https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/adculvain/old-dreams-and-new-tortures/ New blues oriented album - out now.
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Shattergone
On Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/1YsShJQbnoC5XN60X7w2lH?si=kRv_eY7eTWaIPz9ZCbh3kg Shattergone With Shattergone, I went a bit Prog Rock. I was never really a Prog Rock fan - but I like the fusion of orchestra and rock band, and the slightly jazzy avant-garde feel. I can't listen to it for too long, or my ears start to bleed - but I find it weirdly relaxing.
Welcome to My Songwriting Journal Hi, I’m Andrew—a songwriter, a guitarist, and someone who’s always found it easier to sing what I feel than to write it down. I started writing songs when I was 13 or 14, not long after getting my first guitar—a beautiful classical guitar that still means a lot to me. I taught myself to play using the complete Beatles songbook, learning chord by chord, line by line. Once I had a few shapes under my fingers, I started borrowing chord progressions and adding my own lyrics. What began as imitation slowly turned into something of my own. I built up a little bank of chords, and with them came songs—songs that said things I didn’t know how to write in a diary or say out loud. Over time, songwriting became my way of reflecting, processing, remembering. The oldest song I can remember writing is Sing High , a simple love song I wrote for my girlfriend. It’s not flashy, but I still like it. It’s honest. No fuss. You can even find it on Spotify, if you’...
The 20's
On Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/0f224Fe4lJwTpKHXzet7MI?si=DASjOG9DQ-Kh7EqsrQnWnA The 20s The latest album is a country driven set of songs about drifting into adulthood. These are for Gen Z. I'll have a go at doing a Gen X album that draws from my 20s - horrific though that may be.