To deal with his grief.

His son was severely autistic, and at 15 had a tendency to wander off and get lost.

This happened at a church event. He left on his bike and wound up on the freeway. He got hit by a car and killed.

He’s a hobby musician, and all I’d ever heard was his experimental electronic material. To deal with his immense grief, he created a 4 track punk album dealing specifically and directly with the death of his son, Everett. He wrote, played, sang, recorded, and mixed the entire project himself.

It is, IMO, very well crafted. He’s not a traditionally great singer, having something of a Fred Schneider (B 52’s) singing voice. It translates well to his style. These are very hook-driven.

Anyhow, here it is. Please listen and, if you are so inclined, purchase. It is a $3 EP.

Fair warning: the songs are all explicit expressions of his grief, and also deal with the event itself. The tone of the songs are generally upbeat and bright, in a stark contrast to the extremely dark subject matter.

That said, here is Love’s Armada:

https://lovesarmada.bandcamp.com/album/things-are-not-ok

Thank you.

-Sig-

“Why didn’t you do this in your own god damn country?"

-All Stah's view on undocumented immigrants wanting to be treated like human beings.

-Sig-

“Why didn’t you do this in your own god damn country?"

-All Stah's view on undocumented immigrants wanting to be treated like human beings.

..Such a heart-warming response. I truly hope this entire process provides healing.

Beyong the grief, your friend is truly talented. Blink 182 meets Radiohead, in the best way.

Respect to the family.


..never give up
never give in
never let go
never slow down
never let up
give it all you got
for that last spot in the minivan

never say never
never be alone
never get lost
never cheap out
its never too late
give it all you got
for that empty spot in the minivan... © Love's Armada



*purchased & gifted forward.


*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...

I had the privilege of being asked to review/critique the project during it’s creation and when I got to that song, the title alone fucked me up because I immediately imagined my own kids and I saw that empty spot. Then I thought about how that feels for him, his wife, and their remaining two kids.

When I am dealing with sadness, grief, depression, etc, it takes me out of everything.

To see him able to go through that level of pain and loss and still be able to channel it i to something like this is truly inspirational and I have never had so much respect for anyone as I had for him when he showed me the project.

And thanks for the purchase. That sincerely means a lot.

And agreed on his talent. I was blown away, particularly since these are his first recorded songs ever from what he said. He’s smart as hell to boot. He’s very creative in general, creating his own board games and things like that.

-Sig-

“Why didn’t you do this in your own god damn country?"

-All Stah's view on undocumented immigrants wanting to be treated like human beings.

I was 2 when my baby sister died and I have vague memories of my mom’s reaction, and I was around 21 when the second- my last sibling- died.

It fucked me up but my mother never, ever recovered after the first and the second all but killed her. She kept a shrine with candles and her picture for years after.

But yo… MY kids? I don’t know if that frame of reference is enough to prepare me for even the concept.

I have no idea how people don’t just off themselves when that happens.

-Sig-

“Why didn’t you do this in your own god damn country?"

-All Stah's view on undocumented immigrants wanting to be treated like human beings.