Wish That I Was

Finally

BREAKING NEWS: my EP (yes, of 2009 renown) is finally available for digital download. What took me so long?  Oh, I don’t know.  My mom getting cancer.  Moving across the country.  Running so much.  Traveling so much.  Going to so many weddings.  Various existential crises. I guess it took the Honda dying and leaving me…

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Sale

I’ve got a few boxes of CDs in the trunk of my car, and I need to move them out.  You know – to make room for the dead bodies. My EP is on sale for half-off – yes, that’s right, just $5!  Now is your chance to get a few extra copies to set…

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Grinning like a fool

Seth just texted me. “Annie!  Did you already know about the Disc Makers catalog and were just waiting to surprise me?” I stared at the phone.  What catalog?  Disc Makers?  Wait – am I in Disc Makers?  AM I IN DISC MAKERS???!? “On the COVER.” I am on the cover of… well, not quite a…

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Track 7: “By the Time”

I have to say, it’s scary to take little pieces of my heart and toss them out into the big bad world. But you have been a most gracious audience! Thank you so much for listening to my songs this week – and thanks a million for buying the AP EP. Your support is helping…

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Track 6: “First You Cry”

I am blogging through the weekend, because I started this thing, and I am not a quitter – except for when it comes to dieting. And Type From Home. “First You Cry” This world is totally screwed up. It’s a place where men leave their wives, where husbands and fathers have to be taken off…

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Track 5: “Starting Today”

It’s Friday (happy Friday, by the way – congratulations on making it through another week).  Typically, I do not blog on the weekends – but we still have two more tracks to go.  So be sure to check in tomorrow and Sunday for the inside scoop on the final tracks! “Starting Today” In the fall…

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Track 4: “Wish That I Was”

And… we have arrived at the title track. “Wish That I Was” Sometimes, we write what we have experienced. Sometimes, we write what we have observed. And sometimes, there is no difference. This was the first song that we recorded, way back in February, and I feel like it acted as a sonic compass for…

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Track 3: “Could’ve Sworn It Was You”

“Could’ve Sworn It Was You” This was the very last song that we recorded – we finished it just about a month ago.  And when I listen to the project as a whole, I think that this song is my favorite; Josh’s got it pretty perfect.  Probably because I told him that I wanted it…

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Track 2: “Take the Money”

Thanks to all of y’all, Nashville is officially out of padded envelopes.  I took the first wave of orders to the post office today, and I am so grateful for your support!  I’ll probably be saying this a lot, but it won’t ever be enough: thank you for helping me to do something that I…

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Track 1: “Make a Mess”

Welcome to EP release week here on the old blog!  For each of the next 7 days, I’m going to tell you a little something about a song from the project.  It’s like VH1’s “Behind the Music,” but without the heroin. So feel free to listen each day – and then, if you feel so…

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