Tape 1 (upstate) is the first of 5 tapes that are written, arranged, produced, mixed, and mastered by me. This album was the result of my first couple of months making music, so I was really trying everything and not worrying about polish. Through this process (while there definitely are some messy moments), I feel that I captured an emotional warmth that I couldn’t replicate now. 

    The songs feel like memories that are fuzzy around the edges, like trying to remember the little details from a childhood memory. It’s that world, the grey area between how life pans out and the way we remember it, which is where I want all my songs to live in. With no real technical ability, this album was made out of pure instinct for what I at the time thought sounded good. That process of layering mistakes and happy accidents until I achieved something that felt right is something I’m proud of, and while I now would change a lot of things with these songs, I’m glad that they exist in their current form.