I finally decided to get off my ass, at the suggestion of max “ghostinyourmind” campos, and make the 2nd stray palace collection — The Diamond EP — available to you all in full res. and as I was doing so thought it would be good to encourage everyone to check out the 1st EP as well. both of these sets are lush, modern and beautiful, with ass-kicking uptempo tracks and heartbreaking ballads.

buy a download of The Diamond EP and get a download of the first stray palace EP for free. you get all this luscious goodness in CD-quality .wav format, ready for burning or compressing to your heart’s delight, as well as photos, artwork and promo singles from various black lab albums. twelve songs all for $6.

if you haven’t heard this stuff, I promise you it’s first class. if you don’t believe me, check out this month’s mp3 of the month club, a selection from The Diamond EP called “beautiful.”

I took the pressure off myself a bit in doing these recordings with deej & alex kemp, and just let it fly. I let myself take on characters and just wail in a way I don’t usually. the results are some of my most direct lyrics and favorite vocal moments ever.

it’s more than a guilty pleasure. it’s stray palace. get it while it’s hot.

so we’re having a sale! just buy any cd or a 3-for-$30 bundle of cd’s and we’ll send you a FREE copy of ‘the best of the mp3 of the month club’ on cd. yes! here’s the perfect chance to get yourself a 2nd copy of ‘two strangers’ or replace something you’ve worn out or a nice gift for an unsuspecting future fan. just order and the rest is automatic.

thanks!

lemme know what you think…

the road

this is the ache inside
this is darkness in my hand
keep me in line, keep me in line

so this is the road that I get lost on
a twist in the road and I’ll be gone now

black, black is the tide
black water running down
and I get crazy, I get blind
raise my hands and start to drown
throw me a line, throw me a line

this is the road that I get lost on
a twist in the road and I’ll be gone now
and I know there’s a place that I belong yeah
and I know there’s a way that I’ll be gone now

“So i met this girl. Work convention. People drinking in my hotel room. Cant stop staring. I’m playing DJ. She sees me looking. Comes over to request a song. We talk. Laugh. Forget about everyone else in the room. I put on my favourites playlist. Wide eyed, she says to me “what is this?!” “Black Lab”,i reply. “I just changed your life.” she closes her eyes. And asks me to hit repeat. We listen to the song three times. This is going to be our song, she says. We’re going to have a song? I ask. We are tied together always through this moment. She says. And. I knew i was in trouble with this girl. Its been 6 months. And all is well. She had this made for me for my birthday. So i wanted to share it with you and say thank you. The music just gets better. And you are a guaranteed panty dropper every single time.”

hey peeps, just wanted to let you know that stray palace is getting some tv love next week — check out abc’s crime drama ‘castle,’ monday night march 25 at 10/9 central.

they should be rocking “changed” from the first ep and “express yourself” from the diamond ep. if you haven’t had a chance to check those two little discs out you should, as they’re some of my most favorite vocal stuff — very loose and 80′s, not thinking too much, just delivering the sugar out of both barrels.

you can get them from me via full CD quality downloads or check them here at itunes.

rock!