Coury Palermo

hey everyone

WELCOME!

If you’re reading this it is possible that along the way we have made a connection. Whether in music or life – something was said, sung, played or experienced that is our thread. It is for that reason that I embark on this new adventure.

It’s 11:20pm on December 29th – the day is finding it’s end and I’m sitting at my desk – searching for an intro. My first blog as “one”. I must say it feels a bit weird to be on my own. I’ve said for sometime that I would cross the line – be brave enough to rise or fall alone – but I’m a bit punch drunk that the time for my “crossing” has arrived. The fact that I’m venturing out has, until now, been pushed to the back of my mind.

For those of you who don’t know – I was or am in the indie band lynden. I say “was’ or “am” because the future of the band is extremely gray. In mid-December we decided to go on an indefinite break. After four years of fighting the current – It was time.
December was a month I would never choose to live again – but am grateful to have weathered. To say there were some heavy days would be putting it mildly. So much has changed in the sixty days since.

It began with a final blow from a person (business not personal) I had spent the past 2.5 years dealing with and continued to unravel as each day progressed. As a good friend of mine puts it, “It’s the walk from the bed to the shower that is sometimes the hardest”. That’s where I was. The hardest thing for me was having no idea what my next move was. I had done nothing but eat, sleep and breathe lynden for four years – now all that was gone.

The turn:

On the 14th I decided to pick up my guitar in an effort to try & make sense of (what I felt like was) twelve months of failure. One after another the songs began to form and by the first week of January I had written a handful of uncomfortably honest entries. I couldn’t write fast enough. I began to collaborate with several writers (including members of the band) – more inspired than I had been in years. This is where I find myself today.

The process continues. Through a series of unearthly events (of which I will not bore you with) the decision to strike out on my own was made. With the help of a new team we are well on our way. I have a good bit of material for what I hope will be a very simple and spacious record. The goal for me is the song – to some way find the connection. Until there are no more words – I will continue to write.
The next several months will be non-stop but I hope to have you along for the journey. As soon as some of the demos are finished I will post them – with the hope you will let me know your favorites and your not-so favorites
Well I think that about covers the bearing of soul for now. I just wanted to say a quick “hello” and let you know what’s a brewin’. I will be blogging often so please subscribe. I hope to see your face in my “friends” & hear from you often.

be easy

coury