Hello! I'm Corley Pillsbury and I'm so happy you've paused here for a moment. I am embarking on my first-ever fully-produced recording project. Although I have recorded in the past, it has always been rather bare - just me and a piano (you can listen here to my album 'Simple Songs,' which I recorded in 2010 on a sunny afternoon in Austin with my pal David Love). If you're familiar with my previous work, get ready to hear something completely different.

For the past couple of years, I have been composing songs on the accordion and kick drum, with a splash of bells for fun. This album, which I have dubbed the Underworld EP, will capture the same essence of the live performance dynamic, but - and here's the exciting part - it will also include a band consisting of banjo, upright bass, fiddle, drums, and more.

As the title might suggest, these songs are about going deeper - about encountering and confronting gray areas of my life and daring to press in further to the darkness beyond that. Venturing into the Underworld requires that you learn how to shed your own light, or how to see in the dark.

The costs for creating this album are numerous, and we want to execute each element with care. This money will go toward paying the rest of the studio/production costs, as well as mixing, mastering, and pressing the EP and paying the musicians who are bringing their talents to the table. When you give to this project, you are actually supporting a bunch of artists who are really good at what they do.

I cannot wait to realize this vision and share it with you. This album is an opportunity for me to truly bring these songs to life, and in a way that I've never explored before. Your support is invaluable to me - I am so grateful for all the encouragement I have received and continue to receive from friends, family, and benevolent strangers. Thank you all very, very much.