Today is finally the release date of my debut album I Think We Both Know. I spotted last week that the album found its way onto one of the torrent sites – I actually felt stoked someone liked it enough to want to share it. And subsequently I’ve had various emails from radio stations around the world that I wouldn’t have heard from otherwise. So I guess the point is that sharing is good. And so I’m super keen to share it with the world. I hope you appreciate the generosity and talent of everyone involved and that the album becomes more than just a bunch of digital files to skip through. Live with the songs and let them speak to you. For this week, to celebrate the launch, its FREE! Simply go to store.krismorris.com to have a listen to all the tracks and download the album.
“How can I help?” I hear you ask? Tweet and ask people to retweet. Facebook your fingers off. Casually tell people how your life has been changed by the album while you’re waiting for the bus. Let people know that its free right now and they’d be dang stupid if they don’t get their greasy mitts on it. If you really feel like it you could donate what you would usually spend on an album. Write comments here on my site letting the world know what you think about it. Go to the digital music store sites, find the album and be the first to write a review on the album. If you love it please share it.
* Your email address is safe with me. You’ll only hear from me with spectacular earth shattering news and I’ll never share your information with anyone. My Data Protection Officer, Billy the Cat, is a tyrant when it comes to this stuff.
I’ve been a little busting for everyone to hear the tracks from the album. The problem with having a release date and schedule is that you have the music ready to go and you’re just waiting for promotion and boring stuff to happen. Its very boring. Anyways, without any further ado I hereby unveil ‘I Think We Both Know’ in heavenly streams across the interweb.
Check the tracks peeps! Remember, its available to download from here on April 13, 2009.
You can also visit the full album page with credits and stuff here. Please care and share via Twitter, Facebook, your website, email, smoke signal etc etc
Just in case you missed it just before leaving London the master for my debut album I Think We Both Know was delivered into my eager little hands. Every time I’ve listened to it its taken me straight back to Rush House. Memories of all night vocal sessions, Willie working the Wurlitzer (and the lamp), Dan drumming his heart out in the stair well, Matt trying to sneak some interesting notes under the radar, Jesse taking great photos (and retrieving the ball from the prickle patch), sneaking in some FIFA06 between takes, wondering if the cops would bust in any second and tell us to shut up . . . after all I did just tell the landlady we were using the place to take some quiet time out to write music – not setup a band and make a record! Great memories. I’ll start sneaking some videos and pictures and stuff up from the sessions soon too.
I Think We Both Know will be released by weeksweeksweeks on April 13, 2009. Available from this site and all the normal digital music sites (iTunes, eMusic, Amazon, Napster etc). Yeehah!
Hi folks. I’ve been a little too quiet on here. We recorded the album back in June and after that life took over and its just taken a bit longer than we expected. Getting the album done too was kinda cathartic in the sense that I felt a real sense of completion and just kinda relaxed in the fact that we’ve achieved something pretty special. No need to stress or strain – just let it happen. The timing feels all good anyways.
The whole story of the recording is amazing and humbling. We recorded it in a special place, a special old Victorian hunting lodge in Northamptonshire, and lots of ridiculously talented folks have contributed to it. Along every step people have been so generous in supporting this project and I’ll let you know all about them in due time. I’ll be able to share a lot of the process with you too – we have lots of videos and pictures from throughout the whole thing. And of course I can’t wait to share the record with you. We’re just thinking through the release plan but it will be early 2009. Below is a shot of the master delivered to my house just yesterday. Yeehah!
In personal news I’m gearing up for a return home to Australia next week. I came to the UK seven years ago with a couple of guitars and not much else. I’m taking home a much nicer bunch of guitars, some great songs, lots of great memories, a handful of friends I’ll cherish forever, some hope and some heartache, a beautiful girl, a gorgeous wife that has cheered me on all the way, and a really special album (not in any order of course). There’s lots to be thankful for.
The brother’s Weeks and I are running away to the country to start work on an album. Its a real treat to have them behind me on this – they are amazing musicians and fantastic blokes. We’re going to have a total blast.
The songs have really come together too and I really feel I’ve got something to say with the album. Its going to be honest, gritty, loud, soft, raw, soulful, spiritual… it will be great to see how it all comes together. I hope it changes whatever part of the world it comes into contact with.
I’ll be trying to give some updates when we get going and show you how its all coming together. Can’t wait!
Some of you may remember a really top gig at Jrink in Soho back in September. You may also remember our friend Amy who was pointing a fancy camera around the place. Well as you can see from the shot above she took some fine photos – check them out and if you are in Oz and need a photographer give her a yell.
We’ve been working on a really special single that will be released first thing in the New Year. We’ve just got the first mix through but the few people that have heard can’t stop playing it. It is sounding hot – I really can’t wait for you all to hear it. There’s also been talk that things could be coming together to get the album project going for mid 2008 – exciting times!
November 11, 2007 at 2:28 pm · Filed under Announcements
So between this blog, MySpace, Twitter (which I don’t use much unless I’m bored on the tube), Vox (which has a fantastic music community), Sonic Bids and Facebook I spend more time updating websites than making music. In the interests of devoting my life to hijacking the internet for my own promotional purposes I’ve set up one these new fandangle Facebook musician profiles too. As most of the world seems to be on Facebook it seems like a good way for folks to keep in touch with my gigs and info while they are busy poking people and throwing sheep or whatever. So yeah – if you wanna look me up and become part of my little Facebook fan club visit the Kris Morris Facebook Page and click on “add music”. Feel the love.
August 13, 2007 at 7:23 am · Filed under Announcements
The friendly folks at Room Thirteen wrote a lovely review on Little Light a little while back. They’ve also just put up a little interview that you may or may not feel like checking out.
July 22, 2007 at 2:41 pm · Filed under Announcements
I have another couple of live BBC sessions coming up. I had a great time down at BBC Radio Wales so looking forward to these.
BBC Radio London 94.9
Late Show
Tuesday 24th July (at around midnight) Website Link
BBC Radio Manchester
Monday 30th July (at around 11PM) Website Link
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