This May the 4th, I’m reflecting on Star Wars, heroism, burnout, and self-worth alongside the release of my new single, "Heroes Fall But Never Die?" on streaming platforms, a new song built around an honest question about sacrifice, meaning, and what actually makes a life matter.
A new work-in-progress song about trying to be everything for everyone and learning to come back to yourself. Listen early to Heroes Fall (But Never Die) with a free subscription.
Map of Maybe launches a narrative shanty project about growth, uncertainty, and identity. Set at sea, it invites you to see your own journey reflected in a crew searching without a map. The full 7-song EP will stream everywhere on April 3rd.
When my mind runs a thousand miles an hour, I go to the sea. 🌊 This song is about finding significance in stillness.
What better way to kick off a set than with a song about shared creativity? I wrote this one to capture that feeling of anticipation you get when you roll up your sleeves and let reservation give way to expression.
A mantra more than a song, something to keep me moving forward even when my doubts, anxiety, and fear of failure want to hold me back.
This song releases on Feb 14. (Yeah, I know... I can't seem to shake holiday themes once they take hold!) But like most of my stuff... this isn’t a typical love song. It’s about staying when memory fades and the relationship rewrites itself day by day.
Close Your Eyes is about rest as strength. It’s for anyone who ran hard, pushed long, and forgot to pause. The song holds space for slowing down, telling the truth about being tired, and choosing presence over pressure. Closing your eyes isn’t quitting. It’s how you recover and keep going.
What if the most meaningful holiday gift this year is time, not things? That question became the seed of a new song I wrote called “Something New (This Christmas).” A simple moment on a train turned into a reflection on presence, connection, and how we choose to spend our attention.
Three hard truths sit at the heart of Soft Machine. Gratitude that starts within. Rituals born from storms. Love that feels uneasy but honest. A Thanksgiving reflection for anyone learning to thank themselves.
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Shadow & Sol began as my songwriting sandbox. Soon it will rise again, an epic of sound and story where wild minds find themselves in the wild sea.