Hello ginger hearts,
Two years ago, I cut my last record. That album is still out making new friends. It really could snowball to cult classic status in the next decade.
But hopeful fantasies aside, I've been writing new songs and making a new sound that needs honoring. I'm fortunate enough to have some recording times lined up.
In just a couple weeks I'll be creating a single with Hotel Appalachia in my hometown. I met some of these dudes in 6th grade, and it warms my heart that we've circled back around to create some Art together.
This will be an in-studio "live" session to really just capture our current sound with a butterfly net and put it in a jar for you all to see.
I'm also extra-stellarly pleased to announce I'll be joining forces with producer Jake Hull to make my next album, an EP of mostly-new songs.
He lives by the beach, so this album's inevitably going to wind up in the mermaid genre.
Why work with Jake? Well, he's got the right blend of acoustic know-how and modern flair to help me build a sonic ship to launch a thousand seas.
But surprise surprise, I'll be releasing it under a new monicker:
LARKSPUR
Larkspur is a type of flower. Poisonous but pretty.
After a couple of years of working together, my back-up band and I are ponying-up and becoming a full-fledged band. Please do follow us on instagram: @bandlarkspur.
This leaves my solo career free to keep exploring, while helping me take the girl-band project to the next level.
To give you an idea of our dynamic, we're like an all-girls Power Rangers squad.
Basically, together we kick butt.
Renee Byrd is already a social media mini-tycoon (with 27k+ followers @willfrolicforfood).
Laurel Humiston has an entire DEGREE in music performance. Which leaves me in a perpetual "hats-off" state towards her.
I hope you'll join me in homage by never wearing a hat around her.
JK, she's really accepting of hats.
Both of these ladies have heaps of common sense in both life and music composition, as well as dozens of other strengths that they bring to the table, which usually leaves me a bit floored that they'd want to pool their powers with me.
That last phrase gives me a nice visual of a fantasy fiction film where three elegant elf-queens have a bird-bath basin in the center of their castle where they literally have a pool of power. Anywhoosle.
Weddings. Vineyards. Bars. Cafes. We're going to wheedle our way into every nook of the local music scene like a microrhizome, until one day the entire place erupts with Larkspur mushrooms. Poisonous, purple, delicious Larkspur fungus that we are.
Also, I want to take the focus off of Me, the little-ego-public-persona, and shine the light directly on Whimsy with a capital double-You.
With this change of name, I want nothing less than to capture the imagination of the masses. And to be honest, my own as well.
It's still all my songs so far, the ones I unfurl out of my ribcage like awkward, quick-drying wings.
This new name is about taking away limitations and allowing something more viral to bloom. It's also all just a grand experiment, and I thank you for your patience and encouragement as we all Figure This Out together.
Something quaint is that people often get the impression that I'm ON TOUR when I'm gigging around Virginia. It has long been my goal to play one show per week within a 100 radius of my bed, so I can come home and crash in that sweetest of slumber pods.
I think it's safe to say I have achieved that goal, judging by the June dates listed below.
In July we'll be RECORDING and working our cute boots off to get the best, most-polished versions of our songs. Do stay tuned for ways you can support us in this epic endeavor.
Upcoming shows:
Jun 02 The Farmhouse Charlottesville, VA
w/ Jeremy Moore -- TOMORROW
Jun 08 The Golden Pony Harrisonburg, VA
w/ Dr. How and the Reasons + Lillie Lemon -- Next Weds.
Jun 17 Cristina's Cafe Strasburg, VA
Jun 24 Crossroads RVA Richmond, VA
w/ Shama Llama and the Ding Dongs
