new Distant Towers song, "Friend Called Fear"

Hello Cakies!  Hope everyone is well wherever and whenever you are.  Tense moments this morning trying to sign in to the forum.  Got it figured out but must have missed some kind of upgrade or shift.  But no worries I got it now....I think all my old posts and stuff are intact.
 
So the slow moving train that has been Distant Towers in 2014 has cranked out another tune.  As usual we welcome all your good and bad comments on the mix, the content, our bad attitudes, bad grammar and missed notes. 
 
This is another of the select few DT tunes that was conceived from a live session, this time between Preston and me....Tom is still in S. Korea so we opted not to have him fly over.  Tom may not have been at the original session but you can bet this tune has his grubby fingerprints all over it! 
 
Friend Called Fear   http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=12907987
 
Thanks in advance for any listens and thanks as well for all the good info and comments on our last tune Flee by the Water.
 
DT is the following prime suspects....
Tom McCaffrey:  dem vocals, da horns (yeah, you heard right, horns) and of course lots of strange &^%$ and mixing
Preston Richardson:  dem beats, doz beats and DA beats!
Tony Wood:  dem gueetars, slide and otherwise, da keys in the outro
 
We had a special guest on this song.  A friend of Preston's named Don LaMarche laid down some keys and that will be the B3 that you hear in the tune.  Thanks for your help Don, we appreciate it.
 
Hope you enjoy this DT ride......a fair warning.....it may not be what you might expect but just wait, like the weather a DT tune always changes.  Let us know and we'll see if we can't get this one tweaked into final form.  Thanks!
 

Thanks rebel007, that is great feedback. We appreciate your time and your ears.
We have a video for the song as well if anyone is interested.
http://youtu.be/shY7M6Q6268

I listened to this yesterday but completely forgot to reply!
 
A little different than some of the previous tunes I've heard, but for me it still has that DT thing going on... And that's a good thing because I like the character that DT brings to the table!  It's different yet identifiable.
 
As with Rebel I thought the guitars were very well done.  And though more textural than up-front in the mix, I thought the horns added a nice touch.   But yeah, the vocals were getting a bit lost this time around, and I think the intelligibility might be more important than on the last tune.  But the vocal tone/sound is so there, as usual. 
 

As a diehard DT fan I go into my listens with the idea that I'll love it till you prove me wrong.  Kinda like "innocent till proven guilty".  Well, I have never been disappointed.  Your vocal chameleon knows how to do this stuff and has the backing of wonderful musicians.  I just love this tune!  It's the closest to blues that I can remember from you guys but I'm old and can't remember how I got here.    Keep 'em comin' boys!

Hello Tony , 
I certainly like the musical end of things w this song... meaning the band / accompianment ….that sounds great
as a non singer myself …i can't offer much ...about the only thing I can think of is the vocals need to come up ...
this tune was a real good listen for sure  
 
Kenny

I like this a lot....but where is the bass? I didnt hear a bass at all. Thats my only criticism. Nice toon!!

I love this.  To me it is an interesting version of jazz, Blues, and wonderful weirdness.  Great stuff.  I'm not sure if you boosted the vocals but they sound good to me.  The vocals really give this song its signature --- they're great.  And the horns --- excellent!  Y'all should do more of this stuff called the Blues.  Oh ya, the accent sounds --- terrific!

Guys, hello. Dang - you talented bunch of mofo's. This is spectacular. The guitar work is so good - love it.
 
You all have a great vibe going on here - well recorded - perfect.

Great vibe and cools sounds. Good job. Drums are nice too. I listened in my car during home from work and it sounded good.

I love the blend of styles in this song.  I feel that it's unique, and, therefor, quite interesting.  I've heard your tunes before, and this seems a bit of a departure from the others, though I'm sure I would hear a common thread if I heard them back to back.  Count me as one of your fans.

Beautiful. Really cool track. Love the guitar parts, and I LOVE the build up with the fast bass part and the horns.

This sounds too much like a real band :) It needs more of a DAW software feel to it :)
 
I'm kidding! You guys are tight and play clean/well together. I could hear you as the house band in almost any classy establishment. Well done!!!..not much to tweak. The only things I could mention would be purely  subjectivity and not based on talent or production.