Friday, December 16, 2011

Erin James News: Wilted Flower album now available for download

What's your favorite song?

Hey guys! The new album is finally available just about everywhere - on CD Baby, Amazon, Itunes and Reverbnation.
I'm very excited to get this project released. I think there is a little something on there for everyone! 

With the holiday season, live music gigs slow down a bit but I do have a few gigs coming up this month.......so, if you want to brave the cold, get your party on and have a beer with me, come on out!! Please check http://www.erinjamesmusic.com/   or www.reverbnation.com/erinjames for December show dates.

I've been writing a lot lately and there are a few pieces I'm very proud of! Seems like I'm in a phase right now of writing very off the wall, weird lyrics. I guess I've grown a bit tired of rhyming blue and true... and love and above....town and down......the list goes on and on... but every country song has a lot of familiar words..... just sayin'!

It's funny that people always ask me why I chose to stay "traditional". Hmmm, I don't really consider myself  "traditional", but the love I have for traditional music can be heard in what I do. I guess that is what brought me to Nashville! 
I've definitely been inspired by Red Dirt Music of Texas and Oklahoma....My music is a perfect fit with this genre. Speaking of Red Dirt country, check out this YouTube video of a recent OK performance  - the song is a tune I wrote, Liar Liar, Trailer on Fire - hey, burn down that doublewide baby!  Love the "Red Dirt" audiences! A special thanks to Tony Holden and Holden Productions for the clip!

Speaking on music, I tell you what I'm not ..... I'm not the "is that a pop, christian, rock or country artist?" ..... You can barely tell the difference on the radio anymore! Occasionally, you will hear a banjo thrown in, or a fiddle lick and steel guitar riff every now an then. Unfortunately, what we hear on the air are the same melodies and chord structures with the same layering of 20 guitar parts and synth strings...People,  please leave the synth string tracks of the 80's where it belongs.... haha! I do LOVE me some 80's synth now, hehe....

In the works is a video interview with the wonderful Michael Clair and another demo session for all these new tunes I've been writing. AND if anyone wants to sponsor a music video with Me and Unknown Hinson feel free to hit me up ( Gotta raise a few more bucks...donations always appreciated!) Yeah, I've already got it worked out in my head...yes, yes, yes!!! I LOVE Unknown Hinson and want to shoot either Wilted Flower, or Hell or Paradise...Or maybe even Liar Liar with Hank 3? Either way, I would be a happy girl!

I hope everyone has a great holiday. Again, I thank anyone reading this for stopping by. THANK YOU for the ongoing support. 

Please continue to check back!.... And maybe even buy a track or two of the new record:)!

~EJ