The new album is coming....

UPDATE OCT. 11, 2010
So I’ve been fielding lots of questions over the past couple weeks on the new CD’s progress. Let me just say that everything has been amazing. We’ve recorded 13 songs but I think only 12 will make the cut. Like the Seeking Homer albums, there’s a theme that moves throughout and these twelve allow for the best ride. Feeling blessed is an understatement when I speak with the souls involved in helping me with this “project”. I’ve always thought about recording my own album someday but to actually do it, without all the great ideas and sounds of my Homer boys – I just didn’t think it would be feasible. I just wouldn’t expect to come up with enough good songs all by my lonesome. What I also didn’t expect was how much I would be inspired by my central New York singer-songwriter comrades over the past year or so. People like Brad Thomas, Dusty Pas’cal, Mikey Powell, Lisa Gentile, Jeffrey Pepper Rogers – all have been so instrumental in supporting my efforts over the past year or so. What I found funny about this album was the fact that songs came to me in pairs or triplets. Meaning in one night, two or three song ideas were coming about. This only happened once before during my Homer days (I wrote “Whiskeytown” and “Ms. Wichita” the same afternoon). This past Christmas, I wrote three songs in one night – “Show Me The Light”, “Don’t Answer Me Now” and “Galveston & Galway” – three gifts that you’ll never get Santa to drop under a tree. It was a great Christmas. And in April I wrote “Burying Confessions” and “When Does The Giving End” during my flights to and from Europe. “Never Meant that Much to Me”, “If You Run” and “Nothing More to Lose” all had their roots close together in time as well. I can’t explain it. The one song I did not write on this album is a tune called “Break Me” – which was written by Dusty Pas’cal. Performing on my album are some great souls. On drums I have Michael Seda, my brother from Seeking Homer. I couldn’t imagine recording with another drummer. On bass I was able to convince Max McKee to sit in. I am eternally grateful as he’s laid down some funky bass lines that really make these songs jump. I think we spent more time laughing as recording. On keyboards I have enlisted the world famous, Will Tobin. And vocals I have my 5th cousin Jeffrey Connor adding his fifty cents. Some of you have seen Jeffrey and I play live so you already know what he brings. For those of you that haven’t – you’ll be amazed as to how well our voices work together. And speaking of voices, I have the wonderful Krista Lewandowski singing duet on “Show Me The Light”. You are all going to love her. Producing and Engineering I have Andrew Graecen and Jason “Jocko” Randall (John Brown’s Body) – a killer mix. Andrew has a great background in jazz, pop and acoustic music whereas Jocko is legendary for his thrash, metal and reggae mixes. The blend of styles and backgrounds has allowed me to go to places I never thought I could. And it’s because of this, that I am so proud of this effort. I hope you enjoy it. So I will be in the studio the next two weeks putting in the final touches. I may release a couple samples online too. As of now, the release date looks to be the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. I can’t wait. See you soon. Thanks for all the support. ~TC

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