名作記

Shinkyoku moratorium officially ended at the start of the year, but realistically, I won't really have time start writing new material till after the semester ends.

I've trying to figure out what I want to do next.

I had a lot to do in 2005 because I was actually finishing stuff I had already begun a long while back. This time, I'm starting from scratch.

I'm not sure I'm the kind of songwriter who can just work on a bunch of songs without some compositional arc behind it. Imprint is my adult contemporary pop album. Restraint is my attempt to work with modes and unconventional chord progressions.

So what's my gimmick for the next project?

I looked at these ideas and decided to write lyrics first. If the experience from the last few months reveal anything, it's that lyrics are the toughest part of the process for me.

May as well get that out of the way first.

Now -- when do I start?