- Love in the Present Tense (2007)

Tom Flannery – Love in the Present Tense

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01. I Hate Getting Up in the Morning
02. When I Was a Kid
03. Airport Security
04. Love in the Present Tense
05. Distraction
06. War Stories
07. This Used to Be a Nice Neighborhood
08. My God Drops Bigger Bombs Than Your God
09. Forgetting it All
10. Sunset

Love in the Present Tense was conceived, written, and recorded in a span of 7 days (and exceedingly long nights). From Friday, September 7th to the waning hours of Friday, September 14th, I wrote at every opportunity, under every conceivable circumstance, and in the process consumed approximately 84 cans of soda. Some songs poured out. Others had to be dragged kicking and screaming. But now that the project is finished I can finally sit back and ask myself…..”what the fuck were you thinking”? Actually, although I write for a myriad of reasons (and on a myriad of subjects, as you’ll see if you download these songs), at the top of the list is the fact that I simply love songwriting (it keeps me out of trouble). Each song is a new challenge…..a new chance to make something that’s wrong right again. I can take on the world, and I don’t have to leave my basement. How cool is that? Plus, when you drink 84 cans of soda in a week, you’re bound to have lots of extra time on your hands.

This record is my hyper-caffeinated state of the union address. I’ve always been a patriot at heart.

It’s only available via download because while people still listen to CDs, nobody actually buys them anymore.

Slàinte……….

- Tom Flannery
1:41am, September 15th, 2007