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Songs that inspired A Thousand Suns

When writing and recording songs, like many other musicians/creatives I imagine, I like listening to other music to get the right kind of feel for the project. This is a Spotify playlist I put together of songs that inspired my new EP ‘A Thousand Suns’. Hope you like it. Cuando escribo y grabo canciones, como…

‘A Thousand Suns’ EP out today

It looks like there are three socially and culturally significant events happening today 4 July 2024: 1 UK election 2 US Independence Day 3 My new Distance Of Hope EP ‘A Thousand Suns’ will be released on all streaming platforms 1 Vote 2 Enjoy 3 Have a listen And with that in mind, here’s my…

No Person Is An Island

Although I spend a lot of time on my own, writing, recording and producing Distance Of Hope (and other) music, no person is an island. It’s always fun working with friends who you can learn from and who make the process more enjoyable. So, with this in mind, thanks: Andy Butlin for the immensely scuzzy…

Lyrics ‘Jesus Is Your Vaccine’

This song was inspired by the ridiculousness of multimillionaire and megachurch preacher Kenneth Copeland and also Trump’s former ‘spiritual adviser’, Paula White. Watch the videos in the links after the lyric. I can turn your water into blood red wine91 dollars and your soul is mineGive me ‘Thank you Jesus’ Come and sow that seedI can…

‘Jesus Is Your Vaccine’ Video

‘Jesus Is Your Vaccine’ is the first single from my 4-track EP ‘A Thousand Suns’ which will be released on all platforms on 4 July 2024. The song was inspired by the rather creepy US multi-millionaire preacher Kenneth Copeland and Trump’s then ‘spiritual adviser’ Paula White. “Jesus Is Your Vaccine” es el primer sencillo de…

‘A Thousand Suns’ EP artwork

While I finish putting together the final touches to the music for the new Distance Of Hope EP, here is the artwork. Hope you like it! Original image by Vaishakh pillai on Unsplash Mientras termino de darle los toques finales a la música del nuevo EP Distance Of Hope, aquí está el arte. ¡Espero que…

New EP ‘A Thousand Suns’ coming soon

So it’s been a while since I’ve released new material. I’m putting together the finishing touches to a new 4-song EP ‘A Thousand Suns’ which will release in summer 2024. I’ll also be releasing a video in June 2024 for the lead single ‘Jesus Is Your Vaccine’. Tracklisting: 1 Jesus Is Your Vaccine2 Denier3 Your…

’12 Songs’ album out today

Like many people, when Covid happened I was stuck at home with very little to do. Fortunately, I have a studio at home so I thought I may as well write a song using a new bass guitar that I had borrowed for the weekend. I’d never played the bass and had always been a…

New music coming soon

After a quiet couple of years musically, I am now looking forward to new projects, including releasing past albums on streaming platforms and and a new EP and album by Distance Of Hope in 2024, and I also hope to play a few gigs too. I’ll be posting new music here in the coming weeks.…

Hola…

Hi. It’s been a while. The ’12 Songs’ project finished in May 2021 when Covid was still at its peak. That feels like a very long time ago, yet at the time it felt like it was never going to end. So, music-wise, I’ve written and recorded about 20 songs for the next album. At…

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