PICNIC IN A LANDFILL

My new record is for you, dear readers

I’ve made a new record called Picnic in a Landfill. If you’d like to hear it, click the button, enter your info, and I’ll send a streaming link and download code. For the time being, the record is free and only available via this newsletter. You are the people I want to share it with.

Picnic in a Landfill is my first solo album. My friends Curtis Fye (bass) and Will Wickham (piano) played on a few songs, and my pal Liza Kate sings on one. But it’s mostly just me this time around — a real DIY affair.

I nearly died a death of despair last summer, and I dropped off the face of the planet for awhile. I’d started this project but didn’t think I’d ever be able to finish it. Then, last October I started psychedelic treatments for my lifelong depression, and they’ve helped some. That let me get on with the work, and the process changed the direction of the music a lot. I pivoted to mixing the record to feel especially good on headphones during the treatments. The result (I think) is getting a little closer to the music I hear in my imagination.

I hope listening to Picnic in a Landfill brings you a little solace in these rough times. Making it has done that for me.