Jul 21, 2026

New Single Release this Friday 24 July 26: Glide

I've always been drawn to songs that leave a little space for the listener.

Not because they don't mean anything, but because they can mean different things at different times.

There are songs I hear one way today and completely…

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Jul 16, 2026

The Second Listen

Most worthwhile things don't reveal themselves the first time around.

Some songs grab you immediately.

Others take their time.

That first listen is spent chasing the obvious—the hook, the chorus, the clever lyric. But after a few spins, something shifts.…

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Jul 13, 2026

Poem of the Week: Who Are You Today?

Who Are You Today?
Jordan Salkin
 

Very soon you will be gone,
So who are you today?
A brilliant soul or silhouette
Of conscience on display,

The bridge between the hopes and dreams
Of those who call you “Friend,”
A…

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Jul 11, 2026

Something about proscriptions

Most songs eventually find their way onto what I affectionately call my "simmer pile." They're complete enough to listen to and even enjoy, but not quite complete enough to release. They need time. More importantly, I need time away from…

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Jul 8, 2026

Quote of the Week: Dr. Iain McGilchrist

"Attention is not just another cognitive function... it is the disposition adopted by one's consciousness toward the world." 

Dr. Iain McGilchrist

This quote is actually one of the central ideas running through The Master and His Emissary and even more…

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Jul 2, 2026

Glide: The art of carving

 

About two years ago I finished a draft of a song called Glide and dropped it onto the simmer pile. Usually songs that get that far are pretty close to release shape for me.

This one wasn’t.

When I came…

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