(antiMusic) This week we celebrate the DIY spirit of Brad Skistimas, better known as Five Times August, who not only turned down major label deals to stay indie but does everything on his own resulting in over 100,000 in sales at online digital stores like iTunes, placed nine songs from his album on television shows like MTV's "Laguna Beach," the CW's "One Tree Hill," etc. And he has become the very first unsigned artist to have a CD carried by retail giant Wal-Mart. This week we asked Brad to pick five of favorite songs from the "Independent" album and tell us a little bit about them.Here is Brad to tell us about "Perfectly": The girl I wrote this for has helped me write some of my favorite songs, this being one of them. The reason it's one of my favorites is because it's one of the very few songs that took little effort lyrically for me to write.
Not that I didn't try hard, but that they came to me easily because it was exactly what I wanted to say. I've done that with few songs. It's weird to read over lyrics like these and know that I am sharing such a personal moment in my life with other people. Reading over the verse "How you leaned on me and how you'd sing to me..." was such a cloud nine moment, I'll never forget it. Sentimental, I know, but it really happened.
Have a listen for yourself and if you like what you hear, support true Indie music by picking up the Five Times August CD or buying the download! - check it out here
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