It began as a game. Twenty-four index cards with twenty-four things that I felt I could write about and wanted to write about. Day after day, I drew from the deck and a new set of lyrics would hit the paper of a small brown notebook that my mother gave me. For the first time, every single song came out effortlessly.
After a while, I broke the rules I had made for myself. I was no longer waiting until a song was done before moving onto the next. I just got back to what I did best; telling stories and making music. It then became twenty-four index cards, a demo, and a black notebook of unfinished ideas.
One of the many definitions of the word 'draw' is to take from a source. I have been using the cards, demo, and notebook as my sources to create something that felt complete. A drawing if you will. This is where I got the name for the album. With that, I am pleased to reveal to you today, the cover art for my upcoming full length album, Draw.
I took this picture one day from my parents bedroom. By pure luck the sunlight hit through the curtains just right to create the effect showing here. After posting it on Instagram, my friend Jeremy said the most interesting thing.
"This should be the album cover."
Before that moment, I must have had ten million cliche ideas about what the cover art should look like. One of them was very Yu-Gi-Oh-esque. I'm a nerd like that.
Looking at this, however, I was starting to think that he was right. This picture may have had nothing to do with the album's title, but just like the songs I have created, the picture was effortless. I wasn't thinking about anything or trying to get the right shot. No rules or restrictions. Just me staring into space for less than three seconds. The font you see in my handwriting, written by my finger via picture app.
That's right friends. While most musicians spend tens of thousands of dollars on photo shoots, I made this on my iPhone.
My house will soon transform into a recording studio. All the tools I need to make this record are at my finger tips. I can't promise the best album ever, but I can promise this. This is the best music I've written so far. Creating this work has made me the happiest I've been in a long time. I can only hope that you will enjoy it too.
Lessthanthree,
Doug
PS: Be on the look out for the album's first single and opening track, "It Ends Tonight".
