May Morning by Ocean Boyfriend

These songs were written in the spring of 2020 thru spring 2021. Thru the space of involuntary isolation; thru a catastrophic heart event both personal and collective; I began to deepen my awareness into the innate nonlinearity of all things. How we move thru phases & cycles just as the moon & the seasons. The ever-present cycle of death & rebirth, no matter how frightening, how big or how small, will carry us around. Falling and allowing the earth to catch us, again and again and again.

May “may morning” be a reminder of the always returning light. As well as an honoring of the “mourning” that is part of the very same process.

I give immeasurable thanks to Toren “TT” Hardee for being with us thru every step of engineering, arranging, producing, mixing, and mastering this project; for making it what it is. Your vision, discernment, lightness, and talent can be found in every note. Being in collaboration with you is an immense honor and a gift.

Thank you to Sophia Heinecke; Ellie Moore; Anne Williams; Julie Odell; Ben Usie; Steve Gilliland; Jess Joy; Dan Callanan; Sam Hollier, Vanessa Degrassi, Peter J Bowling & Diana Tinoco; Grace Kennedy; Nick Bateman; the choirs; Bulbancha; the Moon; Terry, Suzzy & Maggie Roche; and to anyone who's ever listened and offered warm words of encouragement.

~ Rosemary