More than a month ago I posted about a friends’ band reuniting. Since they don’t have traditional label support they’ve started a Kickstarter fundraising campaign to cover the costs of producing their new album. It kicked off only a few days and already they’ve collected about $8,712 of their $12,500 goal (the donations grow as I keep writing this!). They have until April 20th to lock in the goal and it looks like they will reach it, and I’m sure this inspiring video has plenty to do with the high level of response.
This response is really wondrous for a number of reasons. First, the donor prizes listed on the right that the band is offering (one of the more daring ones is the permission to choose the middle name of the next child born to one of the band members). Another is the fact that, even though the band is releasing “Kingdoms” for free, people are still paying them in advance to produce it. They are somewhat of an established band, though, but it’s a good sign that bands are able to continue with their artistry with the music industry being in such tumult.
Even though this post “isn’t about writing”, it really is — at least partially. Life in Your Way’s new release is actually split into three EPs, each dealing with a different type of spiritual kingdom: the Kingdom of Man, the Kingdom of Darkness, the Kingdom of God. I don’t know exactly what the treatment will be, but the idea of each mini-release addressing specific subjects — subjects that seem to supplant one another, chronologically/eschatologically speaking, if we are looking at these similar to how the Bible sees them — is an interesting one, grand in scope and execution. This is a matter, that those of us who believe the same things Life in You Way believe, of the utmost, urgent weightiness; I and many other people can’t wait to see how the power of their music and Josh’s written words will meet this ultimate issue.