steve lindsley

LET GO

 

THE STORY BEHIND “LET GO”


Back in the summer of 2010 I took a three-month sabbatical with the blessing of my wonderful church and with a grant from the Lily Endowment.  One of the main purposes was to reconnect with music in a way I hadn’t in years: listening, playing and especially writing.  I wrote a number of songs during that time – some brand spanking new, others that I revisited after filing them away for too long.   The plan was to head back into the studio to record them – in fact, I built funds into the grant budget to do that.


So in mid-October I got the ball rolling.  As with Feet & Hands & Stuff I worked with fellow Mediocre Bad Guy bandmate and WFU fraternity brother Doug Davis and Flytrap Music Production in Winston-Salem.  One song, “Begin” was produced with Nashville singer/songwriter Jeremy Casella, using some session players like cellist John Catchings who’ve played with the likes of Cat Stevens, John Mellencamp and Bon Jovi (yeah, I know, it is cool!)  And, of course, a number of guest instrumentalists, all of whom made the record a solid one - my best one to date, in my humble opinion.


The best part, though, is that I’m giving this album away for free.  And why, you ask?  Simple.  Music is a passion, not my job.   Still, I’ve always had to charge something for my album to make back the investment I put into making it. In this situation, however, everything was covered by the aforementioned grant. 



The long and short of it is this: if I’m not spending my money to make music, I don’t feel you should have to spend yours to listen to it. This really excites me.  So please, download the album. If you really have issues with getting free music, it’s up on itunes. I hope you’ll share the Bandcamp link with others via Facebook, Twitter, email, etc. Oh, and feel free to burn as many CDs and copy as many mp3s as you want. In a music business where artists are being protective of their material (and rightfully so) I’m not only allowing you to copy and share to your heart’s content - I'm begging you! I’ve got some friends in the music biz who’ve told me this idea of giving away an album for nothing is kind of crazy. I like to think of it as “cutting-edge.” More important than me putting money in my pocket is you getting to hear these new songs. Cause I really think they represent some of the best stuff I’ve ever done. Steve
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