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Pretty in Scarlet
Aug. 20th, 2014 12:38 pmHere's something else to Squeeeee! over. The Murder Ballads Indigogo campaign for their new CD, "Pretty in Scarlet" has just gone live!
Some of you are saying, "Yeah, I already pitched in, because I want that album!" And the rest are saying, "Who the hell are Murder Ballads?"
(See what I did there? "You want the album or you don't know them" is logically equivalent to "If you know them, you want the album".)
Murder Ballads is the musical duo of my friends Catt and Adam. I love them, and I love listening to them. Adam has a couple of albums available already, and you can listen to it all free on Bandcamp. (I particularly recommend "Untitled," "Legerdemain," "Strowler's Song," "One By One," "88 Lines About 44 Fangirls," and "Kessel Run".) They debuted some of the songs from Pretty in Scarlet at a concert at Professor Java's in June, and I desperately want to own my own copies.
Here's what's awesome (aside from the people and the music) about this particular campaign: It's not a case of "Here's this idea; let's see if we can get it off the ground." Most of the work is already done. The songs were written, arranged, played, and recorded. Sessions musicians have come, played their parts, and gone. The recording is done. Countless hours of mixing have already happened. They need the campaign money to master and press the CDs, and to give the producer and session musicians their well earned back pay. (Plus a few other expenses relating to legalities, gear, and merch.) This is the end phase of the project, and we're merely funding it after the fact to keep its momentum going (and to keep it from crashing against the wall of mastering and pressing costs).
$10 gets you the digital album; $20 gets you the CD (and the digital album). And, of course, there are plenty of perks available. Check their Indigogo page, and give them money. (Because I want this album!)
Some of you are saying, "Yeah, I already pitched in, because I want that album!" And the rest are saying, "Who the hell are Murder Ballads?"
(See what I did there? "You want the album or you don't know them" is logically equivalent to "If you know them, you want the album".)
Murder Ballads is the musical duo of my friends Catt and Adam. I love them, and I love listening to them. Adam has a couple of albums available already, and you can listen to it all free on Bandcamp. (I particularly recommend "Untitled," "Legerdemain," "Strowler's Song," "One By One," "88 Lines About 44 Fangirls," and "Kessel Run".) They debuted some of the songs from Pretty in Scarlet at a concert at Professor Java's in June, and I desperately want to own my own copies.
Here's what's awesome (aside from the people and the music) about this particular campaign: It's not a case of "Here's this idea; let's see if we can get it off the ground." Most of the work is already done. The songs were written, arranged, played, and recorded. Sessions musicians have come, played their parts, and gone. The recording is done. Countless hours of mixing have already happened. They need the campaign money to master and press the CDs, and to give the producer and session musicians their well earned back pay. (Plus a few other expenses relating to legalities, gear, and merch.) This is the end phase of the project, and we're merely funding it after the fact to keep its momentum going (and to keep it from crashing against the wall of mastering and pressing costs).
$10 gets you the digital album; $20 gets you the CD (and the digital album). And, of course, there are plenty of perks available. Check their Indigogo page, and give them money. (Because I want this album!)
