released on 10/20/2023, spend it all was my second ep of the year & my 49th overall. the title track might have worked if it was recorded by a band but when you’re the only musician, “rocking out” feels a little hollow. “paint the walls” was built around the wonder/fear of a new relationship & something rae’s mom told me: “some people live desperate lives”. “time is the light” suffers from the same thing “spend it all” does—i couldn’t give it the energy it needed & it just kind of plods along. there’s also an out of tune guitar in it that drives me insane. it has a nice piano part & outro though. “fathoms” is a nice closer & i am proud of the line “if you’re lost in the sky i’ll be your cloud”.
the cover is a photo i took while running out at coyote point near sfo. it was unseasonably hot for july & there were some areas where the briny, dank smell of stagnant seawater was overwhelming. there was a lot of trash & construction, & i remember seeing an fitness influencer-type couple on the path. i had the cover of american music club’s “the restless stranger” in mind when I edited the photo to a deep blue duotone. in reality it was much brighter.
two good songs & two decent ideas that probably needed more work or a better recording. 5.5/10.
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