Recorded live at The Bottling Plant in Opelika, AL, this intimate acoustic performance features songs from each of Justin's releases as well as three acoustic versions of songs from his upcoming album.
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Justin's second full-length release, "Hope Where It Lies."
Released in 2010, this is Justin's first full-length album. It is now exclusively available here in CD format.
The first single from Justin Cross and the Engine Co.'s new album, The Rock & The Roll.
Recorded live at Higher Ground Studio Engineered by Bud Brown Additional Recording at Simple Hands Studio Produced by Justin Cross
The Engine Co. is: Jordan Holsombeck, Amy Cross, Kyle Carpenter, Jordan Pridemore, and Justin Cross
Mixed by Beach at Slowtide Sounds, Nashville TN Mastered by Sam Moses at Moses Mastering, Nashville TN
Photography by Kyle Carpenter Design by Justin Cross
All songs copyright Justin Cross Music 2020
A winter-themed EP consisting of songs that I simply wanted to find a home for. After deciding on the track-list, I realized that the songs unintentionally fit together like a miniature album. If it is cold where you are this time of year, I hope these songs bring you a little bit of warmth.
The live single of the song "Drink The Water."
I wrote, recorded, and released this song on December 26th 2018.
It's about what one might experience the day after Christmas.
The tree is still up But now yesterday’s done Spent three months preparing To show everyone Now they've all gone home And I'm wondering what to do with December 26th
The presents are open And strewn on the floor They begged for this stuff; But don’t care anymore It’s on to what’s next They’ve exhausted all giggle and kicks On December 26th
See, the best time of year It can only come once But the pain in our wallets Will linger for months All the warm fuzzy feelings will fade And we’ll start to feel sick On December 26th
It’s into a new year And out with an old Toward paths we’ve not followed And stories untold But that's still a whole week away I now I just sit And I smile On December 26th
A little over four years ago, I sat at my desk completely terrified. At the time, my wife was around 6 month pregnant with our first child, a boy, and I had no idea what would happen once I became a father. My brain swelled with one scenario after another; ways I would fail him and, in turn, cause him to fail. As he walked through his life, how would he follow in my footsteps? Would he choose to walk in the ones I was proudest to have laid, or the ones I tried the hardest to cover up? Would he look like me, talk like me, or act like me in more ways than I would ever want him to? Would I do right by him?
"The apple's bound to fall, be it near or be it far, but I can tell you, either way, there is no hiding who's you are."
I wrote this song that day, in a single sitting. As these questions ran themselves out of my mind and onto the paper, I began to feel more at ease. Since then, this song been a form of therapy to me as I navigate what it means to raise another human being. It's one of my favorite tunes that I have written. I hope you enjoy it too. Thanks for your support, and as always, thanks for listening.
P.S. The kid came out alright. Just don't tell him it's bedtime. He doesn't like bedtime...
Recorded at Four Birds Studio by Brandon Snipes.