Beautiful Shadow

This record was started a few months after the release of Reflections at  the end of 2002.  Most of the songs were written over the summer/fall of 2002.   And yes most of the them are about a girl.  

The Band

Lawson  vocals, guitars, piano

Pete Fernandez  bass, piano, keyboards, backing vocals

Dave Desimone drums and percussion

Additional Musicians

Aaron Goff  electric and acoustic mandolin

Jonas Kahn electric guitar

Elizabeth Stephen violin

Rebecca Thornblade cello

Mike Ferreira electric guitar

Brian Brown guitar, noises, keys

Engineers/Producers

Brian Brown

Mike Ferreira

The Songs

Beautiful Shadow

Almost Real

Empty

Close the Door

Hiding

Stars

Your Old Guitar

Silver

Found

Palo Alto

Acknowledgements

Brian B. -- for all your hard work on this project and for putting up with me being a perfectionist

Mike at Pearl St. -- engineering, production ideas, and loaning us your PC for mixdown

Moontower -- mixing space and place to sleep

Mastering

Greg at Sodapop Records

Jim and John at Mouradin Guitars

Cambridge Music

Leo, Jerry and Scott at MFX -- web design

CD Photos/Design:  Nicole Diehl, Steve Smith

The Kendall (RIP), Toad -- for letting us play there and serving cold beverages

Leanne -- for all your support including giving me a job when I was out of work

Stacie, Beth, Maura -- places to sleep

Tape Complex -- for actually having 1/4" mastering tape in-stock w/ "vintage" boxes

Cathy -- for getting mastering tape when the order didn't arrive

Winterboy -- who came through for a friend in need

Dunkin Donuts -- for coffee and donuts to keep us going

Martha -- my muse

Danielle -- for your old guitar (aka Little Danielle)

Macromedia & Erik Larson -- job w/ a travel budget & cool software

Glady House (John, Shirin, Jen & Ruby) -- place to live in SF and putting up with the noise

For lending your ears:  Elizabeth, Jason & David Leo

Family: Hancocks, Sebacks & Jordans

A special thanks to everyone who came to the shows and to you for listening

Dave & Pete thankus?

Blue Tree supports Amnesty International , The Planetary Society and The Neely Cancer Fund

Influences

Beck – Sea Change , Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head , The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots/The Soft Bulletin, Radiohead - OK Computer, Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot