Emo Ukulele by Sunflowers for Sam

At the end of 2023 and the start of 2024, I was working on some new songs for another album. However, I found myself feeling what I would call "musically depressed" for some reason. I wasn't sure why, but I started to dislike what I was making, and felt like maybe I had approached making a new album in a way that was counterproductive. I felt like maybe I was rushing it, a bit, as I was recording instrumentals before I had written lyrics to go with them, and then felt like I wished the instrumentals were different when I tried to write lyrics for them, but not wanting to re-record everything. I felt like I needed a break, so I decided to stop working on that album for a while, until I felt I could go back with a fresh perspective, and not feel so attached to the instrumentals I had recorded.

That's where this EP comes in. The ukulele was the first instrument I ever learned, in about 2015, I believe. We had one around the house, it belonged to my sister, but she never played it. I started playing it, half ironically, but came to love learning songs. I don't think I would be the guitarist and musician I am today if I didn't pick up the uke, and so it only makes sense that I come full circle and write some songs on it. These five original tracks, and one reimagining, were very fun and satisfying to make and put together. I wanted a fresh start musically, and writing and recording with my sister's old uke is how I got one.

I didn't really see playing the uke leading me here, with a small batch of songs I'm really proud to share. I feared that maybe it would come off as a bit gimmicky, or even that it might be culturally insensitive, to some degree. At the end of the day, though, I really believe in these songs I've made, and I believe that mixing/production-wise, it's my best work to date. I'm a much more confident musician, and I hope you can enjoy listening to what I've made as much as I enjoyed making it.

Tracklist

1.	Evetta	3:12

2.	Shark Song	3:23

3.	The Plan	2:57

4.	Miranda	3:24

5.	Sleep Talk	3:09

6.	Tooshie	2:09

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released May 9, 2024

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