02.

TAPE 2 (every single time)

Written, arranged, produced, mixed, and published by me.
June 22nd, 2025

While TAPE 1 was a result of many happy accidents, experimentation, and letting ideas grow out of passion, TAPE 2 was my first stap at arranging and mixing with technical intention, not just emotional. This album was made with a desire to achieve a rustic, autumnal kind of music will still staying true to being represented of childhood nostalgia. I also strongly wanted to be able to harness the fuzziness of TAPE 1 in a way that felt very intentionally and less drowned in mud. Making this album made me obsessive over the small details of mixes of not only the songs I make, but also the songs I love and even the songs I don’t.

The songs on here are a blend of instrumental and lyric-driven, with an overarching will to draw the listener in. The lyrics often reflect of balancing emotions between wanting to grow and shape something new, while also wanting to go back to the start and try again. While themes of decision paralysis and worry of regret are present though, there’s always a hidden optimism both in the phrasing of sentences and in the music itself. Like TAPE 1, there are many things I’d go back and change if I could, but ultimately I know that the current state this album exists in is what’s a true reflection of my ability at the time and what I wanted to achieve.

1/2 Album Cover of TAPE 2

2/2 Song Cover of you’ll never know why