I promise… I will not become that dad who collapses into a heap of mushy ‘googoo’ songs now that I have a child.. BUT…

Walking around the house and bouncing his 8lb person on my shoulder, I found myself making up songs on the spot that were at least sharing with you.

This is the first and catchiest of the songs I’ve been singing to Asa. Written for changing time, I present to you… “You Make The Poops”

Lyrics:
You make the poops, I clean them up (4x)
Everybody poops sometimes. You poop on yourself, though.

May has traditionally been an emotional month for me. This week, in fact, marks 12 years since I lost my father to depression and suicide. Every May 6th since has a surreal quality to it; as if the day should have been retired for all its wear and tear. But this May has a different shade to it than the past 11, as my first child, a son, is due May 31.

Up to now, what I have known of fatherhood I have only known as a son; a son who lost his father at that. May 2010 represents the end of that era and the beginning one in which I have the privilege of being a father. So, I’m releasing a special collection of songs through Noisetrade (see the widget below). I’ve re-arranged four songs from the album “Father”, which I wrote about my dad and the experience of losing him.  

Recorded mostly at my home, the collection is entitled “Father Revisited” and it will be available for  limited time as a way to celebrate this new era and the passing of the last. As a bonus, if you use the Twitter feature to tell your friends about the project, we’ll send you a coupon code good for $3 off my covers project, Through Songs I Was First Undone.

Thanks for your support over the years, I hope you enjoy this special project.

During my first post about the new album, I mentioned my early work as an artist in a neighborhood KISS cover band.  I wanted to leave no doubt whatsoever regarding my history with rock music and the shaping that genre has done in me.

That’s me on the right.

It was 1979. I was 5.

I was barely in kindergarten…

… but I was in the KISS Army.

Wes Stafford makes me proud to be a partner with Compassion International. 
He makes me proud to call myself a Christian.
He makes me want to take both those things more seriously…

..take a few minutes to read this article and watch Sherman Alexie on Colbert