"Fears We Hold" follows lead singer Ian's personal journey about all the every-day anxiety he's dealt with due to having been born without a thumb on his right hand nor an ear on his right side. Humans are weird, and we always choose to hang onto negative feelings when we should just let go and embrace our differences. It's a song all about embracing what makes you different and unique, and no longer fearing the outcome.

Fears We Hold

"Know I Was" is the second single off Among Authors' upcoming sophomore full length. The song talks about finding beauty in new relationships and hoping that those relationships don't come crashing down due to one's brain still being lost and stuck in the past.

Know I Was

Butterfly Christmas was written as a thank you to Gail Ketterer, Ian and Jason's mother. She lost her brother on Christmas Eve years before Ian and Jay were able to meet their uncle. Yet somehow, their mom was able to make Christmas incredibly memorable every single year, with five kids in the house. So this song is for her and her late but never forgotten brother Dick.

LYRICS:

You took that call,
not knowing at all.
This one would bring you to your knees.
How could this happen,
So close to home down the street.


We can't explain why a butterfly dies,
on its way down to the sea.
Or how you could migrate away from the pain just for me.

Cause when it's Christmas time,
you always find,
some way to make us feel loved.
When we know how hard it can be,
on Christmas Eve.


Year after year,
and tree after tree.
Dad stealing cookies from the hot cookie sheet.
While we shake the presents to hear what we could not yet see.

Thanks for your selflessness.
Thanks for your care.
Thanks for cleaning up when we eat.
Thanks to your devotion to this family,
we all know what it means to give not receive.

Cause when it's Christmas time,
you always find,
some way to make us feel loved.
When we know how hard it can be,
on Christmas Eve.

[Choir]

Cause when it's Christmas time,
you always find,
some way to make us feel loved.
When we know how hard it can be,
on Christmas Eve.

Cause when it's Christmas time,
you always find a way.



Butterfly Christmas

I AM BECOME is Among Authors' debut full length album.  All songs were written, produced, mixed and mastered by the band in their basement.  CDs and Vinyl are available on the Among Authors official website:  http://www.amongauthors.com

Also check out the animated music video for their single "Imitation House" which the band made by hand-drawing scenes, taking photos of the scenes, and then animating them in Adobe Premiere.
"Imitation House" music  video:  https://youtu.be/mhOR-k7jipQ

I AM BECOME

The Overture

Radio Signals

Arrogant Self

Imitation House

Lure

Mr. Bittertruth

Noble Eyes

Lapse

Since the release of their debut album "I AM BECOME" Among Authors has received critical acclaim for both their recordings and poignant live performances. Bob Boilen of NPR Music (Founder of NPR Tiny Desk) recently said: “…a stunning set of songs lead by singer Ian Ketterer filled with heart, fury and some of the best rock-based music we’ve seen on this tour.” While listing “I AM BECOME’ as one of the best albums of 2017, Steven Graham from 107.7 wrote: ”From my first listen to their single ‘Imitation House’ I fell in love with these dudes and their Explosions In The Sky vibes. This album from Among Authors really doesn’t sound like anything else happening in Seattle right now.”

A lyrically intriguing and musically emotional indie alt-rock band from Seattle Washington, Among Authors is fronted by singer and keyboardist Ian Ketterer. After undergoing open-heart surgery at the age of 23, Ian, with a new lease on life, relocated the band from Wisconsin to Seattle, WA to greater push their music career.

Among Authors has always been completely independent in all forms of the word. Their debut full-length album “I AM BECOME” was recorded over a 4-year span in the band’s basement. All songs were self-written, produced, engineered, mixed and mastered. The album originally released on April 6th, 2017, and received a limited edition 180-gram Vinyl release in December later that same year. The debut album features the single “Imitation House” and great artists like Andrew Joslyn (Tom Chaplin, Macklemore, Ayron Jones) along with many friends and family lending their talents.

After their first West Coast tour in February and March of 2018, Among Authors is wasting no time, back in the studio working on their eagerly awaited sophomore album.

Among Authors

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