Look Away

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I’ve had many different mentors over the years. There’s often a feeling of disillusionment that comes with realizing someone you admire is just another flawed human.

Same Difference

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I know a lot of people who hate this phrase. Shouldn’t it be “same thing” or “no difference”? But I think that’s precisely why I like it.

Gone By December

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I wrote this to be the title track of a holiday album I make someday. It’s also a little love letter to Capricorn season and all it entails – looking backwards and forwards, finding resolve at a time that is often cold and harsh.

Stay Inside

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When I don’t know what to write, I like to write about the weather. It’s an endless source of inspiration for me, whether it’s pathetic fallacy or juxtaposition. This song is a little of both.

Teach Me

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In my life I’ve had many crushes on teachers. I never acted on any of them, but I did get this song idea. See if you can catch all the Police references.

Snow Globe

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Fun fact: most Christmas songs are pitched in the spring and recorded in the summer. Here’s a holiday love song I wrote on vacation in Vienna, where the first snow globe was invented.