This is my debut album. Daylight is a culmination of one year of constant, needlessly disciplined songwriting, recording and revising. These tracks (and countless others) were written between August, 2020 and August, 2021. Conceptually, the album reflects my mental state prior to transitioning. I was dealing with one chapter of my life closing and a new, uncertain one beginning. The album was also written in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. During the seemingly endless periods of time where I was at home isolated, these tracks were a source of respite. They feel like somewhat abstract journal entries at times. I couldn't experience much of the world, nor could I get out of my head very often. Songwriting and recording were the only times where I could truly escape (or release) the persistent thoughts that stuck to my mind. "The Great Birds of the Atlantic" was the first song written for the album and it modeled the outlook I chose to express on much of the album. I wrote it after a trip to Lunenburg. And as a point of symmetry, I ended work on my album with another trip to the same location a year after the first.

All the tracks were primarily recorded in my bedroom with a very minimal and economic setup. I only used an SM58, APEX950, and occasionally a few mics I borrowed from Aaron Langdon for percussion. I wanted everything to be straight-forward and resourceful. I approached the album as a folk project first and foremost, even if things became more obscured with arrangements and production. I made this album to prove that I could do it. It felt like I needed a starting point before I could be fully enveloped in this recording project. This is that start.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this release.

Thank you to Aaron Langdon for being an extra set of ears and for helping out with drums whenever I desired them. And thank you to Remy Bradley for always listening and giving positive feedback even when I wasn't so positive.