Hey, if you’re into the whole Spotify thing, you can now check out “Public School, Fast Food and Blue Jeans” there. I know, new music is long, long, long, long overdue. I have indeed been recording here and there and GUARANTEE that I will release something in 2012. I would be done sooner, but my wife and I are having a baby any day now, so things will be a little crazy for a while. I’m also still trying to figure out how to tackle some of these new songs — are they better with full instrumentation, or solo acoustic? Also, should I release a full-length CD or maybe a six-song EP is the best route this time around? And do I have another song or two inside me that is begging to come to the surface? (I’m not asking you; these are just some of the questions that have been going through my head lately.)

Anyway, for this week’s audio/video update, here’s “Lost My Nerve” from “Public School, Fast Food and Blue Jeans.” It’s a song I sometimes sing in front of strangers about how shy I am. Do you smell the irony?

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