I thought that this year was going to see the release of a solo album that I actually got reproduced and UPC coded to sell and have. It’d be a testament to my years and years of making music for no apparent reason.

But I’m hesitant. I don’t really want to open myself up to the criticism that selling my work inevitably does, and releasing an album really only means one thing: live shows. I know a whole bunch of folks perform in “laptop bands,” but there is nothing visually exciting about what I do.

And what happens if the track is more quiet and possibly instrumental, like this current work in progress? Yeah it’s gonna have lyrics, but only because it needs to. Otherwise it’s this song mostly recorded instrument-by-instrument with one difference from normal recordings: none of the instruments are real.

Who wants to have a two drink minimum forced on them to watch me dick around? Especially since I have no business singing, but haven’t yet met someone who wants to don the mantle of being my voice for my songs.

Pish. Pish, I say! At least I’m listening to this album, and it flows pretty well. It’s 20 minutes too long and almost every song needs remixing or entirely new vocals, but it’s an album. An album equally about me and the recession.

Anyway, I’ve been calling this song both “Reality Sets In” and “Things Must Get Better Than This.” The real title will depend heavily on the lyrics, which have yet to be written.

But, I suggest this: wait until it’s raining, then stick this track on while wearing some headphones. Reality might set in.

download link “RSI/TMGBTT (Vox less)” Rough Mix.