#absolutions

Seattle, you’re dreamy! Thanks for having me.

May I be absolved of the following offenses, and may I not repeat my mistakes, but instead find new ones to grow and learn from. Choosing my bed and comfort over the people I love. Stealing food from my roommate. Begrudging her her social life, money, vacations, and happiness, as if she doesn't work hard or deserve them. Allowing my history with my mother to make me mean to her. Allowing her past offenses to weigh upon me as if she controls my life anymore. Blaming myself when others failed to meet my expectations. But also, setting expectations for others that are unreasonable, however certain I am that I would have achieved them in their shoes. Judging Sky when he isn't as fashionable, cool, or chill as I would like him to be. Monopolizing conversations. Favoring one cat over the other. Blaming my brother entirely for our bad relationship- I don't reach out either. And, I dunno, being a hermit in general.

Just about one year ago, we shot the official Jericho acoustic video out in the Nevada desert! The location was chosen based on the fact that I'd just driven across country from Vermont to Califprnia, and my friends were going to Vegas anyway, for other stuff. But the hot, red, desert summer turned out to be perfectly reminiscent of how I pictured the biblical Jericho, as a child. Although the song was written in and about a tiny (much greener) Vermont town, I think this captures the larger idea of journey and heart and tearing down the walls that keep us from ourselves. Check it out! You can also purchase the studio version on iTunes, or stream on Spotify or Apple Music.

Proud Chicago folks enjoying good times and good music!  I’m so grateful for all the support and looking forward to seeing more selfies as Absolutions makes its way across the US, etc.

New album out now! Support queer musos, our stories are your stories.

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