Rob Hope

When I went to write my 4th album, I gave myself permission to not do another story driven or movie soundtrack style concept. Instead, I chose to compose homages, or odes, to various feelings or concepts or items in my life, allowing the emotional center that is me to drive the music rather than trying to tell a story.

I stripped away a lot of the musical complexity except where it made sense, such as in On A Failure To Dance, which is in the undanceable time signature of 33/8. I also stripped away the need for themes that carried over from song to song, or other connective tissue within the overall album.

The result is a dearly felt, but at times disconnected release that feels stronger overall than the Phoenix Diaries, but at times is almost too simple. That said, there are a lot of gems on this album and I’m happy with how it turned out.

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