A few acoustic songs; elixirs if you seek calm and nearness.

I wanted to make something that felt natural to who I am as a writer and as a performer.
I do love to mess around and get silly and play and push my limits when I'm producing, but when I perform live (which is very rare now) it sounds something like this, without the harmonies. Still waiting on my mystical Eiyn Sof harmonizing holograms.

I retained as many natural occurrences and incidental sounds as I could without them being completely distracting. These are mostly all first takes (with the exception of a couple of the vocals). I left in guitar squeaks and flubs, stutters, lip licking, page turning, my cat Kiki meowing at one point, my partner opening the door when he was coming in from watering the garden, etc.

It's heavy on the sailing through sea and air themes; birds and people, displacement, immigration, homesickness, and identity. And though I cloak my deepest meaning in metaphor and psychedelic imagery as a rule, 'Szymon' and 'I Can See My Name' are particularly personal in these regards.

This is where I'm at, and is an offering to you. I hope it finds you exactly where YOU are, and if it does, that it will be medicine that benefits you.

*lyrics are accessible for each tune, click 'lyrics' beside the song name to see them
*headphones always suggested for intimate recordings such as this
*I welcome you to share any of this for your friends, burn it to cd if that's their thing, etc

<3 Melissa