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From the start, the name
Hello Demons Meet Skeletons conjures an image of two bad guys being introduced in an awkward, unexpected moment in time and quite possibly throwin' down. So far so good...Now go a bit deeper. Drag some skeletons from your own figurative mental closet, face them off with a few of the collective, emotional demons that live each and every one of us. You get the idea.
It isn't easy to write songs. Certainly, writing about sensitive topics that are personal in an extreme nature can't be any easier. But
Clint Lowery isn't afraid to be honest about what he's been through. As a matter of fact, he'll tell you it's a part of the whole process of recovery.
Back in 2008 I ordered Clint's first Hello Demons Meet Skeletons CD online, called Chills. I thought I had a pretty good idea about what to expect because I'd heard it would be an all-acoustic, toned down, mellow version of some songs Clint wrote and recorded. So naturally, since I'm a decade-plus Sevendust fan, I figured we'd get some songs that were similar to "Xmas Day," "Angels Son," "Skeleton Song." Things like that. What I didn't know was that the lyrical content would be so excruciatingly honest and sorrowful, while remaining tangibly awesome.
With the new release on April 19 of Clint's CD
WORDS THAT SING WELL, I wasn't expecting anything this time, other than great music. Will this one be sad and reflective as well? Is this one different, more upbeat? Now that Clint is married and he and Tara have a beautiful baby, how will this reflect in the music? I won't give anything away other than to tell you that I find this CD utterly hopeful and it makes me smile a great deal. It's been written over the times that Clint has come to find more happiness than he'd expected, so perhaps that will shed some light on things, until you go get the CD yourself. If you already have it, as I suspect most of you reading this DO, then I'm certain you will agree that he has not only outdone himself, he's earned a great deal of respect.
It would be remiss of me not to mention that the songs are beautifully sung with some of the most touching harmonies and melodies in the music. If you have not ever heard him sing or play acoustic guitar, you're truly missing out, and I hope that you will at the least go to
www.clintlowery.net, check out his new, awesome website (built by
Natural Synthetic) and check out the samples of the songs on Itunes under
HELLO DEMONS MEET SKELETONS! If you prefer the hard copy CD, they are hand signed, so get one while they're still available, and you'll also get all the tracks from Chills on the new CD, Re-Mastered!
Clint was very gracious to spend some time sharing some of the background as well as the inside of this project that means a lot to him and has come to mean a great deal to many of us...
In case you haven't heard the BIG news yet, the lineup for the 2011 Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival has been announced! 