Like the number before this one has taken some time. Reasonably pleased with this latest arrangement. Musically I think it hits the mark. So no lyrics, just a solo scratch guitar direct. 

Won't tell ya much more other then I had read somewhere that Jim Steinman when writing for Bat Out Of Hell, nicked a riff or two from older works. Figured if it was good enough for Jim, well then. 

Okay so really curious to know what you all hear or see in your musical minds eye. Drop a comment if'n ya would. 

Cheers big ears xo

SUNNYLAND

Good Damn Day For The Next Big Thing

A late-night wander through Osaka, lit by swinging lights and fading hours. We chase claw machine prizes, watch the sun rise, and pretend it’s just another night,  even though we know it’s the last. Rough take, recorded in the moment. Thank you so much for listening!

Just explore everything underneath that sky
A pinstripe shadowy starry night
There's no hills in Osaka
At least none that we'll have to climb
From what I remember of that night
Let's play like we were just eighteen
Run through the fields as if they are streets
I'll win you that claw surprise
Oh I never felt so lost with you
We could travel through the world until we
We say goodnight
There's no hills in Osaka, baby
Walk all night
Watch as the sun rises
And there goes the light
There goes the sunshine
Baby let it be just one more night
Said baby let it be one more night

No Hills in Osaka (Sample / WIP)

Howdy! I’m Alexander Rivers, a songwriter, guitarist, and student of voice. These are raw, one-take sketches recorded on my phone whenever I pick up a guitar. I’m finding my sound, stretching into something new, just truth in the moment. I'm working on a more polished version of these songs (and others) to put in an album one day.

Some of these songs reflect hard things, grief, loss, mental health. If you’re already carrying something heavy, and these songs speak to it, please know you’re not alone. Music is how I process pain, maybe it helps you too.

If you’re struggling, please reach out:
📞 US: 988 or 1-800-273-8255 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline)
💬 Chat: 988lifeline.org/chat
🌍 Global support: 988lifeline.org/help-yourself


I’m also a proud supporter of To Write Love on Her Arms (https://twloha.com), a movement dedicated to hope and help for anyone struggling.


Thanks for listening. Truly.

Breadfoot’s fourth full-length album Salvatella, his most adventurous effort to date. From the opening solo acoustic salve of the title track to the final cymbal crash of the Dixieland inspired Still Can’t (Find My Heart) that closes out the side, Salvatella is a reminder of how rich, varied and whimsical the heartworn Americana musical landscape can truly be.

Salvatella was funded via Kickstarter. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered at On Pop Of The World Studios in Greensboro, NC and features some truly exceptional local musicians from bands like Vaughn Aed, Tommy Flake, Damn Frank, Sarah Shook and The Disarmers, Corporate Fandango, Ameriglow, Holy Ghost Tent Revival and Lost In The Trees. 

At home on the porch as it is in the parlour is what many say about Breadfoot’s music and true to this fact he has proved well suited for many a stage. He has shared the lights state side with The Avett Brothers, Regina Spektor, Kimya Dawson, and Langhorne Slim and in the UK with such acts as The Decemberists, Richard Buckner, and The Larry Love Show Band (the acoustic branch of Alabama 3). He has written and recorded albums with both Anti-folk icon and Ramseur Records recording artist, Paleface and Anna Phoebe, a former Trans Siberian Orchestra String Mistress and Soloist, who has performed with Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull and Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music.

The music Breadfoot has been featured in several episodes of Roadtrip Nation (www.roadtripnation.com) on PBS.  You can also find his music in the feature length documentary 10 MPH (www.10mph.com) and the feature length comedy The Karaoke Brothers, (www.thekaraokebrothers.com). In addition, Breadfoot contributed music to a work in progress reel for the locally produced original documentary film Bringing It Home (www.bringingithomemovie.com).

Breadfoot has written and recorded music for Long Beach, CA based Blight Productions’ (www.blightproductions.com) Award Winning Online Series ‘A Fool’s Idea’ and has filmed and written music for several of his own video shorts including one to promote the Chatham Arts Councils’ childrens festival ClydeFEST and another called ‘Curbside’ showcasing Artcars from the 2012 Artscape Artcar Parade in Baltimore, MD. 

His new video for Room In Her Heart from his latest album Salvatella, inspired by the tale of Don Quixote and the film Paris, Texas is the sweet and slightly absurd story of a fella searching for a love long lost.


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