Baja Moon:

Last year, I was inspired to write a new album which became “The Sun Machine Is Coming Down.” A story of emotional conflict, desire and ultimately moving on. We’ve all been there. It’s a dark area. To move on from that album, I wrote a song called "Baja Moon."  It’s about rediscovering old desires and surrounding yourself in strange, yet familiar territories.

I headed south again, back to that Baja Moon known as Baja California. It was incredible. I found a secluded beach about 15 min outside of San Felipe. Perfect because I could cruise into the town for fish tacos, shrimp cocktail, Tecate beer, etc.  I was the only person on the beach. THE. ONLY. PERSON.  I wrote some new songs that will eventually be on the next album and perfected my Baja Moon song.  We just finished recording and here it is.

Ah, Baja California. I used to live there, surf there, play shows there and get lost there.

Having slept on beaches, alleys, under bridges and at strangers’ houses all while hitchhiking from Tijuana to Cabo San Lucas. It sounds romantic but it wasn’t all fun. Adventure isn’t meant to be all fun. I don’t hitchhike anymore, but I do sleep on the empty beaches and drive the lonesome roads.

The goal of this solo trip? To explore Baja, surf some (only on the Pacific side) and write some new songs for yet another future album.

The Sun Machine Is Coming Down was the first set of new songs I had officially released since the days of my alternative rock band, Caffeine.

I’m excited, inspired again and fueled to write something meaningful (if only to me). I’m not writing for anyone else, I’m writing for me but I do appreciate those of you who do listen to my music and for those of you who it’s made an impact on.

Create memories. Actual connections with people and places. Even if only short-lived. That’s more important than material things. Memories shape us.

Cheers and love to my family and friends from of the past, present and future.

If you’re still with me...here are the lyrics for Baja Moon:

BAJA MOON - 2019 Lyrics

Letting go, It’s better left unsaid
It’s not the consequences 
That stay within my head
There’s a place that I go
That always cheers me up
Desert Sun, Ocean Sky, Baja Moon
Grow a beard
Guilt for dreaming
Forget the rain rain rain
Cause she ain’t listening
Here I am
I’ll get there soon
I’m going south
To the Baja Moon
I’m going south where the desert meets the sky
We’ll all float on to a slow dance and a lie
Take me away where my confession is not a price
Take me away, take me away, take me away…
I’m going south, to a much more interesting life
Back to nowhere, when you weren’t trying to hide
Take me away from the conflict in my mind
Take me away, take me away, take me away…
Instrumental
Well, I’ve got my board
And I’ve got my six-string
Relationships, they’re all history
Now there’s nothing, left for me to do
‘cept travel south…to the Baja Moon
Por Fin, No hay nada mas que hacer
Menos viajar a la LUNA BAJA

Baja Moon

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Les Allen is one of North County San Diego and Inland Empire's top singing guitar slingers. Since 2000 Les has dazzled audiences with  stunning vocals and remarkable chops. With a unique ability to change his voice to match the artist he's covering, Les has been dubbed "The Vocal Chameleon" by his loyal fans

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