"Poly part 2"
also known as "Ask an Alaskan"
This short yet effective Ep is CRLSS's most collaborative effort to date; sharing vocal duties on a handful of tracks on "Poly part 2" as well as Juliet taking over on a lot of the melodic approach to CRLSS's songs.  Jaeger, even manages to sync a live in real time gameboy to sound like she was playing the gameboy  as an instrument (which proved to be super difficult, however Juliet managed to pull it off, and really gives "Art Star" its authenticity!  King, slides the gameboy sounds in to the mix quite seamlessly and tastefully as you are taken on an electronic blues bowie esque romp on their track "Art star."  Again this album being the most collaborative effort for CRLSS:  It is absolutely immediately apparent that Ms. Jaeger knows what she is doing on all accounts and comes across as so thought the entirety of the short EP.  The singing and tasteful placement of both King's drums and acoustic as well as Jaeger's voice and synths; prove to be short, sweet, and effective.  This short burst was the last of CRLSS material of which Jaeger (king's longtime love) departed from the band, essentially placing King in a position to place his band on an extended hiatus (outside of online major platform releases.).  King & Jaeger believed the day would never come, however they split ways on June 3rd 2021 in the parking lot of Jaeger's Art studio of which had been a "safe place" for the both of them in the beginning of their relationship/partnership.  Certainly proving to be the right place for such a tragedy.  It ended where it began and both band members were completely exhausted with one another' could not endure further persons in their lives and knew it for months; Like so many during the pandemic; Couples just chose to ignore it and stay together instead of opting to be alone during a global pandemic.  Ryan and Juliet, starcrossed lovers from the start; stopped any contact by July 27th 2021 & to this day, (June  3 2022)  are not acquaintances, friends, siblings, or in any physical or social media contact whatsoever.  Jaeger has not contacted King outside of several times over the summer of 2021 in response to King's inquires.  

Set to continue what he had started ten years earlier, yet not being able to cope with the level of losing the queen bee of riverwest;  king did what he always has done throughout a lifetime..Fell into a depression and dove into the downward spiral head first.  Consuming anything and everything that would remove her thought from his mind, even if a short momentary reprieve.  King would seek this; involve himself with underage dealers, dealers with guns,  murderers, and other unsavory characters to obtain the substance of desire on an everyday basis all summer of 2021.  September King came to and got back on the horse, starting with an opioid Suboxone injection amongst other therapies resulting in King managing to not die and come back to his creative self.  King had been so far gone, he didn't even get around to releasing the music Jaeger and him had worked on so many months ago, hence it being released so much late in time.  The goal with this is the hope that Jaeger, who did work hard on giving her best to these songs, will hear them and enjoy hearing her voice, remember what it was like to sing, and smile for a moment.  That is it.

Ask An Alaskan

Art Star with Juliet Jaeger

T"Poly part 2"
also known as "Ask an Alaskan"
This short yet effective Ep is CRLSS's most collaborative effort to date; sharing vocal duties on a handful of tracks on "Poly part 2" as well as Juliet taking over on a lot of the melodic approach to CRLSS's songs.  Jaeger, even manages to sync a live in real time gameboy to sound like she was playing the gameboy  as an instrument (which proved to be super difficult, however Juliet managed to pull it off, and really gives "Art Star" its authenticity!  King, slides the gameboy sounds in to the mix quite seamlessly and tastefully as you are taken on an electronic blues bowie esque romp on their track "Art star."  Again this album being the most collaborative effort for CRLSS:  It is absolutely immediately apparent that Ms. Jaeger knows what she is doing on all accounts and comes across as so thought the entirety of the short EP.  The singing and tasteful placement of both King's drums and acoustic as well as Jaeger's voice and synths; prove to be short, sweet, and effective.  This short burst was the last of CRLSS material of which Jaeger (king's longtime love) departed from the band, essentially placing King in a position to place his band on an extended hiatus (outside of online major platform releases.).  King & Jaeger believed the day would never come, however they split ways on June 3rd 2021 in the parking lot of Jaeger's Art studio of which had been a "safe place" for the both of them in the beginning of their relationship/partnership.  Certainly proving to be the right place for such a tragedy.  It ended where it began and both band members were completely exhausted with one another' could not endure further persons in their lives and knew it for months; Like so many during the pandemic; Couples just chose to ignore it and stay together instead of opting to be alone during a global pandemic.  Ryan and Juliet, starcrossed lovers from the start; stopped any contact by July 27th 2021 & to this day, (June  3 2022)  are not acquaintances, friends, siblings, or in any physical or social media contact whatsoever.  Jaeger has not contacted King outside of several times over the summer of 2021 in response to King's inquires.  

Set to continue what he had started ten years earlier, yet not being able to cope with the level of losing the queen bee of riverwest;  king did what he always has done throughout a lifetime..Fell into a depression and dove into the downward spiral head first.  Consuming anything and everything that would remove her thought from his mind, even if a short momentary reprieve.  King would seek this; involve himself with underage dealers, dealers with guns,  murderers, and other unsavory characters to obtain the substance of desire on an everyday basis all summer of 2021.  September King came to and got back on the horse, starting with an opioid Suboxone injection amongst other therapies resulting in King managing to not die and come back to his creative self.  King had been so far gone, he didn't even get around to releasing the music Jaeger and him had worked on so many months ago, hence it being released so much late in time.  The goal with this is the hope that Jaeger, who did work hard on giving her best to these songs, will hear them and enjoy hearing her voice, remember what it was like to sing, and smile for a moment.  That is it.

Butterfly

This track has been private for nearly 2 years and was an outtake from an earlier released EP.

Idle Thoughts (previously unreleased)

Daydream

there are so many songs.  so many.  I won't ever be able to release all the songs of which are born during the creative process.  Each song is it's own short story and some short stories are meant to be told alone as a single or as a group with an album to support the overall idea.  Some songs never find their place amongst the anxiety driven efforts us  musicians put fourth trying something, anything, to make our dreams come true.  The harsh truth for most of us, not many of us is: a few plays on souncloud, a love or two on instagram, and a handful of likes on facebook is most likely going looked back at in time as a high point in our careers.  That is truly how many artists their are out there today trying to compete for their chance.  Their opportunity to show people what they do matters more than the next group of people that might do something very similar.  It's an up hill battle and one must be a hopeless romantic at heart to dedicated their life to being an artist.  We will starve.  We will live a life of poverty.  And a lot of us even went to school so we could follow through in lying in this bed.  I believe if a true artist does become rich and famous it will plague them and their art for the remaining of their days.  The hunger of the struggle is what makes artists so inspiring and interesting.  Even when we know godamn well there are so many musical groups in this world, there isn't a chance in hell you'll make it.   We still dream and we dream hard.  We dream big.  We dream until our dreams become our newly found nightmares.

Exile on Bremen Street

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19 (Heartstrings Outtake)

From "Heroine Swoon" EP available on all major streaming platforms.

Heroine Swoon EP

Heroine Swoon

Voyeur

way too tired to aspire 
so I let her 
all you need till you find someone better 
the things that we love, we let go, grow old 

when I'm nearly falling out 
all the kids are hanging out 
teaching you and I two things 
great big words and how to sing 

all you need till you find someone better 
when I'm nearly falling out 
all the kids are hanging out 
all you need till you find someone better 
all you need till you find yourself 
when I'm nearly falling out 
all the kids are hanging out
Heartstrings was Crafted in a transformative hovel. Stuck processing life’s passage and the impact of our choices, and the choices of others impact on us, Heartstrings delivers a reminder of the brevity of life. Composed and completed in the covers of the American criminal justice system, Heartstrings offers wisdom from a too often ignored populace. The lack of freedom nestles into these songs, contrasted with the lush and expansive instrumentation. Life seems to be passing the voice by, but it is a life he no longer wants.

Heartstrings

I Never went to Texas with You

Memory Tap Scars

track four off our new album Memory Tap Scars
https://open.spotify.com/album/5YGGunM6l1tXpe4qkCv1ba?si=eVHapOYBSoutc493J1dZrA

Galvanize (from Memory Tap Scars EP)

https://open.spotify.com/album/5YGGunM6l1tXpe4qkCv1ba?si=eVHapOYBSoutc493J1dZrA

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