September 22, 2018
Time
A dark political song about the collapse of norms and the narrowing of public life. Its urgency is sharpened by how little it needs to say.
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Songs Published in 2018
11 songs
September 9, 2018
I'm Alive
A plainspoken song that catalogs the moments, sights, and seasons that make being alive feel undeniable. It finds meaning in attention rather than proclamation.
Rough Working Demo
July 15, 2018
Sweet Mary Jane
A blues song addressed to marijuana as a companion when other comforts have failed. Its humor never quite hides the loneliness underneath.
Found On This Album
2018
Ephemera
A philosophical reflective song about impermanence. The verses invite presence and then withdraw the ground: the warmth between us will grow cold, this momentary flash, the sound will fade. The bridge...
Found On This Album
March 10, 2018
Many Happy Returns
A birthday song written with warmth rather than fuss. It offers goodwill in the simplest possible form and trusts that simplicity to carry the feeling.
August 12, 2018
Barely Awake
A song about spending most of life half-awake to what matters. Its final question gives the whole piece its ache.
Rough Working Demo
September 30, 2018
Sands of Time
A folk song about time running out on a relationship and maybe on other things. The central image — each step dropping a grain into the sands of time — holds the verses together loosely, and the refrain asks...
Rough Working Demo
June 8, 2018
Never Give it Up
A motivational song that keeps its message as plain as possible: hold on to what matters and do not surrender it. The directness is the point.
Rough Working Demo
September 29, 2018
Deplorable
A blues song addressed directly to people the singer cannot understand. What gives it force is that the refrain is not only accusation but genuine bafflement.
