Cautious Clay details forthcoming album, The Hours: Morning

Speaking on the new song, Cautious Clay shares: “‘Tokyo Lift (5am)’” is a song I wrote about a time I spent out at a karaoke bar until 5 AM. Karaoke for me is super hit or miss because it is completely dependent upon everyone leaning into their performances and people picking good songs. This particular night was perfect; the music was perfect, the drinks were flowing, and everyone was completely losing track of time. The energy and sonics of this song is something I really wanted to match the feeling of one of those nights.”

the eight that appear on The Hours: Morning were selected on the basis of which Cautious associates with each waking hour.

Touching on the album, he says: “Every hour of the day has a distinct feeling to me. With this eight-song project, I wanted to reflect on what the morning feels like to me, so I made what felt like 8 discrete hours of the day. Some of the hours feel calm, and some of the hours have more energy, but I wanted them to play off of each other based on different experiences I’ve had during those times of day. The particular color of amber used for the album artwork also felt like it encapsulates both the calm early morning and the energy/warmth of the rising sun.”

Tracklist:

1. Tokyo Lift (5am)

2. No Champagne (6am)

3. Traffic (7am)

4. The Plot (8am)

5. Promises (9am)

6. Father Time (10am)

7. Amber (11am)

8. Smoke Break (12pm)