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New Demo + Rough Drum Demos

2005-07-04T20:49:39Z

So today I posted a new demo as promised, "Conversation for Cars." It's a live demo and the song is still in the works so it will probably change before you hear it again. Also my friend Jordan came down from Nashville for the week and we setup a mic and recorded drums to two songs really quick. These were done in one take with one mic, so don't expect anything too fancy. Anyway check out my purevolume site (here). Also check out Jordan's band Jules Verne (here).

Summer Tour Cancelled...

2005-06-18T08:45:54Z

:( Well guys, I had everything all planned out. Mike and I tried as hard as we could, but we couldn't book enough of the shows to justify doing the tour. Well the tour was justified, but we only managed about half of the tour booking. The rest we ran into problems with Venues being booked and bands being busy. I appologize everyone. We really wish it could work, but it looks like we'll have to wait and try again later. I'm going to instead try and book 3 date tours around the southeast over weekends instead. Many of the venues we contacted don't do shows on the weekdays so I think this may be a better plan. If things go well I can try venturing further out. Again, I appologize. I really wanted it to happen. I hope to see you all soon, and thanks so much for your continued support. I have a suprise coming soon though. Be sure to keep checking in!

foreverDOWN Summer Tour Dates!

2005-05-10T03:45:33Z

edit - MA date added on July 12th.

Alright, the time has come. Here are the tentative dates for the foreverDOWN summer tour. Joining me on the tour will be my friend Mike from Plano (listen here). If you know of some places we can play (venues, houses, whatever), or if you know of some places we can stay, or if you have any other help for us in these areas, please email booking@foreverdown.com. Anyway, Mike and I are both really excited to get out on the road and see all of you. Thanks so much for all the support, and stay tuned for confirmed dates and shows.

JULY

FRI - 1st - Atlanta/Marietta, GA

SAT - 2nd - TN

SUN - 3rd - KY

MON - 4th - OFF

TUE - 5th - IL

WED - 6th - MI

THR - 7th - OH

FRI - 8th - PA

SAT - 9th - NY

SUN - 10th - NY

MON - 11th - OFF

TUE - 12th - MA

WED - 13th - NJ

THR - 14th - MD/D.C.

FRI - 15th - VA

SAT - 16th - NC

SUN - 17th - SC

That's all for now. I'm hoping to also do a one week thing out to Texas at the end of July, but we'll see how that goes. I'll keep you guys updated.

Fall Bares Branches, Birds Leave No Bark is out now!

2005-04-30T06:24:44Z

Alright, I guess this is about 2 weeks late, but FALL BARES BRANCHES, BIRDS LEAVE NO BARK IS OUT NOW! I had to say it in all caps to make up for tardiness. Anyway, its out and you can purchase it on my website (click here). It is 10 dollars and for the time being is only available online and at shows. If you know of a local indie record store that would sell my record please email contact (at) foreverdown.com with info on that record store and I'll see about getting them to carry it. Thanks so much to everyone that has bought the album so far. Your support means more than you'll ever know! I guess this is all for now guys. Please keep telling people about the music and if you're sitting at your computer one day and need some music go to my purevolume site and give the songs a listen. It will make your day brighter, I promise. So much love, --Casey

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The new cd... an update.

2005-03-06T09:28:15Z

I'd like to start this news post off by thanking everyone who has preordered the CD so far. I appreciate the support more than you'll ever know. If you didn't know, my friend Hilary is doing the CD artwork and she is doing an incredible job. Hilary is not only a fabulous artist, but she is also a student, so due to final exams and projects she won't be finishing the artwork for the CD until this coming weekend. So, this means that I won't get to send the CD off to be pressed until then. Which also means that I won't be able to have the CD in my hands until after April 5th, which then means that I can't get it to you by April 5th. So what does this mean? It means that I have to push the release of "Fall Bares Branches, Birds Leave No Bark," back to April 19th. I feel really bad about having to do this, but there's just no way around it. To make up for it though I will be putting another song up on purevolume as well as making one or two of the songs downloadable. (this will happen sometime next week). I will also be drawing 2 more names from all of the preorders to call up and sing to. Now your chances of winning a phone call have increased :D. So again I appologize for pushing the album back, but I really don't have a choice. All current preorders are still good of course and I'm still taking new preorders. So if you haven't preordered yet, what are you waiting for? :D Thanks so much for your continued support everyone! Much love to all of you! --Casey

Fall Bares Branches, Birds Leave No Bark

2005-02-09T06:31:09Z

My new CD "Fall Bares Branches, Birds Leave No Bark," is now available for preorder! You can also hear 4 tracks off of the new CD on my purevolume site. There is a drawing for everyone that preorders this new CD as well as a new shirt that is currently only available with preorders. For all the info check the merch page on my site. Thanks for all of your support everyone it means so much! Please tell all of your friends about the new CD and I hope you all enjoy the new songs!

Much Love,
--Casey

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Another update on recording

2004-12-31T20:47:02Z

Well, everything is pretty much done... I'm in a good ways into the mixing of things now. I spent most of today on "From Promise to Sorry" I ended up adding another guitar part, piano, and claps to the song. So The whole day has pretty much been spent on that song. I haven't even touched 5 of the songs so I really need to get busy. I've decided to cancel my new years plans and stay home to mix. I'll grab me a bottle of sparkling apple cider at wal-mart (if there's any left) and celebrate the new year while mixing :). Everything is sounding really good and I think you guys are really going to like it! I'll probably throw some songs online this week for you all to listen to. Loryn was supposed to record tomorrow, but that's getting pushed back again. Its not a big deal though. I can go ahead and mix the song now, then after she records I can do some adjusting to fit in what we get done with her. So Happy New Years everyone, I'll make a better New Years post on the site and in a News Letter. I'll probably even post it here too. Thanks so much guys!

And so we keep on truckin'

2004-12-27T21:24:38Z

Whew, my voice is feeling it buddy. I'm glad I have the day off tomorrow. Today we finished the end of "I'll Find You," and we did all of "Our Best Shot." We also went back and re-recorded a few areas. On Thursday I'll do some more recording of parts that need some fixin. Then on Friday Loryn is coming up to record her vocals on "Hopefully Finding Hopeless." After that is a day we all like to call Saturday, and that day will be my last day in the studio :(. I'll spend all of Saturday doing some final touches on the mixes and getting everything just how I want it. I also just realized that I haven't put up the lyrics for "Hopefully Finding Hopeless" yet. So here they are... oh and there are 4 lines that have yet to be written because Loryn hasn't done her part yet, but we'll have that soon. Thanks everyone!

"Hopefully Finding Hopeless"
so this is what i get
for diving in too deep and too fast
i hope i don't drown
in another disappointment
where my hopes are way too high

cause i'm in the deep end
i can't get out on my own
and if i start to sink will you
dive in and rescue me

tell me you want this
its harder when I can't let go
and in every direction this cold
current is pulling me

so look inside and tell me what you see
do you see me?
or have I fallen so far
that i'm just a blur beneath the water
i know i'm not much but i'll be
everything if you let me
someone could end this and save me
and that could be you

The Day After Christmas...

2004-12-27T06:41:47Z

So it has now turned into the 27th of December which means the two unmixed demos came down. I already have mixes of both of these songs now and should have some new songs online by new years (or just after). Today (the 26th) I also got more recording done. Justin Green came over to help me out. We got pretty far. All I have left to do for my vocals is this : Record all of "Our Best Shot," record the ending of "I'll Find You," and then go back on some songs and do a few touch-ups on some rough spots. Then all of my vocals should be done. From there I will begin doing some final mixes of the songs as well as adding some extra guitar parts and other additional instrumentation. Then later this week Loryn will be coming in to write and lay down the vocals for her part on "Hopefully Finding Hopeless." I will also be recording some of her original stuff (kitefighting) while she's here in the studio, so you guys can also look forward to that. Its going to be awesome! After all of the stuff I just mentioned, the CD IS DONE! I'll be sure to put some tracks online a.s.a.p. and start preordering sometime mid-late January. There will be a drawing for everyone that preorders the CD. 1 person will win the "You Are Beautiful" EP (which is sold out), the "Life Alone is No Life at All" full length, as well as a phone call from me :). I will then play any 2 songs you want. 2 other winners will get a phone call and I will play them any song they want. So be sure to pre-order the CD as soon as you can to get in the drawing. I'll have more info on all of that soon! The release date for the CD is April 5th of 2005. I still don't have a title for it, but I will let you know as soon as I decide on one. Oh, and also in January I will be sitting down with my friend Hilary White so she can get started on the illustrations for the CD art. I should have another update for you all tomorrow after another great day of recording. I hope you all had an awesome Christmas and I hope you enjoyed the unmixed demos. More good things coming soon! Much love everyone.

Merry Christmas (and happy holidays)

2004-12-24T18:51:24Z

I hope all of you are doing well. I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas (or Happy Holidays). I have put two unmixed demos up on purevolume for the 24th, 25th, and 26th only so listen to them now because they're coming down on the 27th. I hope you like them, but please keep in mind they aren't mixed or anything, so don't form too many judgements. Alright, well everyone stay safe and spend some time with your families. Thank all of you so so much for your support this year! It really means a lot to me. CLICK HERE to hear the songs.

Today was kinda disappointing.

2004-12-23T23:30:56Z

Well initially I had planned on getting another 3-4 songs done vocally for today, but I ended up getting one (due to getting started late and having to stop early). The song I finished is "Hopefully Finding Hopeless." My friend Keenan also got his vocals completed for it, and Loryn should be doing her part on it next week. So I guess that's it for recording till after Christmas. I'll see what I can piece together for you guys to hear since I said I'd try and get a few tracks online for Christmas. I'll be sure to post here, on the site, and in a newsletter once the songs are online. Keep checking back! Thanks everyone!

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

2004-12-23T08:30:31Z

As sure as I was, I went with what someone else typed on www.imdb.com for the quote of my song. I knew it was "Just Listen to Your Heart... That's What I Do," but I went with what I saw online. I mean come on... if you read it online it must be true. Anyway, the song "Just Follow Your Heart... That's What I Do," is no longer a quote from the movie, instead it is just inspired by the movie. I could change it, but I honestly think that Follow sounds better than Listen to.(let me know what you think) Yea, so that's my story. More vocal recording tomorrow. Well I guess that's today since its really 3:30am. All of you younger kids don't pay any attention to my example. Its very bad for you to stay up this late (although staying up to watch Napoleon Dynamite is a good reason to be up). My eyes are burning. Night everyone, sleep grand!

Another day in the studio

2004-12-21T20:26:08Z

Alrighty, so today went pretty well. I only recorded for 3 hours because I have other stuff going on this evening, but I managed to get the vocals of four songs done. Those songs would be "These Dying Flares," "Just Follow Your Heart... That's What I Do," "Fall Down," and "Just Look to the Sky." I'll be doing a little mixing tomorrow and running over the stuff I recorded to make sure its all sounding good. Then Thursday Justin is coming back over to help me record. We should knock out another 3-4 songs then and hopefully finish vocals on Sunday or Monday. After that I'll be going back in and adding little things like extra guitar parts and maybe some keyboard or strings here and there and then its all gotta be mixed and sent off to be mastered. I hope to have a couple demo songs online for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and the Day after Christmas. Then I'll probably take them down and wait till I have everything in final mix form. If I don't post again before it gets here, Merry Christmas everyone and I hope you have a great one.

Day whatever number this is in the studio

2004-12-20T06:40:40Z

So today (by that I mean Sunday) I managed to knock out the last guitar track, so vocals here I come. We did some test vocal tracks today and got a good feel for some things so I should be getting down my first bit of vocals tomorrow. Hopefully all will go well with that. I'll be sure to keep updating each day on the progress of things!

Another Notch in my Belt

2004-12-19T06:28:13Z

Alright! We are making progress here. I finished all of the guitar tracks except for the last song on the CD today. So I should be able to knock that out tomorrow or Monday and then vocals all this week baby! You know what that means? I may have a christmas present for everyone!! (hint.... starts with new, ends with song) Alright, well I hope everyone is doing well. I have a somewhat busy week so I'm not sure how much I will get done on vocals, but hopefully I can knock out at least 2-3 songs this week vocally. Then the rest of the vocals shortly thereafter. I have to go back to school on the 3rd so I'll have until then to get it mixed and sounding all pretty for all you lovely people. And after that is complete I will send the CD off to be mastered and pressed. I'll have a release date sometime in January as well as preordering and possibly streaming of the whole CD over on purevolume. I haven't decided about that, but I'll def be putting up several tracks from the new CD. Anyway, if you didn't see on the new of my website here is the tentative tracklisting for the new CD :

01) I'll Find You
02) Just Follow Your Heart... That's What I Do
03) Look to the Sky
04) From Promise to Sorry
05) Best With You
06) These Dying Flares
07) Our Best Shot
08) Hopefully Finding Hopeless
09) Fall Down
10) Your Last Chance

Hope to have stuff for you to hear soon... I'm so excited to hear what all of you think!

I finished the last song for the record.

2004-12-17T00:29:24Z

Well it took me two whole days of writing to finish it, but I finally have the 10th song for the record written. It's called "Look to the Sky." its about suicide and you can read it below... I'll pick up actually recording again tomorrow and then I should have the track listing available for all of you sometime next week. Thanks again for all of your continued support. I'm just as anxious for you guys to hear the record as you are so I'll get songs online as soon as I can! Now for them there lyrics.

a cold breeze flows through the window
i can see you shiver as it hits your face
i don't think i've ever seen you like this
so please turn around and walk away
its not worth it
its not worth it

so just look to the sky
whatever you do, don't look down
don't look down tonight
look to the sky
just take my hand
and keep your balance
don't you fall

a cold breeze carresses your legs
i can see you shaking as you step outside
careful dear there's not much room on that ledge
you wouldn't want to make a mistake you can't repair
its not worth it
its not worth it

Recording Update

2004-12-14T00:12:29Z

Ok, so today my friend Luke came over and helped me record. I got the guitars done for "Best With You" and "Just Follow Your Heart... That's What I Do". Tomorrow I'm going out of town and then I'll resume recording on Wednesday. I hope to knock out 3-4 more guitar tracks then and then finish up on Thursday or Friday with guitar. I'm also in the process of finishing up the last song for the album. I'll be sure to post the lyrics when its done. Thanks so much for all of your continued support everyone!

The Show last night!

2004-12-12T01:10:53Z

Alright, so the show last night was a lot of fun. Thanks so much to everyone who came out. That was the first show in a while that I haven't sat on the edge of the stage without a mic. It was great times. For those of you that weren't there, you should really check out Plano and Here Comes the Metric System. I played mostly new stuff and here's the setlist.

- I'll Find You
- Just Follow Your Heart... That's What I Do
- These Dying Flares
- (c)Rap Medley
- Hopefully Finding Hopeless
- Fall Down

The last band that played was a Weezer cover band. They played the entire blue album from start to finish and it was a great time. Needless to say, I lost my voice singing along.

I don't have anymore shows this year, but I have one on January 15th at Georgia Tech's Venue, Under the Couch. I hope to see you guys there! But for now its back to recording. I'll post more about the progress of that as it happens. Thanks for all of your support everyone. It means so much to me! Have an awesome weekend.

--Casey

Recording Day 2

2004-12-08T01:22:20Z

Ok, so today I actually recorded. We got the guitar down for 3 songs. "I'll Find You," "From Promise to Sorry," and "These Dying Flares." Tomorrow I hope to get at least 3 more songs done on guitar as well. Thursday and Friday I'm taking the days off and then this weekend I'll probably spend writing on my last song. I'll be sure to keep you guys updated though. So far so good! Thanks for all the support.

--Casey

The First Day in the Studio

2004-12-07T03:53:24Z

Well, today was going to be day one in the studio, but I didn't really get anything done. I was going to start recording some guitar, but once I tuned my guitar I started writing a new song and it kinda consumed the whole day. So the actual recording of things will go down tomorrow. Then more recording on Wednesday, and the day off on Thursday. Then I have a show Friday night. After that its back to recording! Anyway, that new song I wrote is called "Your Last Chance" and it will be the last song on the new CD. here are the lyrics, I hope you like them.

"Your Last Chance"
its a great day for flight
said the pilot to the passengers
but little did he know
his plane would be going down that day
and what he really should have said is
buckle up your seatbelts because you're in for a ride
and is there anyone that you forgot
to say "I Love You" to

cause right now
is your last chance
don't you dare
take this for granted

in first class there's a man
who'd be on his private plane if it weren't for repairs
and he's never been so scared
in all of his life
he's thirty two and rich but can't
think of a single person to say "I love you" to

and in the sixth row of coach
there's a man who's cheating on his wife
he starts to call home but wonders
if he says it will he really mean it

cause right now
is their last chance
don't they dare
take this for granted

in the back of the plane
there's an old man
he's content with his days
and the life that he's lead

on the opposite end there's a man
who pilots this plane
he's fighting for control and thinking
who's in control of his life

cause right now
is your last chance
don't you dare
take this for granted

see your plane's not going down right now
but it doesn't mean you're gauranteed forever
so don't leave anything unsaid
that you don't want that way when you're gone
you might not be here tomorrow
so live for right now
cause that's all we've got

cause right now
maybe your last chance
don't you dare
take this for granted

Lyrics to two new songs...

2004-12-01T07:22:24Z

"These Dying Flares"

and i find it kind of funny
that i only hear from you
when you need a favor
last time i checked
that's not the way
that friendship works
maybe they rewrote
the book on that one
or maybe there's
a sign on my back
that says "use me"
if that's the case
can a real friend
please take it down

i've been thinking about
how much you mean to me
and that's a lot
i wish that went both ways
but i'm starting to doubt that these days
i'm starting to doubt that these days

so pull the trigger
and let's watch this
flare burn out
both knowing that
you'd never rescue me
i'm drowning
on the inside
and i'm dying for you
to save me from yourself

i'm drowning
on the inside
and i'm dying for you
to save me from yourself

don't let me stand in your way
don't let me stand in your way
i'll never stand in your way

Currently Untitled

well see me i've always been one to fend for myself
but you pretty girl, well you're another story
you're caught up in the things that never really mattered
highschool shouldn't be about the glamour and the glory

and I don't, don't think you're reading me clearly
when I say, say that you've got a lot of catching up, growing up to do
cause growing up should not, not be quite as hard
as you're make, make, make, make, makin it
and i don't think you know what you're gettin into

well see you, you've always been one to stick with your friends
you're takin in every word they say and puttin it to use
let me tell you something that actually matters
the one thing you must do without them is, find truth

Hello Numero 5?

2004-10-06T07:36:56Z

Alright, so song number 5 is completed now. I will probably be playing most of my new songs at all shows between now and December. Then I hope to record my next CD when I get out for Christmas Break. Then it will hopefully be released sometime in the Spring. And then we'll see what happens with some sort of tour this summer. Not making any plans just yet, but I hope to be able to get to as many places as possible. Keep telling your friends about the music and without further ado, here is the newest song. Its titled "Our Best Shot" for now.

maybe if things were different
maybe if you weren't scared
to leave the things you've known for so long
maybe i'm the only one
that sees this happening
or maybe its all just a dream

and i'm trying so hard
to let this go
i'm trying harder
than you'll ever know

so please don't take this
the wrong way when i say
that i think we could be
so much more

and if we try this and we fail
at least we'll know
that we gave it
our best shot

i know it hasn't been that long
but it sure seems like forever
and i never thought i'd get here so fast
maybe this wasn't meant to be
but what if it was
and maybe we're both missing out

so lets give this our best shot

Fall Down

2004-09-05T21:14:38Z

Ok, so here's the fourth new song I have for my next record which I hope to record in December.

im fading faster everyday
and im falling away from the things i know
this can't be where you want me
this can't be where i am
please pick me up so we can be again
ill hold on tight this time, i promise.
then again what's my word worth?
you should probably get it in writing
does this count?

does anything count these days?
or am I running in circles?
or even worse
am I standing still?

am I standing still
with everything i've got?
I think its time that we put this in motion
I think its time I understood
that you can't do this on your own
no you can't do this alone

no you can't do this alone
so its time for me to fall down
to fall down just fall down

you and me we used to be so close
and now it seems that we're falling apart
while i'm trying so hard to make this count

let me know what ya think!

Uhoh, new song in the hizzy!

2004-07-29T04:55:45Z

So I did a rough mix of a new song today and threw it up on purevolume.com I will probably put up another version of it soon, but I wanted to go ahead and get something new on there for all of you. I really hope you like it. Please post on the forums or send me an email or something letting me know what you think of it. Go HERE to listen! Also, thanks to everyone for voting. I will be ordering design 1. design 2 will more than likely be the next design I order. Look for shirts online for sale sometime next month! Thanks so much for everything everyone!

Two new song...

2004-07-22T02:17:09Z

Alright, so today I finished up recording a new demo of "Best with You" and yesterday I finished recording "From Promise to Sorry." I will also be recording the new song here before too long. Look for online demos of these two songs soon. It'll be all you get till the next record :D. Which will be sometime late winter or early spring... (just a guesstimate). As for the Dashboard cover I mentioned Justin and I were working on, well we lost contact with the people we were making it for and to be honest Justin and I got kind of bored with it so we moved on and starting writing some stuff for Age/Sex/Location. Anywho, we'll see what happens with that. Ok, I'm done. Thanks everyone!