Sabin of the Green Mountains
My next album project is rooted in my experience growing up in Vermont. There’s so much to talk about, that it’s too early to share very many details beyond this right now. I like being open about process, ideas, and progress, so I’d like to share a little bit of what I’ve been doing musically over the past few weeks while also gadding about in other ways (mental and not!).
I’ve been ruminating all day, and I think I’m just going to relegate today to a general checking in. How are all of you? It’s Tuesday, April 1st at about 7 p.m. It’s been over two years since I could handle even a small set of responsibilities. It feels good to be able to stand — albeit a little wobbily — after the stumbling.
One of the challenges of living with the kind of mental state I work with is remembering a complete flow of life. Waking up tomorrow holding on to what I’ve accomplished or learned from today is a conscious effort for me, just shy of tattooing (which I’ve seriously considered doing, Memento). I think it has something to do with the hypnosis as a child, or maybe just side effects from the PTSD, but either way, I’ve decided to devote some time on Sundays to check in with what I did and tried to do the previous week.
Creative momentum has been slow lately, but I’m settling into a new rhythm—building out my studio space, exploring a granite-surf guitar sound, and prepping some ‘Where’ve You Been?’ tracks for live solo performance. The local music scene is thriving, and I’m excited to step into it. My album has organically reached over 4,200 streams, and I recently had a great interview on the Jaden Cornelious show (airing in March). Also, big news—’Where’ve You Been?’ is coming to CD (and maybe vinyl)! If you want to support, check out Bandcamp, grab some merch, or just spread the love for indie music. ??
Living with mental illness feels like standing at the edge of a black hole, caught between worlds. The pull of chaos and confusion is relentless, making it hard to reach out, to be heard, or to understand. But there’s a secret in the storm: observation. In those rare moments of calm, we find the strength to communicate, to connect, and to hold on.
Now that my album is out and I’ve had some time to find objectivity on the past year, I’ve slowed down, recharged, and just started to play. It’s been a much-needed pause to reflect on my journey so far while — almost inadvertently but with real joy — letting ideas for what’s next begin to […]
It was just about a year ago when I wrote a reflection on 2023, so I figured I’d do it again this year. It’s hard to put into words how it feels to look back on this past year. At this time last year, I was sitting in my living room, recording It Can Be […]
Releasing Where’ve You Been? feels like setting loose a collection of bottled messages into the ocean—each one containing fragments of my life, some drifting to distant shores, others caught in unexpected currents. The messages are written, and now I’m watching the tides carry them away to unknown destinations, hoping that there’s a connection when they […]
We’re doing the mastering for “Simultaneously Alive” now, which means Danielle is taking over a lot of the specific finalities as producer — as well as recording some vocals –, which also means I have a lot of time on my hands being just the songwriter and being all jobless and whatnot. I thought it […]
I’m working in the corner of the kitchen tonight as Danielle finishes the master for the first single from “Simultaneously Alive”. We’ve done a lot of work to ensure that certain corners of the house are no longer recognizable as what they were when I was growing up here. This is one of those corners. […]
