Works & Days
Little Joy - the first single from my new record & real life video with it
I’ve decided to put a new record into the world, for the first time since 2022. Since then, a lot has changed. I got married. I have a son. I released a film. I have a garden now and it’s a sacred somewhere we make a pilgrimage to daily. It’s a new chapter seemingly all the time. Having the privilege of watching plants and humans grow is a psychedelic compilation of slow moments comprising years that go by all too fast.
The inspiration for WORKS & DAYS, the new LP, references Hesiod’s WORKS & DAYS. Hesiod’s work is some of the earliest that we know of in ancient Greece, and WORKS & DAYS in particular, encompasses many things. It is foremost an epic poem that is didactic in nature, a farmer’s almanac and advice about how to live an honorable life, addressed to his brother Perses. It is about how to make the best use of resources and when. It also tells the story of how humans begot their own suffering, with stories of Pandora’s box and Prometheus stealing fire taking center stage. WORKS & DAYS is also where we learn of The Five Ages of Man - Golden, Silver Bronze, Heroic, and Iron.
It’s about so many things and yet isn’t rushed, even though it is quite short. Clearly, I recommend it.
This video is a snippet of things I am very grateful to have in my life - wine, cooking for/with friends, sharing with my family, and things as simple as watching the sun go down, together.
My approach in releasing this new music is totally homegrown. And so I figured why not share a moment here for a song that is about that very thing - little joy. Lyrics below, co-written with the one & only Oliver Hill!
Excited for you all to hear the new tunes, thank you for being here.
https://tonetree.ffm.to/littlejoy
LITTLE JOY
Change has entered the open door
Wake to the ringing you listened for
Winter wind is pushing, push in a little joy
Who is lurking in shadow?
She’s a lover that you’ll want to know
Winter wind is pushing, push in a little joy
Winter wind is pushing, pushes in a little joy
Those who lifted the curtain
Chose the sweet uncertain
Winter wind is pushing, push in a little joy
Winter wind is pushing, pushes in a little joy
Stoked!
nice song vibe and appreciation of winter wind, thx!