Bonus Tracks, vol. 1, by Slaid Cleaves

Bonus Tracks, vol. 1

by Slaid Cleaves

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1.	Uncle Ted 03:39	info	buy track
2.	The War to End All Wars (demo) 03:14	info	buy track
3.	Small Town Downfall 03:14	info	buy track
4.	The Pain of Love (demo) 02:03	info	buy track
5.	Another Man's Wealth 03:21	info	buy track
6.	Hometown USA (instrumental mix) 03:53	info	buy track
7.	Wranglin' Ron 02:45	info	buy track
8.	Gone (demo) 02:14	info	buy track
9.	Every Sunrise (demo) 02:55	info	buy track
10.	I Bet She Does (instrumental mix) 02:50	info	buy track
11.	Welding Burns (demo) 03:14	info	buy track
12.	Welding Burns (instrumental mix) 03:12	info	buy track
13.	Rust Belt Fields (instrumental mix) 03:58	info	buy track
14.	Texas Love Song (dance hall mix) 03:07	info	buy track

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Songwriting demos, out-takes and alternate mixes from the Still Fighting the War sessions.

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released December 15, 2015

Liner notes from original release:

I've built up a motley collection of stray recordings over the years - demos, early versions, out-takes, live tracks, obscure covers, etc. - and I thought it's high time I start releasing the more interesting items.

OK, I'm stalling for time here while trying to come up with enough new songs for a new album. But I do hope some of my fans might find these interesting. This will be the first of an expected handful of volumes.

The process of writing and recording Still Fighting the War took about three years, and it entailed a lot of trial and error, false starts, dead ends and ugly stepchildren. On earlier records, I would narrow down the 12 or so best new songs I had written and just record those, so there wasn't much on the cutting room floor. But when it came time to start recording Still Fighting the War I had 17 songs to work with. I recorded 16, thinking I'd pick the 12 or so that fit together best on the album. So there was quite a bit left over when the record came out. Some of these out-takes were offered as exclusive bonus tracks on Amazon or iTunes for a while. Back when I was writing the songs, some never make it past the demo stage. Some eventually evolved into something very different, leaving a failed, though interesting (maybe), early version behind. Some songs on this collection came via previous projects; I was trying to rework them to see if they'd fit on this one. Some recordings came out fine, but just didn't fit thematically with the collection that coalesced into Still Fighting the War. Also in this release I wanted to focus people's attention onto the production, the players. Pay no attention to the singer! Better yet, let's strip him out of the mix and listen how each player contributes just the right part, and how the parts are so subtly woven together, by the musicians, producers, and engineers.

My thoughts on the individual cuts, along with detailed credits, are available with each track.

Thanks!
Slaid

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Modern day traveling folk singer. He’s telling your story. Writes and records songs that strike people’s hearts and become a part of their lives.

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