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Listen to "A New Day Has Dawned" on: Spotify | Apple Music A Gift to the Living from the Day of the Dead “A New Day Has Dawned” is the eighth and final track on the album  Follow the Sound . This song didn’t begin as another story from my previous Day of the Dead experiences. It began with what happened after I wrote the others. What I thought was the end of the album became the beginning of one more song. I realized that once I write a song and listen to it repeatedly for a while, the story begins to release from my life. The memory is still there, but the energy surrounding it is different. It no longer feels active or connected to me in the same way. I didn’t think any of these stories were weighing on me. They didn’t feel unfinished, and I wasn’t consciously trying to let them go. I only recognized the weight after it was gone and I felt the unexpected lightness left behind. That became the unexpected gift of writing Follow the Sound . The other songs tell the stories....
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“Ridin’ Out This Dime” — The Story and Sound Behind the Song

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Listen to "Ridin' Out This Dime" on: Spotify | Apple Music | Amazon Music

A psychedelic reggae-rock track about following my energy

The Story

I always follow my energy. I never need to force it or spend a lot of time deciding what to do. Even when I can’t see where the whole thing is going. I do what feels clear, the next piece appears and I keep moving.

“Ridin’ Out This Dime” started as a joke during a stretch when the signs were so eerily clear. I would feel the energy directing me toward something, do it, and immediately receive another confirmation.

I was following every direction, creating everything that arrived and watching the signs confirm it. So, naturally, I wanted to know when the large amount of money I keep asking for was going to show up. After another perfectly timed response, I immediately sat down and wrote the lyrics for “Ridin’ Out This Dime”.

The dime is playful. This is not a song about having nothing. My life is already amazing. The title comes from the contrast between everything I already have and the enormous financial expansion I’m summoning. It’s also about still living in a place I know is temporary and riding out the time between here and there.

The Cover

The cover takes that forming path into the next part of my life. It shows my daughter and me driving along the coast with silver dimes for wheels. The coast is a psychedelic painting with the road taking shape directly in front of us as we move. It represents the life we are moving toward.

The Sound

“Ridin’ Out This Dime” moves on a relaxed reggae groove with a psychedelic alternative edge. The rolling bass and deep-pocket rhythm keep the track moving easily, while echoes and hazy sounds give it a loose, surreal atmosphere.

The vocal is hypnotic through the verses, then opens into an addictive melodic chorus. The rhythm stays easy and steady while the song follows whatever comes next.

Another Song About My Energy


“Year of the Fire Horse” is another song I wrote this year about following my energy.

Read the Story Behind the Song:  Year of the Fire Horse

Listen on: Spotify | Apple Music


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