album five

i announced my fifth album last week. it’s called: i, sabotage. out oct 17. it’s the culmination of about 3 years of work, although some songs may have taken longer. i do often feel that i am the only thing in my own way. i’ve worked hard to develop a mindset and routine to overcome the self-talk that makes it hard to put things out. steven pressfield would define this as “the resistance,” some people maybe just as self-doubt. and although i do trudge onward, it’s always kind of there. this ongoing dance with that inner voice that asks “is this good?” i guess this album is in a way to make peace with it, to acknowledge it’s always there. just like you can’t expect to be happy all the time, it’s unrealistic to make music without any friction. the struggle is what makes you appreciate the moments that are good. as cliche as it sounds, you can’t feel a high without some lows.

on thursday last week i made a post asking if anyone wanted to hear my album before it was out. the only catch was we were going for a run to listen to it. i had a really great time, it was fun listening to the record front to back and seeing people’s reactions outside of a club setting. something about a lot of people doing something good for themselves together as a community was a different kind of inspiration. it really reminds me of this quote that i love “if you ever lose faith in humanity, go watch a marathon.”

thank you to everyone who came out and did that with me. great times.

if you’ve read this far, you can pre-save my album now. that would mean a lot to me.

thank you!

-felix