Shadow & Sol started as a place to play again.
No pressure. No expectations. Just a sandbox where my creativity could breathe without needing to become anything polished or performative or productive.
Somewhere in that messy, beautiful space I kept coming back to the sea.
Not the calm version. The unpredictable one. Fully of incredible whimsy and unfathomable depth. The kind that makes you feel small. The kind where you lose sight of land, question your direction, and yet still choose to keep moving.
This project grew from that terrifying yet exhilerating feeling of navigating uncontrollable change, along with a long-standing love for maritime storytelling, from Pirates of the Caribbean to Moby-Dick and beyond. 🌊
From there, it became a collection of songs loosely shaped like shanties, sung by a crew navigating uncertainty. At the center is a captain who... well, you'll see!
No spoilers!!
Map of Maybe is where this journey begins.
The full 7-song EP will stream everywhere on April 3rd.
I’ll hold back on unpacking my own meaning behind the story...
After all, this series is meant to meet you where you are with an open invitation to join the crew, adding your own experience with change and transformation to the story as it unfolds.
Listen now on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uwPB9vjFs-k?si=3qjk1VbtZSj8oA5Q
