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Written, produced, and performed by yours truly.

The album title, and a lot of the lyricism, drew from the experiences, emotions, and thought patterns I've had over the last year and a half. Lots of anxieties about the world, but lots of love and support in my interactions with people.

Musically, the biggest inspiration for this album has been my Weber upright piano, which we bought second-hand shortly after moving to CT. It has a practice pedal, which plots a nice thick felt right down between the keys and the hammers. I'll sit down and doodle on it daily. In the end, I ended up recording it for every song on the album except the two instrumental songs, ironically enough. The last song on the album is a solo piano/vocal piece.

I hope you enjoy Scenes from a Window.

lyrics

Born with a bang, a flash of light
Standing on two feet, learning wrong from right
Doing things first, not yet asking why

Mapping out the world, filling in the space
Striking up a balance between give and take
No reasons yet to fear making a mistake

Opening a closed file
Poke around and stay a while
Break it into parts
And catalogue what’s in the heart
A latent state of agency
And worn-down naivety
Try to piece it back together
But this time make it better

Bathing in the night, pulling down the moon
Linger by the cars and singing our tunes
Nothing behind us, nothing yet to lose

I’ll find a new thread in the shape of a cloud
Scared I’ve seen too much, I’m tightening the value
I’m pumping out the water, but I might just drown

Opening a closed file
Poke around and stay a while
Break it into parts
And catalogue what’s in the heart
A latent state of agency
And worn-down naivety
If I piece it back together
Will this time be better

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from Scenes from a Window, released December 17, 2021

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