Start your day on a high note - new song “Four Star Mental Vacation”

We all have our vices - the things that poison us just enough to get us high. But damn, it feels good to slow down and take a mental vacation every once in a while while the rest of the world feels like it's sprinting head-first towards a brick wall. That's what this song is about. 

It was written, recorded, mixed, and engineered in the basement of my rural Connecticut home, deep in the woods. 

 
 
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Can you relate to the meaning behind the new song, "Masks"?

Can you relate?

Sometimes I feel absolutely overwhelmed by the expectations of this world. In those moments, it feels like everyone’s eyes are a white-hot spotlight, my only respite being the social masks I hide behind. It’s not ideal to live behind a facade, but sometimes you just need a little break from the intensity.

If this sounds familiar, this song is dedicated to you.

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"Piano is a Shovel" is out now!

My new song “Piano is a Shovel” is out! I’m inspired by lofi recordings and sounds recently, so I decided to record the batch of songs on my iPhone. The result was everything I was looking for: cinematic and intimate. I hope you dig it.

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