On local shows
We played a show last Wednesday with Elijah Berlow from Chicago. It was at Columbus, Ohio’s Rambling House. Tom at the door has always been so supportive of us, always certain that if we moved to New York City or somewhere big we’d get seen, discovered, appreciated, so on. It was a lovely night. An early show with plenty of folks paying close attention to songs really made it a treat to perform.
Elijah had a lovely set after a long drive from Chicago. His fingerpicking is damn beautiful, and his songs feel lived-in like a great pair of worn down slippers. Listen to his music and follow him if you like Tallest Man on Earth, Nick Drake, John Prine, and Townes Van Zandt.
On modest virality
In the strangeness of algorithmically determined social media followings, several of our journaling posts have been served up to hundreds of thousands of people scrolling on their phones. They resonated enough with some of those people that they liked the post, shared it, and followed us. So, our followings have doubled.
Many of these people are just here for little journal videos, but everyone is invited to take a listen to our music. Honestly, if you’re the kind of person who likes journaling videos on social media, our music is probably your exact vibe.
Regardless of how the numbers next to our posts change, I’ll just keep on doing my little routine. I chose to post these journaling videos because it’s good for me and sustainable to begin with, so even when the numbers stop going up, I’ll still keep making them. And I’m happy that a few more people will be able to find our music in the meantime.
On free stickers
We are still shipping out free stickers across the country, but I decided to expand free shipping across our merch. We’re redesigning and reordering merch, so feel welcome to nab something off of our website in the meantime. We have very few copies of our first record left — if you’ve been waiting, this is probably your last chance.
If you’re old to us, your support means so much. Thanks so much for your support over eight years and two albums.
If you’re new to us, welcome! Thanks for reading, listening, and watching. We’ve got two great albums of songs — one might be your new favorite.
— Sam
