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Funded! This project successfully raised its funding goal on May 26, 2012.

Thank You!

Update #1 · May 2, 2012 · comment

I'm really grateful for the level of support and encouragement I've received from all of you backers.  Only 6 days in and we're at 76% of the goal.  Thank you! 

I wanted to share one of the songs I'm offering as part of the "stripped down" rewards.  It's an acoustic version the title track of the album.  You can download it here.  It's a highly embeddable link in case you want to share it on facebook, etc.

Thanks again, friends!

Here are the lyrics:

Outposts

These bodies belong in a tangle of sense
an angle of shame a whiff of innocence
I kissed you at dawn you kissed me right back
and we waited for the sun to show

you made a bad joke, sounded just like my dad
but looked like a kid in a big winter hat
and waited impatient for traffic to pass
said goodbye and stepped into the road

what answers are found in the roads we go down?
what secrets do latitudes hold?
no matter how tightly i hold on to you
we're all at these outposts alone

my deal came undone
my roots came all up
with connections asunder and friends far away
you wrote me a letter i didn't write back
i was too full of something to say

yesterdays prayers sit in this morning trees
they squabble like crows that won't ever know peace
until suddenly risen as one they are gone
lifted like a black cloud to the sky

what answers are found in the roads we go down?
what secrets do latitudes hold?
no matter how tightly you hold onto me
we're all at these outposts alone

Hallelujah I sing
Hallelujah I bring
Words are so hard to say and so easy to mean

inclement mix on an off beaten path
i kissed you at dawn but you pulled away
and its really alright and its rarely ok
fix your eyes on the road and move on

what answers are found in the roads we go down?
what secrets do latitudes hold?
no matter how tightly I hold onto you
we're all at these outposts alone

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    Receive a hearty hug if we ever chance to meet and a download of an exclusive never-before-heard song.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012
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    Receive a digital download of the album, available one month prior to the release date (this applies to all downloads offered below) plus the reward above.

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    Receive a signed physical copy of the album plus the rewards above.

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    Receive a digital download of (mostly) acoustic, "stripped down" versions of all eleven tracks featured on the album, plus the rewards above.

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    Receive a limited edition Jason Harrod t-shirt, plus the rewards above.

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    Receive signed, handwritten lyrics to any song of mine you choose, plus the rewards above.

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    Receive a 45-to-60 minute long private concert via Skype, plus the rewards above.

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    Receive a concert in your home for you and as many people as you'd like to invite (within a 3 hour drive of New York CIty, or on a routed tour), plus rewards 1-6.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2012
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    Receive a personal song I'll write for you about anything you like (let's keep it relatively family-friendly, though!). You can collaborate with me about the lyrical content and feel. I will record this for you and sing it live for you either in person or via Skype. Plus rewards 1-6.

    Estimated delivery: Sep 2013
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    Receive a year-long Songwriting Sherpa Service (one 45-minute songwriting lesson a month for 12 months. Together (either in person or via Skype) we'll explore how lyrics, melody, chord progression, and "hooks" combine to make great songs. I can help you find your own voice to write songs that strike universal themes while avoiding clichés. If you like, you can gift this reward to someone else. Plus rewards 1-6.

    Estimated delivery: Dec 2012
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    Receive Executive Producer credit in the album liner notes, plus all other rewards.

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