Letters to the Editor, Vol. II
Well, I hoped to have a fancy schmancy page up here telling you how to do this and that, but the internet has gotten far more confusing in the past year and it’s going to take me a little while.
HOWEVER the EP is here, and it is available.
If you like it, tell your friends.
If you like it, tell me. With your wallet.
I hope you enjoy it. It was sure a pleasure making it for you.
September 16th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
I’m mid-download as I type. This is perfect cause I’m flying tomorrow and was just thinking that I need something new to listen to. Can’t wait to hear it!!!
September 16th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
I am Geof Morris, and I approve of this EP.
September 16th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Does the link take anyone else to the AO.net?
September 16th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Perfect. Love it, love it.
September 16th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Awesome, thanks, Andy! Can’t wait to give it a spin.
September 16th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
“talk about the effects of time”??? -Haha you’re probably the only person who could pull that line off in that context
September 16th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
wooooooot.
can’t wait to give it a good listen many, many times.
September 16th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
So, no one else is having any trouble downloading this. That is more than a little bit aggravating.
September 16th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
Until the link is fixed, just copy and paste the URL into you search bar and it should start downloading.
September 16th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
The link takes me to a page on andrewosenga.net that says “you cannot download this file”.
September 16th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Boo yah!!!
September 16th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
i d/l it no problem.
September 16th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Wooohooo! Just started up Letters II, you rock for putting these eps together Andy.
September 16th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
I got it working. Canada is awesome. Very Sondre Lerche. Good work.
September 16th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Wonderful!!!! Absolutely Wonderful!! Sounds awesome! Four Horses rocks! If you ever play it with a full band you must post the audio here! SO GOOD!!!!!!!
September 16th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
jared, maybe geof got it the other night if andy sang it.
September 16th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
What worked for you, Gabe? I’m still having trouble.
September 16th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
Wow… Andy, that was a rocking (can you say rocking with a hard g?), very honest, wonderful EP. And, as a displaced Canadian, Canada just about made me cry. I know the “fun” song shouldn’t do that, but hey… what can I say… obscure Dave Thomas/Rick Moranis references will do that to me.
Thanks.
September 16th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
Problem solved.
September 16th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
Hmm, do I listen to this now and watch Fringe later, or vice versa? Tough call.
September 16th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Holy cow! It’s so good, I just can’t stop listening!
September 16th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Ok not really; thank goodness for DVRs!
And on a somewhat unrelated note, I’m stoked for the show this Saturday night. It’ll be my first live Caedmon’s show since you joined the band, which is a sad commentary on my busy life. If I get a chance and its not too insane I’ll stop and say hi.
September 16th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
this is exciting. i can’t wait to listen.
September 16th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
WOOOOHOOO!!!
my day just went from dull to sublime.
September 16th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
“You could be my Geddy Lee.”
Freakin’ awesome.
September 16th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Elijah: Sorry for the problems. Turns out the practice of giving the zipfiles friendly names made some of the download-counting we were doing go south. This affected only Safari users, as far as I can tell. As you probably know, Andy and I worked this fix on the fly.
I don’t remember if Andy sang “Four Horses” the other night or not. I’ll know tomorrow or Thursday when I release my bootleg.
September 16th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Wow. Let us know You. What an encouragement. It’s a blessing to have been a part of this and to be a part of the Body of Christ fumbling down the road together! Andy, i’ve heard you and Alison together before. But i don’t know if you’ve ever turned her voice up as much as on Canada. You guys sound Wonderful together! THANKS ANDY!
September 16th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
3:42, eh? Man, I seriously missed out on this one until now? Grrr.
I guess I’ll listen to it tomorrow? =(
September 16th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
Thanks, Geof. No problem. I was just chomping at the bit to hear this. My eagerness certainly was rewarded. What a great set of songs.
September 16th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
Andy, Letters II is awesome. It definitely exceeded my expectations. I also wanted to say thanks for being the super cool artist that you are. I really appreciate the relationship you have with your fans. Not many artists take suggestions from their fans and turn them into albums, or let them do backup vocals for one of their songs. That type of artist/fan relationship is something that’s rare. I became an Andy Osenga fan about 3 or 4 years ago when Caedmon’s was doing a show at Southeastern Baptist Seminary, I’m in their undergrad program, for a collegiate conference they were putting on. After the show I somehow ended up in the same room as Garret and Andy and we talked for a while about John Piper and Christian Hedonism, though I don’t remember the actual term coming up, anyway, Andy was a real down to earth guy who actually seemed to care about the Caedmon’s fans. Due to that type of relationship that Andy has with his fans, he has been one my favorite artists ever since
September 17th, 2008 at 6:36 am
… Jesus is the only thing that has given me freedom from the dirty mirrored view of myself. The tiny glimpses of Him I’ve experienced over the past few years have given me a freedom miles beyond “when I die I’ll go to heaven.” I want to know Jesus more deeply, and I want you too as well.
Thank you.
September 17th, 2008 at 7:08 am
Andy:
Thanks. I am speechless. My mom will love this. You are one of a kind.
September 17th, 2008 at 7:51 am
Hey, i still can’t get it. I’m using Firefox on a Mac. It keeps giving me a page load error and saying the network timed out. It says the server is “taking too long to respond.” I also tried the copy and paste thing. Any other thoughts?
September 17th, 2008 at 8:07 am
It’s hard to say anything that hasn’t already been said but I LOVE LOVE LOVE Letters Vol II! My favorite song is alternating between Four Horses and Canada right now I love’em both and I love all the other songs as well. The full-on duet with Alison was a very nice surprise you two sound fantastic together!
Peace,
Tom Bubb
September 17th, 2008 at 8:33 am
frikkin’ gorgeous.
i’m on my second spin of the day.
this sounds so good.
September 17th, 2008 at 9:58 am
What a beautiful surprise today!
I’m loving how it sounds. It’s so beautiful it hurts…
Congratulations!
September 17th, 2008 at 10:14 am
Good stuff. Thanks for the “pay what you feel it’s worth” option.
September 17th, 2008 at 10:21 am
Rockin’ good. It’s all I’ve been listening to this morning.
September 17th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Hey Andy,
Daryl here from California. We met briefly after the Caedmon’s show in Austin back in March. Letters II is awesome! You should you know how much your music appreciated, even all the way out here in Cali. Also, since this is the first time I’ve actually posted, let me just throw it out there that “Swing Wide The Glimmering Gates” and “Hold The Light” are huge encouragements and just plain amazing songs. One of these days I need to fly out to Nashville and catch one of your solo shows. Keep up the great work!
September 17th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
Andy,
What license are these songs released under? What kind of reuse do you grant (if any)?
September 17th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Your wife has a beautiful voice. Thanks for sharing it with us.
September 17th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Fantastic. Every song is a keeper. Being a Rush fan, I loved the Geddy reference. Thanks, Andy.
September 18th, 2008 at 3:49 am
The download counter’s pretty close to 800.
Just think … if everyone gave Andy $5 for this, he’d have a couple mortgage payments, a car payment, and diapers for a bit. So think about doing that, eh?
September 18th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Great work Andy. Loved the line about the mountie. You know, Jesus is like a mountie. He always gets his man.
And he’ll zap you anyway he can.
Zap.
Go ahead and admit that Sonseed helped inspire that song… we’ll all understand.
September 18th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
andy, you rock my face off. LTTE II is amazing. thanks for working so hard at your art and for putting into words things most of us only feel. God bless you brother.
September 19th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Love the album…especially four horses, Canada, Let Us Know You.
The strongest parts are the cry of “After Darkness, Light” in “Four Horses” and the last minute and a half of Let “Us Know You” where you (basically) just put beautiful music to paraphrased Scripture. That was powerful.
I have a strong inclination that Vol. 1 will have more lasting power as in how the songs touch me and stick with me.
But this is a strong effort and you are obviously growing as a producer. The production in Vol. 2 seems to be better than Vol. 1.
September 20th, 2008 at 8:29 am
Great music Andy O. Keep up the good work.
September 21st, 2008 at 8:32 pm
i just send in my donation. no more cheques.
after letters 2, if i didn’t send anything i should never be allowed to listen to an andy song again.
keep giving guys so you don’t have to hear from jerry lewis…uh, i mean geof morris again.
happy spending andy and alison.
September 23rd, 2008 at 11:09 am
“But I’m easily distracted, easily easily distrac…”
Brilliant. Just brilliant.
September 29th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
4 horses=amazing
October 7th, 2008 at 10:37 am
thank you very much. your songwriting and generous spirit are both very inspiring. “let us know you” has blessed us so much in a very trying time.
November 27th, 2008 at 8:09 am
I may be a little slower in the tech arena… trying to download. I select the “run” option which then opens it somewhere in a folder. Upon clicking on each song they open in my itunes – great. Well then when I go back to listen to them in my itunes, I get a message saying, “the song could not be used because the original file could not be found.” Can anyone offer any help? Thanks.
November 30th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Great to catch up with you again. Thanks for your dedication and open-ness about everything from faith to family. It’s quite the inspiration and I’m happy to donate to your work…even in these dark economic times!
December 11th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Awesome CD. Thanks for the download.
December 15th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Volume One was wonderful. “Swing Wide the Glimmering Gates” is my fave Osenga song ever. Looking forward to this. THANK YOU!!
January 12th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Your dad pointed me to this…can’t wait to hear it!
January 13th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
This is awesome! I am so glad that my friend introduced me to your music we where in Pikachu, crazy, fun filled day!
January 13th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
This is awesome, I am so glad that my friends introduced me to you. Though not personally!
February 3rd, 2009 at 11:23 pm
I have just started hosting an Internet Radio Program featuring artists who are creatively and thoughtfully dealing with spiritual issues and themes. I will be featuring some of your music on the show. If you have the chance give a listen to “The Deep End” on http://www.utahfm.org on Sundays from 5-8pm Eastern Standard Time.
May 4th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
Hi Andy, I just thanked you with my wallet, but i wanted to thank you with words, too. These two EPs have been amazing from a lyrical standpoint. Nearly every time i listen to them, i weep. Thank you for your vulnerability – God is watching and will reward your service to your brothers and sisters.
February 28th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
Your voice sounds so similar to that of Andy Gullahorn (another Christian singer from the acoustic corner) that I’m not sure if you’re not him with a moustache glued on, which is just something Andy G. might do…