Best Dead Masterpiece, Dissected by the Artist (Pt. 1)
Hello to anyone new who might lately have stepped into me… you know, like an unseen hole in the yard you sprain your ankle in, or a mud puddle that's a little sloppier than you bargained for. I've been meaning to start a series of posts exploring different conceptual elements of the upcoming album. I... Continue Reading →
Even More Concisely,
My target audience is Eleanor Rigby and Father McKenzie.
“You can’t go back / To the time before / ‘Cos if you go back / There’s nothing there anymore”
This is a hard one to capture. So I'm just gonna jump in. As the main subject of this post would say, I am a writer, but I'd better write fast... What I'm watching: Hi, How Are You Daniel Johnston (Short Film - 2015) Yesterday I wrapped recording on what will be the second-to-last track... Continue Reading →
Child-Free and Unbothered?
One of the foundational bricks upon which my music is built is that of unconventional womanhood. So, though I have been sitting on a lot of ideas for blog entries about the songs on my album-in-progress, tonight I am going to write about the documentary I'm currently watching: Maxine Trump's To Kid or Not to... Continue Reading →
In Plain English
Soon will come a time when there will be questions. From coworkers. From the honorary in-laws. Maybe from extended family. The folks who ask the questions will generally mean well. They might not be deeply invested in the answers, but they will ask because it is polite, or simply because it is reflexive. So here... Continue Reading →
I Would Like
to toil until 2 a.m. in the warm glow of a studio with a producer and a recording engineer, then roll out electrified and exhausted in the cool damp night to toast hard-won battles and resourceful solutions over crap diner food. I want this to be my vocation.
The Sold Kingdom 