The Hard Listening

The new album, our 9th, Deux Anges, is nearing completion, little sweetheart. It’s going to be a double-album, two discs, 15 tracks on each, nearly three hours in total.

It’s hard to let go of. I loop back, listening, and hear one more thing I want to change, get all the way through to the end, listen again and find one more.

At a certain point, like a grade schooler in art class, the kindly teacher needs to look over my shoulder, say, “what a beautiful picture” and gently pry it from my hands, taping it to the wall with the others so we know that is done.

I think I need you to do that, little sweetheart. I’ll go lie down. You tell me what you think, okay? Find me in dreams, the way you have all through this, gifting me the words and music in my sleep, and let know if it’s time.

With all my love. And to be continued (obviously)…