I feel like this demo makes the harmonies pop instead of blending them into the background. The recording itself may be messy, but it has that adorable acoustic feel to it. Enchanting! Keep being awesome, I love you crane wives!

!!! "You could have had anything, anything else / Instead of hoarding all that's left of me" One of the only changes in the song's lyrics but still something pretty cool! This version sounds more accusing, more oriented towards the other person, whereas the revised "We could have had anything, anything else / Instead you hoarded all that's left of me" feels more involved and personal and resigned, if that makes any sense? Also this version just generally feels more lively, like how the melody actually goes up at the end of certain lines "instead I made a bed with apathy" compared to the revised version. Though, that makes the revised version better IMO because it makes it sound sadder and more lonely which is the overall theme of the song. ANYWAY all that to say this video was such a treat! Emilee you sound so adorable in the DIY recording haha /pos it's so cool to see the song's growth! Congrats and good luck on the Patreon! Y'all deserve that extra money

I feel like "you couldve had anything, anything else" is a harder stab than "we" its really neat seeing this

Oh gawd I’m so happy to hear that you guys are still making music.

CRANE WIVES PATREON?! I can't wait!!! This demo has come so far, it's incredible!!! I really love hearing the difference between live songs, demos, and the final result! It's incredible, really.

It's so great to see some activity! Can't wait for more of y'all's *superb* music!

I love how raw and real the demo sounds, the harmonies sound absolutely gorgeous, especially the ending with all the overlapping vocals. And if I’m able to, I’m most definitely going to support your patreon. Glad to see you guys being active again on KZfaq, and cannot wait to see more! (Also love the art)

I don’t normally do patreon or anything like that but you guys have made music that has supported so many and helped get me through awful experiences. I can’t offer much but I want to support you guys any way I can!

OH MY GOSH!! The Moon Will Sing is one of my favorite songs from you guys!! Super hyped for this :D

The therian community thanks you for this beautiful song to encourage us and everyone else❤😊 The feelings it brings into our spirits are strong and positive. I love this song so much🍄🌷👍

I never have anyone in mind to say when someone asked "what's your favorite artist/music group" and now I do!!! ❤️

i never thought i'd get to hear this one, since it was behind a paywall. this is such a wonderful surprise, and the art is so cool too!!

Would love to see more demos, I think they're really interesting. P.S please never stop making music! Ya'll are my favorite band and you inspire me lots

Omg the vocals just keeps getting better, and the instrumental too, it tells as much of a history as the lyrics. good job yall.

I wish the demo was on Spotify, I would blast it on repeat

The Moon Will Sing was literally the first song I've ever heard of you a few years ago

GOD THIS IS SO COOL TO HEAR

BABE WAKE UP THE CRANE WIVES POSTED

This is really the wonders of demos. I can feel the emotions conveyed by the voice rather than the sound

I loved listening to this!! The Crane Wives helped me a lot through my past toxic relationship, both enduring it and eventually coping with the hurt I got from leaving this. This song, and Icarus, mean the most to me though. The Moon Will Sing perfectly sums up my experience, and was always there to help me not feel alone. Icarus I found after I finally broke it off. It helped me feel empowered and helped me feel proud of myself instead of feeling guilt. Even though I've only discovered you guys in August (with the song Easier), y'all have helped me through a lot, and I will always love all y'all's music! Love from Louisiana!!

this was the first song i heard of yours, and fell in love with all your music. absolutely amazing, both the demo and the released version!!!

This is where the songs come from. It's honest and nice.

Thank you for everything! It's really nice seeing you guys aren't done. You're legit my favourite band and I can't get enough of any of your songs

I started listning to you guys recently i can't stop now your stuff speaks to me thank you for what you do and create

Oh my goodness, this is lovely Thank you so much for the music you make

I'm so happy y'all are still making music! I am super excited to see what y'all have in store.

Ahhh, it's so beautiful! Seeing how songs grow and evolve is one of my favorite things, this was a real treat. Thanks for sharing!

y'all have been one of the inspirations for a series of novels i'm working on. your songs are fire, and your vocals are so raw and powerful. keep up the good work!

Cannot wait to hear more from y'all. You have a way with words and melodies that no other artists can match.

This is so beautiful to hear, and so comforting because of how raw it sounds.

this sounds so beautiful i'm so proud of how far you guys have come 😭😭💞

You seriously never disappoint LOVE U GUYS

This gave me so many chills, it's so enchanting to hear your raw voices, and that trumpet was absolutely beautiful.

Ooooo this is exciting! I love the music you guys make, so I can't wait to hear and see more from you guys!

oh wow, this is so cool! thank you so much for sharing with us!

I love this so much! Found you a couple of months ago and you became one of my favorites group instantly 🧡

i for real love u guys so much. ur music has done so much for me those past few years.

i’ve always loved hearing people’s demos-there’s just something so genuine about them.

This is so beautiful and it’s amazing to see how far this song has come. You guys are my all time favorite band I really wish I could join your patreon, maybe someday I can

I’m so glad that y’all are posting!!!! I truly cannot wait for more music from y’all!!!! You’ve been such an inspiration to me this year (and last year and the year before that etc) so it’s so wonderful to see y’all active!!!!! 💜💜💜💜

It's so cool to hear to this version of the song! It was one of the first songs I listened to that introduced me to you guys. Love it! ❤️

Oh I'm so happy you guys are gonna continue making music! I've been following you guys for just over 2 years now and I love everything you produce, keep up the good work!

Long Live the Crane Wives. Genuinely thought yall had faded into the dark. So glad to hear you guys back and kicking. This is the first song of yours I heard, and this version just blows it away.

Ahhhh!!! I found this song a few months ago and it's been on loop ever since, I absolutely adore your guys' music!! It's so cool to hear the demo version of this!

My friend just got me into you guys! So excited to hear new stuff just as I'm falling down the rabbit hole 😁

Even though I’m probably a BIT to young to listen to these songs after a break up, these songs have played while I went along my art journey, and I was pretty scared that you guys had broken up. This announcement gave me energy for the school day, and I’m glad to see you guys again!

A patreon! Amazing news, I've been obsessed with you since I found U early 2020, and to hear we'll be getting new content is incredible! I love this version as well. It feels a lot more bittersweet, and while I love how defiant the end of the studio version gets, I love hearing different tones in each playing. Thank you for your music guys, it means the world to us

i love the juxtaposition of the moon and the sun, and the complexity of the harmonies at the end with the trumpet (harmonica?) this song is just so majestic

Oh hell yes! So excited!! Been listening to you guys since highschool and I'm really hoping to see a live proformance at some point! Glad to know new music is in the works and hopefully the patreon goes really well!!

So cool! You albums carried me through 2021 and 2022 😄 Great music and lyrics, it’s always nice to see the creative process behind a finished song

Best of luck with the Patreon! I'll definitely donate when I'm able and I'm for sure looking forward to the new music. :)

i only got into your music this year and was so sad when i saw you had been absent for so long so seeing you still creating is another joy to discover! had a friend from america mail me your CDs since international shipping wasnt an option, hope you’ll have more physical releases but either way! thank you! really been loving your music

So excited to hear you're still making music, I love your work!!

Watching you guys blow up has been an absolute joy and I hope you continue to grow and share your amazing music to more and more people! Your albums are the only ones i've ever gone out of my way to find and listen to the entirety of and not a single song is skipped, can't thank you all enough for the fantastic effort you put in ❤ Excited to see what the future brings!

I absolutely love this song! This is like the angelic fae sibling of the studio recording and it’s amazing ❤

SO cool to hear this version of one of my favorite songs of all time. Can't wait to hear what's next for you guys!

Omg your band/ group make such good job making these songs -they are awesome and unique ,they have a way to go heart and make it bright . Keep it going and i wish you all good luck and happiness.😀💖

This must be one of the happiest news of my 2022 Even tho I won't be able to become a patron there, I'm extremely glad to know y'all didn't stop making songs, because i love them so much! By the way, The Moon Will Sing is my fav song of yours!

I love that yall are still sctive you helped get thru so much and understand what I feel which gave me a start to being able to move on.

Easily one of my favorite bands of all time. I hope you all the best!

This song introduced me to you guys it resonated so strongly with me, love hearing this

bro i love the original so much its literally my favorite song ever but smth about this version is haunting in a beautiful way. thank you for sharing this with us!!

I THOUGHT I HAD JUST MISSED YOU GUYS!! I’m so glad you’re still active and I can’t wait to see what you guys do next!!! Also LOVE THE TRUMPET IN THE DEMO!!!

happy one year to my source of comfort:))

I'm excited to see new stuff! Definitely gonna check out the patreon, thanks for being awesome :)

I’ve always loved your music ever since my brother introduced me to it a long while ago. I love the metaphors and messages you put into your music and the aesthetic/vibe of your music is so cozy yet heart-wrenching at the same time. I’m so glad my brother found you guys and introduced me to your music because in my opinion, this is art at its finest.

I found you guys through an animatic (actually multiple animatics), but I started listening through your discography on Spotify and fell in love with the music. Excited to see what you guys release next!

it's awesome to see that you are still here

Ahhhhh this is gorgeous 🥰 you've come so far, super excited

I ADORE Y'ALL SO MUCH. YOU HAVE NO IDEA.

Я так рада что вы вернулись на платформу ютуба! ❤

Awesome, your music gives me life!

I absolutely adore your voices!

I love this too Both versions are incredible

THIS IS SO COOL WHAT I LOVE THE HARMONIES AND THE VOCALS ITS ALL SO BEAUTIFUL ❤️

I love yalls music its always so beautiful, i cant wait to hear more in the near future

i have been SO EXCITED for this one you have no idea

One of my absolute favorites so good to hear this other version ❤️

so glad to hear you guys making plans for the future + getting that cash lol, i don't have the money to support you at the moment but your music has been so damn inspiring to me this past year! Each of your songs has its own little story in it, and I just end up making a world around it and getting completely lost :)

Glad to see you are still active!!!!

So happy to see you guys!,

Put a link to your paetreon, either in a pinned comment or in the description. More people will visit the page to see what it's about that way. Regardless, glad to hear you guys are still writing music and can't wait to hear what you guys do next!

I love this sm oml

“The moon will sing a song for me,I love (or loved i can’t remember) you like the sun” just hits different

i love this demo version . something about it is so special :,)

this made me so happy, love it

just when you thought they couldnt give us more content they re released a BANGER!!!

Love your work

To the Crane Wives: Really good. U always make me feel like I'm in a different world. Keep up the good work! ^•^

Thank you. I missed this 😌

They're back!

I’m so so so so excited to listen to this omg

This is such fantastic news! I don't have the $ for Patreon support, but what a joy to know more is coming. your music has come to mean so much to me.

I’m so glad you guys are active again! You guys are my all time favorite band; I’m obsessed with Here I Am and Tongues & Teeth. I would pay any price to have all your albums on vinyl, sadly I missed out on the twin set from last year. I can’t wait to see what your patreon has in store!

Would very Happily apply for a Crane Wives Patreon! Too many good bangers and Im hoping for many more!

there is something about this song that just makes me love it, both this version and the revised one. there's a certain magic that's hard to describe, and writing is a hobby of mine, so finding something that i cant put into words is a really odd experience for me. i think thats part of the reason i love this song so much, i literally do not have words to describe it. anyways, manifesting some east coast tour dates! i love your guys' music. thank you so much! /gen /pos

Nice to hear you back at your acoustic roots.

Oooh i’d love to support you on patrón on the future!! I can’t wait for new releases and demos, this one is precious btw just as the final song 🥺🥺🥺💕

God this is one of those songs that just grips you right in the heart

Literally just covered one of your songs at my school's art fair