Reverend Doctor

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Good Morning, Choir!

What a season it has been! I can’t beleive that the last time I wrote in this blog was August of 2020. I’d like to say that it was a different world, but I think back to that moment and the throughline is so clear: the disruption to our routine, the foundations of our institutions and values shaken, the cloudiness of our future.

My partner and I January 2020. Bright-eyed, bushy-tailed. Unaware of what awaited.

Amid all of that I released two songs that year. “Better Together”: an anthemic chant that I wanted to speak truth-to-power about our strength in unity. And “Land of Love”: a childlike perspective on how to fix the problems of the world presented in meditative electropop.

I think as a planet that some of us have really focused on healing the ills of the world that have been unearthed from a pandemic and the threats to democratic institutions. There are some that have seen opportunities to personal gain in this disruption and have deliberately clouded the water in self-interest.

It’s from this place that I began working on the collection of songs that I hope to release in 2024. I’ve decided to try and use this blog space on my website as the primary source and location for my creativity because I can do so without commercial interruption. There are no ads, banners, trackers, or otherwise hidden agendas on here other than creating art and attempting to connect with you, a growing audience of thoughtful, interested weirdos.

I’m going to attempt to update this twice a week, so check back for updates!

-Reverend Doctor