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The other night on a whim I posted on TikTok that if you buy a record (any record, but ideally Trust Your Gut or Warm Blanket, right) I'd send you a personal video with one of the following:

• words of affirmation
• three reasons it's your ex's loss
• a dad joke
• a pep talk

I've done a hand-full of them so far and it turns out it's actually a lot of fun?! And I'd like to do more of them?!

Writing the last two records, however, felt like the opposite of most of those things. The songs feel like my way of screaming into a pillow, if I'm being honest. Saying something very serious and a bit angry through gritted teeth, gripping the steering wheel a bit too hard, followed by letting it all out and having a good cry. We joked in the studio that when I was working on guitar parts with Frank I'd just yell MAKE IT SADDER. So, it was all intentional!

There's a lot to be angry about these days, and I hesitate from posting about them too much to avoid preaching to the choir or feel like I'm patting myself on the back.

I hope that you'll donate to causes supporting a free Palestine, or disaster relief, or reproductive rights before you buy anyone's records. I feel like that should go without saying, but just to be super clear about where my mind is right now. It's not on selling things.

So to balance out that feeling of everything is on fire and capitalism is ruining my life, I want to give back a bit of energy if you do buy a record this week. Today is Bandcamp Day, but through Sunday if you buy a record and tell me about it, I'll send you a short video with one of those first four things (you pick!)

You can respond to this email or just DM me on IG or TikTok. DMs are always open. So is the comments section here if you just want to tell my why these records are amazing. 💅

So from me to you - you've got this. Go out there and keep killing it today.

Show up for yourself and do one cool thing that helps someone else. Hug your companion animal. Tell your friends you love them.

Trust Your Gut.

Have Fun, Don't Die.

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