It’s not you, it’s capitalism. Climate change, systemic racism, economic inequality, and other issues plague our culture. Media controls and distorts our emotions as well as our response. Our best ideas are diminished into binary choices, made subservient to simplistic narratives. Only a human, empathetic expression might change someone’s perspective.
Overarching themes:
- How to create the conditions for change and fight for our own survival.
- Opting out of capitalism’s grip and leaving behind past versions of ourselves.
- How to take care of one another and be patient with each others’ unlearning.
- Staying human as technology takes over and confronting our own mortality.
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Comparisons: Billy Bragg, Andrew Bird, Kurt Vile, Dire Straits, Mountain Goats, Lord Huron, R.E.M, Johnny Marr, and Richard Thompson.
Some of the Boston area’s best musicians are collaborators on this series: Acclaimed Americana artist Bob Bradshaw (co-writer on Blind Spot and One Sunday in Autumn), Andrew Stern (Mark Erelli Band, Dennis Brennan Band) on lead guitar, Dave Brophy (Will Dailey, Alisa Amador) on drums, and many others.
Here’s the album version of most of these songs:
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