These are some of the tracks that arose out of the time I spent living on my parent's acreage (known as "The Land") outside of Oklahoma City.  I set up a small studio in my grandmother's travel trailer named the "Casita".  The windows of the Casita looked out upon the woods.  I often heard the sounds of birds or the rustling of rabbits in the bushes.  Towards the middle of summer the otherworldly call of cicadas was ever-present.  All these sounds and images combined with feelings of disquiet and loss, as I groped for an anchor in post-University life.  My inner unease was balanced against the outward ease of living with my parents on this idyllic land.  In a sense it was paradise, but I hadn't earned it, and I didn't deserve it.   And so, that's what these songs represent to me, and I hope that you find something in them too.  

A very warm thanks to:
My Parents,
My Grandmother,
Kelsey (vocals on The Shadow of Joy),
Donald (drums on Ceaseless, Shadow of Joy, and These Days),
Connor (who set-up the drum recordings),
and other friends who encouraged me and gave me feedback (especially thinking of Otis, Tristan, and Joseph).

Growing Comfortable, Uncomfortable

From the album "We Were Nearly There"
Mixed and mastered by Amy Cherette, The Refinery 
Additional guitar by Shawn Martin

Download the full album: itsnorty.bandcamp.com/album/we-were-nearly-there

Why can't you sever your mind from the sun now? 
You know this time aint the same, 
It's got us feeling alive in the late hours, 
No politics keep us tame, 

and now you're swimming in gold, 
and you're scared of getting old, 
Best quit waiting on me, 
Why can't sever your mind from sun now? 
You know this times meant to be...

We Were Nearly There

Swimming

VAGUE001 - dare i say you're killing me

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