Songs of S + D is a deeply personal album long time in the making. Inspired by my experience of having lived through 9/11 in New York City and the subsequent attempt to negotiate the aftermath of that time, I began to write a series of songs addressing the larger human experience of life, loss, joy, ecstasy, sadness, and the connecting, universal condition, framed through the context of vivid, intimate, vignettes.

“Asleep at the Wheel” starts the album with a ripping explosion of sound layered over sped-up New Orleans backbeats that capture the essence of the soul-gazer sound. Shifting blues progressions cradle lyrics that dig deeply immediately, revealing the lures of living a full-throttle life to the point of destruction and the challenge of choosing to step away for grounded clarity, only to fight the temptation to return to thrilling yet ultimately dangerous downward spirals.”

The purchase and streaming links for “Asleep at the Wheel” can be found here: