When I moved to LA, I quickly learned that being a full-time working musician is extremely difficult. Never mind the grind of self-employment, the intensity with which the work shakes my emotions is relentless. In a matter of days (hours?), I can experience unparalleled ambition, quickly followed by utterly crushing depression. It hasn't been uncommon for me to spend full days paralyzed by doubt and worry.
Even in these lowest moments, I've forced myself to create. These songs are the result - born of desperation and built without a blueprint. They were written in the heat of the moment, in an almost improvisational manner, and completed within the same day.
Despite this grimness, I don't see this album as being \"sad\". Though the songs were written in times of great difficulty, they resulted in a renewal of energy, inspiration, and motivation. They lifted me out of the dark place they were born.
