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Pledge to pre-order THE GREAT MAKE BELIEVER at http://pledgemusic.com/chrisrobley.

It’s been five years since my last record, so I’m super excited to put the finishing touches on these songs — and I’d love for you to play a part in this album’s release!

A little bit about the music:

Surrender, the way your priest or yogi might preach about it, is not a virtue I’ve often brought to my music-making. As collaborative as some of my previous albums have been, I’ve always kept a close eye (and at least a gentle hand) on every aspect of the creative process. But control gets old after a while. You tire of your own tricks and limitations.

So after a series of big events of both the painful and beautiful variety, I knew I needed to find a musical method that mirrored some of the chaos and (on the better days) surrender that was happening in my life.

Not to sound too ‘self-help’ about it, but what I really needed was a musical “trust-fall" of sorts.

So I wrote myself a kind of musical manifesto. What I needed was:

1) to arrange and record an album quickly, as a true collaboration, in an environment where we could all eat, sleep, work, play, and laugh together;

2) to work with amazing players who would nurture my songs, while somehow making the music their own at the same time;

3) to track the music live, the way people used to make records;

4) and to be entirely uncertain of the outcome.

So me, Arthur Parker (bass), Rob Stroup (engineer/producer), Naomi Hooley (vocals), Anders Bergstrom (drums), Bob Dunham (electric guitar), and Paul Brainard (pedal steel) — we went to a friend’s house on the Oregon coast and did just that.

It was a super fun few days, and I’m thrilled that this new method yielded my best music yet. The resulting album, THE GREAT MAKE BELIEVER, is almost completed. And in keeping with the collaborative spirit of the recording sessions, I’d love for you to be a part of the album release too.

How? Well, lots of ways. Here’s just a few:

* be the very first person to hear the mastered version of the CD
* get your name in the album credits
* be credited as the album’s executive producer

I’m offering all of those things (and more) as exclusives that are available only when you pre-order THE GREAT MAKE BELIEVER through this PledgeMusic page.

Pledge to preorder the album (or any of the exclusives listed at http://pledgemusic.com/chrisrobley) and you’ll also get an AccessPass which will unlock all kinds of behind-the-scenes updates —plus you’ll have the first glimpse into the recording process via videos, demos, and more.

Through this PledgeMusic pre-sale, you can hear the music before anyone else, and you can also snag some cool limited-edition posters, t-shirts, poetry broadsides, poetry chapbooks, and more. Oh, and what about hosting an acoustic concert in your living room, or going on a Sunday drive with me in order to figure out the best track listing? Let’s!

I’m psyched for you to play a part in making this album a reality. It really means the world.

Thanks for helping me share these songs, and for telling your friends about this PledgeMusic pre-sale too. Visit: http://pledgemusic.com/chrisrobley

— Chris

P.S. Giant-sized thanks to the following people who’ve helped me get this PledgeMusic campaign off the ground: Nick Peets, Rob Stroup, Naomi Hooley, Arthur Parker, Anders Bergstrom, Bob Dunham, Paul Brainard, Tim Huggins, Lauren Breau, Doug Von, Anna O’Sullivan, Craig Saddlemire, and Brad Dormanen.

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