Softer

“Softer” – Recorded live & alone, just for you. 

Softer falls into the category of what I call “the advice song”. William Prince and Jason Isbel are fantastic at them, Brian Fallon has a more than a few beauties of this kind, and Lori Mckena’s Humble and Kind may be the clearest example of this style: 

“Go to church cause your mama says to/

Visit Grandpa every chance that you can/ 

It won’t be wasted time/ 

Always stay humble and kind”. 

I absolutely love an advice song. I turn to them frequently, as one would a parent or mentor. 

I wrote Softer in 2019, maybe? I don’t remember. 

I forgot about it until I needed it; then it came back to my fingers. It felt like some wiser version of myself looping back around. 

It helped. 

Me, at least, and maybe that alone makes it worth it. 

Though, like Guy Clark sang “The funny thing about good advice/ Is everybody’s got some”. 

So listen with a grain of salt. 

What do I know?