I thought I would tell a story/post a rant. I wrote this the day after the Election.
Early this year I began working on a new album. I had written and recorded the skeleton of a full album, which I naively titled āBrighter Daysā and which was to be possibly the most pop-minded, happy-sounding album I had ever made. The main guitars and most of the vocals had been completed, and it seemed that I would finish it late 2016 or early 2017. And then last night happened (November 8th, Election Night). It paralyzed all of those aspirations. As soon as I realized the reality of the political situation we, as a country were in, my immediate thought was to scrap it. How could I honestly release a hopeful and bright album in the midst of such a maelstrom of darkness? It felt inappropriate, as I could not bring myself to feel positive about anything. I felt the same way a lot of people felt: disappointed, betrayed, upset, frightened, forlorn, depressed, and hopeless.
But then the morning came. And I awoke. And the sun rose. And the world hadnāt ended. It certainly felt different. But it looked the same. I went to work in the morning, and I realized that even though this thing had happened, it hadnāt really changed a thing. I soon read many inspiring things, and it made me realize it was not a time to give up. Now was not the time to wallow in despair and give up hope. It was a time to pick myself up, carry on, and fight for what I believe in. Even if I didnāt feel bright, it didnāt mean the light was gone from me. So I realized that it was not the time to shelve the happy pop album. It was the time to finish it to remind myself how I had felt before, and remind myself that I could and will feel that way again.
Now is the time for songs and music to challenge the darkness that threatens us, without bringing us further into it. It is the time for art to capture the beauty that exists within all that is around us, rather than expose the ugliness we can get lost in. It is the time for literature to portray the feelings that we are feeling together and alone, but to always remain hopeful in its rhetoric. It is time for us to gather together around the things that unite us and sing and dance and speak and play and connect.
So that being said, it is time for me to finish the album. I donāt know when... ābut I can tell you that something good is on its way. Better days are coming, Brighter Days are comingā¦ā Ā
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