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The Day's Not Over Until You Fall Asleep

An album about optimism, impermanence, and selling your soul to the devil in a dive bar.

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The Day's Not Over Until You Fall Asleep

The Day's Not Over Until You Fall Asleep

The Day's Not Over Until You Fall Asleep

The Day's Not Over Until You Fall Asleep

The Day's Not Over Until You Fall Asleep

An album about optimism, impermanence, and selling your soul to the devil in a dive bar.

An album about optimism, impermanence, and selling your soul to the devil in a dive bar.

An album about optimism, impermanence, and selling your soul to the devil in a dive bar.

An album about optimism, impermanence, and selling your soul to the devil in a dive bar.

Ian Johnson
Ian Johnson
Ian Johnson
Ian Johnson
1 Campaign |
Kansas City, United States
$2,309 USD 34 backers
102% of $2,250 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

Who are we?

Hi! We're Slow Motion Commotion, a three-piece folk-punk band based out of Kansas City, Missouri. You may know us from our first album, Nice Things Don't Happen to A**holes Like Us, or maybe you don't! That's cool. It's nice to meet you! You should probably click that link though, take a listen to a few songs, it's cool, we'll wait for you. You back? Alright, awesome. Here we go: 

We have just finished recording, mixing, and mastering our new album, entitled The Day's Not Over Until You Fall Asleep. It's a fifteen-track introspection on the battle between optimism and giving in, the impermanence of all things, and selling your soul to the devil at a dive bar. We've grown a lot since our first album, and in addition to the raucous guitar and banjo duo you've come to know and love, we've added drums, piano, violin, and the incredible Taylor Gwin on stand-up bass. From somber to silly, heart-wrenching to butt-kickin', this album is a wild ride from start to finish, and we cannot wait to share it with everyone. But before we can, we need your help. 

"How do you need help?", you say?

Well we're glad you asked. As stated above, we've already taken care of the recording, mixing and mastering - however, we need your contributions to bring it all into the real world! Your contribution will be going towards the following: 

CD's!! 

Physical copies of The Day's Not Over Until You Fall Asleep. Album artwork by Louise McLaughlin.

Stickers!!

A new sticker! Put it on your guitar case, laptop, cat, whatever! 

Beer Koozies!! 


Our jams may be hot, but this Slow Motion Commotion koozie will keep your beverages nice and frosty!

Patches!! 

Boom! You asked for 'em, and here they are. We're getting patches of our classic logo, so you can rep us on your sweet battle jackets or whatever else you apply patches to. 

T-Shirts!! 

Let everyone know that we are all equally pissed with this schnazzy new shirt!

Tour!! 

Come November, we're hitting the road for the first time! We'll be stopping in Chicago (IL), Louisville (KY), Murfreesboro (TN), and possibly more, and considering the luck that all three of us have with automobiles, and emergency fund to make sure we get home alive is a necessity. 

Distribution and Publishing Administration!! 

Admittedly, this isn't particularly exciting for you, but your contributions are gonna help us get our music out to as many people as possible. And that's pretty awesome. 


Risks & Challenges

This is our first attempt at crowdfunding, but we have done our best to anticipate any issues that may come our way. We have factored in shipping costs, and we have all the vendors for our merchandise lined up and ready to go so we can get your rewards out as soon as possible. 

In the event we do not hit our goal, we will still be redeeming all rewards, we will just cut back on the quantity we order. 

Other Ways You Can Help

Even if you can't contribute, you can still help us out! Here's a few ways how: 

  • Check out our name-your-own-price album right here!!
  • Share this campaign with your friend and family! 
  • Send us some words of encouragement at slowmotioncommotionkc@gmail.com


We really hope this campaign can be successful, and we hope that you can be a part of it! 
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T-Shirt!!

$30 USD
Ok, it's clear, you're excited about this album. As you should be. So we're gonna hook you up with a CD, a sticker, a koozie, a patch, AND a bomb-ass T-shirt. You couldn't ask for a better deal. Please specify size, S, M, L, or XL
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Digital Single Download!

$1 USD
Thanks so much for contributing! Every little bit helps, and it couldn't be more appreciated. As a reward, you get a digital download of our first single, "Beelzebro"!
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Digital Album Download!

$5 USD
Wow, you rock! As reward for your awesomeness, enjoy a digital download of "The Day's Not Over Until You Fall Asleep"!
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Physical CD + Sticker!

$10 USD
Woah, we got a real radical human being here! You're gonna get a physical copy of "The Day's Not Over Until You Fall Asleep", PLUS a snazzy sticker you can put on your guitar case, your laptop, your cat*, whatever! *We cannot guarantee the sticker will in fact stick to your cat. But feel free to try.
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Beer Koozie!

$15 USD
Hot damn, you are magnificent! Not only are you getting the CD and the sticker, you're gonna get a wonderful lil' beer koozie to keep your beverage of choice nice and frosty while you enjoy the new album.
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Patch!

$20 USD
Alright, we get it, you're super cool! You don't just want all the rewards listed above, you want our wicked new logo patch as well! That's awesome. And you're gonna get it.
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Personal Post Card!!

$40 USD
So here's the deal: you're not trying to break the bank, but you want all the merch, but also just a little extra, something with a personal touch. Here's what we're gonna do - in addition to all of the goodies above, you're gonna get a postcard from us, with a personal thank you and note from us! And hey, feel free to write us back too!
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Digital Release Party Invite!!

$50 USD
So check this: when we drop the album online in October, we're gonna have a live-stream digital release party so we can hang out and enjoy the album with folks from all across the world. So not only do you all the above rewards, you get to hear the album for the first time with us!
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Handwritten Lyrics!!

$60 USD
So for the price of a new AAA video game or a sushi dinner for two at a fairly nice restaurant , you're gonna get all of the above rewards, and copy of the lyrics to any song off of 'Nice Things Don't Happen To Assholes Like Us' or 'The Day's Not Over Until You Fall Asleep', handwritten by us. Plus, we'll include a personal letter!
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Lyric Art!!

$75 USD
Alright, alright, so the handwritten lyrics just aren't enough for you. That's fine! We got you. For $75 you get all the previous rewards (except the handwritten lyrics), plus lyric art hand-drawn by our very own Ian Johnson! Choose from one of the following: "Live a life electric", "I wish I was a sparrow", or "We're the Hollow People Kings"
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Tour Camera!!!

$100 USD
We're hitting the road in November, but we can't make it everywhere - so feel like you were right there with us with one of our tour cameras! Ian, Shane, and Taylor will fill up a disposable camera with pictures from our tour, and then send it to you to be developed! Also includes lyric art, postcard, t-shirt, CD, beer koozie, patch, and sticker.
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Cover Song!!

$100 USD
So let's say you love us so much you want to know what it would be like to hear us play The Final Countdown by Europe. Well you can do that with this perk! And it doesn't have to be The Final Countdown. We'll send you a demo-quality cover of any song of your choice! Also includes lyric art, handwritten lyrics, postcard, t-shirt, patch, beer koozie, and sticker.
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Special Thanks Credit!!!

$150 USD
What better way to immortalize your contribution and faith in us than to have your name included in the album credits!? Also includes lyric art, postcard, t-shirt, CD, beer koozie, patch, and sticker.
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Private Show!!

$250 USD
For your incredibly generous donation, we want to come thank you personally. So we're gonna play a show, just for you! It can be whatever you want - a birthday party? Sure! A private acoustic session? Hell yeah! Your goldfish's funeral? A little morbid, maybe, but why not?? Travel costs for any show outside the greater Kansas City area are not included however, but we'll work with you to make sure it happens! Also includes lyric art, postcard, t-shirt, CD, beer koozie, patch, and sticker.
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An Evening with SlowMoCommo!

$400 USD
You're gonna get us all to yourself for an entire night! We'll take you around to some of our favorite spots in Kansas City, buy you dinner, play you some tunes, whatever you want! Travel costs to Kansas City aren't included, but you're totally welcome to crash at our place. Also includes lyric art, postcard, t-shirt, CD, beer koozie, patch, and sticker.
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Guest List for Life!

$500 USD
Alright, you're clearly a crazy person, and you like our band more than we do. So we're gonna get you, plus a guest, into any and all shows we can. Some shows, such as festivals, we don't have much control over, but if there's a guest list, you're gonna be on it my friend! Also includes lyric art, postcard, t-shirt, CD, beer koozie, patch, and sticker.
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Be Our Record Label!

$2,250 USD
Wow. We don't know what else to say. If you like us this much, you're gonna get EVERYTHING listed above, plus an extra-special credit just for you, plus a lot more! Please contact us before choosing this perk!
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