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Thursday, April 7th, 2011

BEAUTIFUL EMPTY and SIDE3

Our recording sessions for Beautiful Empty produced way too much music for one album. So when we found out that we were going to have the chance to release BEAUTIFUL EMPTY nationally to a bunch of new people, we decided to make it a little different from the local release version. And while we were at it, we decided to simultaneously release a companion EP of related songs named SIDE3. Here's what we did:

BEAUTIFUL EMPTY has these songs:
- Can You Hear Me
- Same Scar
- Wide Open World
- Go To Hell (with me) *
- In My Neighborhood
- Intermission
- Walter Whitman
- Love Is A Shark
- Build Me A Crown *
- The Man Who Could
- Turnaround
* not on local version

But we still had a bunch of music that we still wanted to get out... So we put together a 5-song EP named SIDE3. SIDE3 is a continuation of the feelings, ideas, musicians, instruments, and the rooms that created Beautiful Empty. To us, SIDE3 is not a b-sides record – it really is the third side of Beautiful Empty.

SIDE3 has these songs:
- The Dreamers*
- Good Heart
- Don't Follow Virginia
- Do You Know My Name*
- Thinking 'Bout God
* not on local version

For a limited time, fans will be able to get a free copy of SIDE3 whenever they support an independent record store (CIMS/AIMS stores nationwide), or buy Beautiful Empty from us at a live shows.

Hope you like all of the music! And thank you -- truly -- for all of the love and support.
See you soon,

JOHN COMMON and BLINDING FLASHES of LIGHT

P.S. The album art for Beautiful Empty and Side3 was created by our artist-in-residence, accordionist-in-residence and good friend, SCOTT McCORMICK. Read about him on our Collaborators page.

Posted By John Common at: 2:04 pm

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