MMXXV.
From a coffee shop somewhere above the sea.
Wanted to give an update on my fourth album. The simple answer - I’m still working on it. Quite literally. I’ve changed my mind a couple of times on how many songs to include, and written more in the process; and as it usually does, life got in the way. Nothing bad, just the process of waking up, having a life that no longer revolves around music, and tending to that life. That’s the single thing that has mostly slowed progress on having the final album ready.
The real question is: so when is album four going to be done and released? The real answer is: as soon as possible, but I don’t know the exact date. The best example I can give is that I’ve had a week cleared in my schedule to record the remaining tracks, and I’ve now had to push that back 2 times in 2025 alone. The goal is to knock that last bit of recording out in mid-late February, and the album will be out in March. (We’ll see if that pans out - see previous point about life needing tending to - but that is the current moving target.)
Regardless, just know I’m still as excited as ever to get this album handed over to you all. In the past I would have just cut off recording and already pushed this album out with just a few less tracks than planned, but it’s been a long time since I’ve released proper music, and admittedly I’m just at an age and time in my life where I frankly want it to be really fucking good. Sometimes, when you haven’t released new music in 10+ years the process can get a bit… precious… but in this specific case I believe that’s warranted.
I had originally planned to not release any more singles before the album, but since the release has dragged on I will be putting out at least 1 (if not 2) new tracks while this last bit is getting wrapped. So be on the lookout for those.
In the meantime, stay safe and take care of yourself in this hellscape that is currently planet Earth. It’s fucking wild out there, right?
Talk Soon,
Chad
P.S. - Here are some new lyrics to hold you over. <3
For the love of god
Please don’t overthink this
I don’t wanna be this insecure
Think I might fuck around and write a song about
All the pretty little things I do when I hate myself
Doubt, divvy up the dollars on the dashboard
Buy a shiny new home and die there
Call friends, bury dead ends
I’m a happy man, I swear
Who knew it would be so boring
Growing up so young and lonely
What a drag, what a close call
We almost ended up there after all
