In style, this is a reggae song. I’ve not played a lot of reggae, not since I was in a band with a bass player from Jamaica who loved reggae and we worked some of it into our sets. In my mind, reggae is associated with resistance to oppression. I’m not a reggae artist nor…
Read more →I’ve heard many people say they’ve thought about fleeing the United States right now. I can understand that. Our country has taken an alarming turn. Anyway, it brought to mind two ways of looking at fleeing the country. One might be to get out before it becomes worse and it becomes more difficult to emigrate.…
Read more →This is a straightforward acoustic instrumental. I was thinking of the chimney swift when I was writing at least parts of this song. They are amazing flyers and how they drop into chimneys and cling to the side is nothing short of miraculous. The song is a very simple arrangement. There’s a guitar in the…
Read more →This song has a kind of power pop feel, something like what you might have heard in the 90s. I like that kind of groove, the driving beat and the melodic structure. The song is about a relationship where their commonality is eroding. The bridge in this song is kind of where they once overlapped.…
Read more →I’ve written a few songs, couldn’t help it, about the occupation of Minnesota by the federal government. I’m not sure the actual experience of this is easy to communicate to people and other states. This is a folk song that attempts to accomplish a little bit of this. I wrote it in less than an…
Read more →Trapezoid is an instrumental. It’s a fusion of jazz, a bit of funk, and rock. It started as a simple idea, but steadily grew more complicated as I began to work with it. I had a chance to play some interesting parts on a number of instruments, something I always enjoy. The song is available…
Read more →At least in my opinion, this is one of the prettier songs that I have written. The lyrics and music, hopefully, work together like taking a deep breath, a touch of optimism in a challenging life. And we all have those, in their own way. That was my goal for the song and I hope…
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