record. We have about 20 songs picked out and our goal is to keep narrowing it down until we reach the magic number of 12-15. It's going to be a tough task b/c we both love these songs so much. Once everything is finished up on "Here We Are", we'll piece it together & submit Album #2 (Untitled right now) for copyright.

    So, there you have it. Lots of fun stuff going on these days in musicland. We're beyond thankful that you all are along for the ride.

    Matt

    **one more thing before i hit send**
    if you want to be on our mailing list or need to update your email address, just shoot us an email! or if you have any questions, thoughts or complaints (whoops!), they can also be sent to the same address. our email address is: <!-- e --><a href="mailto:presentlyfalling@gmail.com">presentlyfalling@gmail.com</a><!-- e -->
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    hey everyone...

    Chris & I are still a bit floored from yesterday, so I'm gonna keep this short & sweet. Here's what's going on:

    iTunes:
    Here We Are is now available on iTunes!! you can do a search for Cluthe/Lee (artist) or Here We Are (album name) or just go to this link:
    http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-w ... d383622562

    All That's Sacred:
    Donny (bigeye21) interviewed Chris & I on ATS #60! We had a great time talking about music, PJ and our collaboration. BIG THANKS to Donny for all that he does & for having us on his podcast! He even played a song from our forthcoming 2nd album called "On A Wire"...thanks, Donny. You can listen to that here:
    http://allthatssacred.blogspot.com/

    Other News:
    Through this whole process, we've been writing/recording/mixing new material constantly. You can hear all of our "newer" songs here: www.reverbnation.com/presentlyfalling and read about what's new here:
    http://leeandcluthemusic.blogspot.com/

    Physical Release:
    We do have plans to release physical (cd's) copies of the album. We're basically going to do a prepaid pre-order so we know how many copies to order. They should be available for pre-order in the next 3-4 weeks or so. If you want to order a copy, want to join our mailing list or have any other questions, pm either Chris (2-feign-reluctance) or myself. You can also email us at <!-- e --><a href="mailto:presentlyfalling@gmail.com">presentlyfalling@gmail.com</a><!-- e -->.

    Lastly, we'd like to thank all of you for your constant support. It's a trip that Chris & I met on this very board & have been going non-stop since. There's something to be said for the power & strength of this community. Thanks to all of you for listening, reading, posting and encouraging. It means a lot to both of us.


    Matt
    I LOVE MUSIC.
    www.cluthelee.com
    www.cluthe.com
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