The Good Pride (or A Sense of Accomplishment)

I'm standing at the threshold of watching my most prized accomplishment come to fruition as we put the finishing touches on Famous in May's first EP. I can safely say that the thing I've worked hardest on the past few years is my music. I've negelected a lot of other things in order to make music. Maybe that's a good thing; maybe it isn't. Either way, it's my desire and my passion to express myself musically. Other people have their visual art, but this is what I have. It's what I love.

On that note, the last two years have been all about making music through Famous in May. It's like this band came together on accident. It just happened. Guys have come and gone. Some feelings were probably hurt. We didn't always choose the best methods of leaving a guy behind. Nonetheless, we kept going on towards one goal--making music. Rather, making good music. And, we've progressed immensely in that time. We started off as a lesser version of the Dave Matthews Band. Eventually, we wanted to be the next Coldplay or U2. At times, I wanted to be Radiohead or Death Cab. Slowly, we're making something that's ours. It's not someone elses music...it's our music. I'm proud of that.

We've spent weekend after weekend in my garage making music happen. It hasn't always been easy. We've struggled at times. Arguments ensued. Sweat poured. Fingers grew numb. We've poured out everything we have on stage. We've played to packed bars, and we've played to empty clubs. We've played to partying college students, and we've played to kids dropped off by their parents. What seemed like a hostile crowd at first (a room full of hardcore kids), loved every minute of it. We've always worked our butts off during that half hour or hour beneath the lights.

We finally have something to look back on it with. A year from now, we may all call it quits--get jobs, go to grad school, get married, go solo, who knows. When we look back, we'll have something to show people. "Pop in this CD," I'll say. "It's my old band from college." Maybe some pieces of this band will carry on. Maybe this EP won't be our musical yearbook, but maybe it will just be the beginning of our career. Everyone has to start somewhere, and I'll be very proud if this EP is our start.

It only lacks a few final brushstrokes to be called our masterpiece. We're going to record some acoustic tracks in August to tag on at the end. Of course, it is yet to be named. It definitely needs a title. Once we have the title, we'll design the cover art. Once those few pieces are done, we'll send it off to be mastered/packaged & printed. All that is just to say, that we should actually have it released in late September (a few weeks later than we'd planned).

Anyone, feel free to stop by my house to get a listen (that is...if I know you). I can't wait for you to hear it.