At the top of 2023, I promised my 3 kids I would release something new before the end of the year. Clearly, I've procrastinated a bit but I suppose better late than never. But truthfully, this is a pairing I've thought about for a while now and am more than proud to unveil it to you today.
"CRAWLING BACK INTO YOUR HEART" is a little piece of 80s inspired electro pop, composed in the spirit of Depeche Mode / Yaz and was originally ushered into the world as part of a Future Man Records compilation called "BACK IN TIME" in 2018 under the pseudonym Finding Eno. However, its themes of isolation and uncertainty reflect very much where I've been creatively and personally over the last 3 1/2 years, and perhaps rings truer for our times than when I recorded it years ago. I stumbled across it in an archive dig this past fall. This is a production I'm incredibly proud of, and marks the first time this song is officially released under my own name.
Accompanying it, is a new stripped down mix of the great Muppet Movie gem "I'M GOING TO GO BACK THERE SOME DAY". Written by the amazing Paul Williams - this is the last song I recorded in California before leaving for Tennessee, and the sentiment of this lyric from my childhood remains a promise I hold near & dear.
ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THIS RECORD WILL BE DONATED TO INCLUSION TENNESSEE (
www.inclusiontn.org).
inclusion tennessee was conceived following a one-year community needs assessment of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community throughout middle tennessee in 2019. this community assessment engaged over two-thousand people throughout the mid-state to gain an understanding of what lgbtqia+ people in this region needed in order to thrive.
the community needs assessment that was commissioned by nashville pride, referred to as the community visioning project, clearly identified many unmet needs within our community. these ranged from having access to affirming and fully inclusive healthcare to having safe social environments outside of nightlife. the community visioning project recommendations were released at the end of 2019, sharing five specific solutions that could be created by our then current lgbtqia+ organizations. the charge was placed to the community and the research continued into the new year.
releases December 22, 2024
"CRAWLING BACK INTO YOUR HEART" was written, mixed, produced & arranged by Brandon Schott, with a little extra ambiants from Dain Luscombe.
"I'M GOING TO GO BACK THERE SOME DAY" was performed, mixed & produced by Brandon Schott.
Cover photo by Brandon Schott, in Keflavik Iceland.