Most of the songs on Out There Somewhere were based on real life events, but “Hanging Gardens of Babylon” uses a pure parable of a famous wonder of the ancient world. The lyrics imagine the construction of the of the ancient world wonder and how insane this must’ve felt to all involved, who were in … Read more
“Country Blues #72” is a song that was really my archetype for what I wanted the feel and arrangement of the songs on this record to be. Composed in February 2020, the lyrics were derived from an established classic by a famous British classic rock band but it is musically and melodically original. In total, … Read more
This is a second of two songs on this record that were commissioned. It is based on a personal, real-life experience of someone I know. However, unlike my lyrical approach with “Sweet Emily”, I was a bit ambiguous lyrically to kind of mask the details of the actual situation this song is based off of … Read more