Songs to Spur You On

[jakedownmusic]

My Top 5 Albums of 2011

#5. La De Les - Gadfly:

Ambient - Post-rock / Other - Beautiful cascades of intricate music.  Solid theme through out the album.  Plus, they are really solid people.

#4. Of Monsters and Men - My Head is an Animal:

Such a fun album.  Female and male vocals woven through a folky tapestry of sound.

#3. Frank Turner - England Keep My Bones:

Everywhere from edgy rock to sweet ballad's, Frank covers a multitude of emotions and delivers on each song.

#2. The King is Dead - The Decemberists:

Though it disappointed some long-time fans, I personally found it a very solid folk-rock album.

#1. Thrice - Major, Minor:

Hard Rock - Phenomenal Lyrics - Amazing Live show.  Just listen to it.

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Two churches located across the street from each other. At least the Catholics have a sense of humor. lol

[tithenai]

wizasaur:

-prettyprettyplease:

ultraball:

paranoidrobot:

…Do the Presbyterians think Rocks are animals?

ALL ROCKS GO TO HEAVEN

CONVERTING TO CATHOLICISM DOES NOT MAGICALLY GRANT YOUR DOG A SOUL.

 WOW. EPIC CATHOLIC WIN.

I LOVE THIS.

[jakedownmusic]

I doubt this is real, but it's funny.

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I was on the radio on Friday (10/28/11) - Here is a clip from it. You can download it for free here: http://music.jakedown.com

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The second of two new songs i played last weekend at Building One in Muskegon, MI.  It's a little quiet - but  it is a finger-picking song played completely unplugged...

[jakedownmusic]

This is the first ever live performance of a brand new song by Jake Down called "A Plow Broke the Plains (but a Storm Fixed It).

10/01/11 @ Building One in Muskegon, MI.

[sarahlane]

[jakedownmusic]

Haha.

[jakedownmusic]

"A Plow Broke the Plains (but a Storm Fixed Them.)

v1:

It's been years since there's been enough water to / keep the dry dirt down /

So the wind she churns up the soil and / she blows it around / she blows us all down /

Chorus:

With cracked earth beneath our feet / and bellies full of dust /

We sing "please oh please / send the rain to us" /

v2:

I saw living water pouring from / that hole in his side / and when i drank i knew i'd thirst no more / and i became alive / for the first time /

outro:

I'm waiting to hear the pitter patter of water on my window (repeat)

...and when I hear the pitter patter of water on my window /

I know the rain will wash it all away and we will be healed.

[smugglersmoon]

[jakedownmusic]

In studio footage of The Paper Horse, whom i have shared the stage with a few times :) https://www.facebook.com/ThePaperHorse

[jakedownmusic]

Treat your ears right. Listen to this album.  Download it for whatever price you want. (also, if you reblogged this, it would be so great!)

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I am working on a new song.  I still can't play it very well because i've never wrote a finger picking song before, and i'm just figuring the melody, but i think it has a lot of potential.

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Check it out!  Pretty good synopsis of the EP :)

Hopefully this (as well as a few more reviews this month) will generate a little buzz.

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Went to high school with them.  They some pretty good shoegaze type rock.  Think Blonde Redhead, Sonic Youth, that type of stuff - Great stuff.  http://www.facebook.com/MyPalValDetroit

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Jon Foreman of Swittchfoot.  Cool guy.

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Awesome promo shots are done thanks to Calvin Carter. Click here for more: www.jakedown.com Click the picture for Calvin's Website!

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Ok time for embarrassment.  This is the same song as the last video I posted of myself.  Except this one is two years old from my FIRST SHOW EVER.  Listen to how bad it is, haha - Or if you didn't hear the other one, go here to compare them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyG14CoQKYc&feature=related

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This is Stacey.  She's gonna be famous.

staceykoziel:

Such a fun show. I love Michigan a whole lot. 

Thanks to John Cooperider for this video!