Keeping my circle small
goals for the new album - TLDR: please tell a friend!
A little over a year ago, I began recording my first album and last Friday, I released the first single from the album on Bandcamp only. The entire album will be released on Bandcamp on October 10, 2025, then on most streaming platforms (excluding Spotify - SPOTLESS!) starting November 10, 2025. The main reason I didn’t want to release this on Spotify or on any streaming platform to start is that my goals for the album really won’t be accomplished there. (As for Spotify specifically, that is a whole other mailing list post!)
When I think about my goals for this album, the important things have nothing to do with algorithms and curated playlists. As much as it feels rewarding to see that little number tick up on a chart, it doesn’t translate to live shows and deep engagement with the music. And the pesky thing with numbers is, there’s always a bigger one. When I found myself getting down about the numbers that used to excite me (e.g., 200 monthly listeners), I realized that my emotions were being manipulated by a company that doesn’t care about me or my friends. All that being said, I figured I would share my goals with you, in the hopes that you might help me reach them!
Album goals:
1) I would like every person who feels connected with these songs to share it with anyone they think might connect with it too, because when humans share songs with each other directly, that strengthens a social bond drawing from genuine care and connection; whereas when a computer/algorithm/bot generates a playlist for a human, that allows us to be influenced by a company’s profit motive and what they think we want to hear. I think we know better than them….
2) I would like to reach 100 email listers by the end of the year, because it is a somewhat more autonomous form of communication than social media, which feels rather constrained and manipulated these days. So, if you like the mailing list, please tell a friend! :)
3) I would like to sell out my show at Union Pool on October 12, 2025, because people coming to live shows and being in a room together generates energy and connection that is unique to that space and time.
