nep·o·tism : n. Favoritism shown or patronage granted to relatives, as in business.
Sooooo... I'll get to the purpose behind the definition in a minute, but first... just wanted to let you know I released a NEW 6-SONG EP ON iTUNES and 2 NEW VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE. (videos below)
Click HERE to check out my new EP!
Ok, that said, here's the story behind the cover of my new EP... So my daughter Fiona likes to draw. And paint. And color... a LOT. A few days ago, having decided to put my most recent songs on iTunes, I commissioned her to create an album cover for me (because, when it comes to my kids... let's be honest here... I'm all for nepotism. :) And, I mean... why not? The kid rocks a sweet shooting star, and I figured it could make for some cool cover art (not to mention put a huge smile on her face and quite possibly save my wife and me a few hours of her and her brother fighting :). Anyway... after much deliberation and numerous drafts, Fiona came up with her piece de resistance. A shooting star perhaps? Maybe one of her signature 'unicorn jumps through rainbow' masterpieces? Nope. Not even close. She painted... a turkey. Why, you ask? Because in the mind of a 6-year-old:
Album cover = almost Thanksgiving = Turkey
And, I gotta say... I honestly can't argue with that reasoning. :) So, to represent my latest crop of sensitive-guy-heart-on-my-sleeve acoustic tracks... I give you... a turkey. There ya have it. :)
Kidding aside, you'll be able to get these 6 tracks as part of a full-length release in December (limited edition CD, iTunes download, etc.), but many of you were asking for the most recent covers in the meantime. And, if you wanna buy 'em... who am I to stop you? :)
Ok, as to the second piece of news... 2 new YouTube videos for ya...
Covers of Linkin Park's 'Waiting For The End' and Josh Groban's 'Higher Window.' I'm a long-time Linkin Park fan, and after the Josh Groban story-blog I wrote last year... figured it was high time I covered one of the Grobe's songs. Hope you like it. :) (if you haven't already, you can read the Groban blog HERE)
So, that's it. Have a great Thanksgiving (if you're in the States), and... GO BUY YOURSELF A SHINY NEW iTUNES EP! If not for for me... do it for the CHILDREN... (or more specifically... my beautiful little budding artist... and her turkey. :)
Thanks, guys. :)
Gavin
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