I began writing and playing music at 16, first as a bass player and later as a singer-songwriter, studying music at Boston’s Berklee College of Music. After a few years playing in various bands in the Boston area, I began playing solo acoustic venues and started recording my first solo project, 1994’s “The Weather Prophet,” including some guest appearances by Corin Ashley of the Pills and Jude Crossen of Atlas Shrugged. Arranged to showcase an intimate, acoustic live sound, the CD nevertheless hinted at my roots in pop music.
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One of my favorite songs from one of my favorite bands. This album, Umbrella (1991), played constantly in my apartment and headphones the year it came out. Karen Peris, main songwriter and singer, is a truly gifted songwriter and lyricist. One of the best bands most of you never heard of. This song, "Now in This Hush" seems to be about the desperation of writer's block, or looking for inspiration in the great nothing. As a songwriter, I can relate. Nothing is more intimidating than the blank page, and all the words and melodies you look for but can't seem to find. Hope you like the song. Thanks.
Lyrics:
O bless me. Am I going silent now? O have I overnight been emptied? If I could call these thoughts to come, to stand on this paper I could read what I mean May I? May I?
O bless me. Now I seem to come apart, to sink inside this overwhelming, What can I do? What have I made of all of these new days? And forgive my despair.
Where is color this hour? Where is music this hour? Are they still going on somewhere? But where now, in this hush? Where are words in this hush? And what am I?
O bless us for we give our hearts to fear, for so we give our minds to worry. If I could brush this sorrow dust from off of our faces and see our joy again... May I? May I?
O let us make a joyful noise resound. O let us make a noise and hear it
