I'm Going Nocturnal

I’ve always thought of myself as a sunshine girl. Perhaps the best compliment I’ve ever gotten was from ex, who as we were breaking up, said, “You’ll always be my good-time girl.” (It’s not that I’m the wildest partier, but given the choice, I do tend to prefer light to dark.)

So I find myself in a very strange predicament. Here in Austin, Texas, it's mid-July & I can’t take it anymore!

It’s not the heat so much as the light, the sun constantly beating down – no change of mood, no air of self-reflection. I remember my first summer here; halfway through, I’d convinced myself I would never see a cloud or ever write a song again.

Midnight and music. Cloudy days and new songs. Why do these things seem to go hand in hand? I don’t know. But for me, they always have.

So before I become a raging alcoholic, a boring grump, or self-destruct (& not in the fun punk rock way)… I’ve decided to try an experiment. I’m going nocturnal.

This is no time for a shutdown. I’m recording my new record & no matter what you think you know about your songs or your style, it’s all thrown into the air, turned into questions marks in the studio. There are a 1,000 small decisions to make… it’s lead or be led. And I don’t want to wake up to a record that doesn't sound like me.

Texans, puhlease tell me.
HOW DO YOU BEAT THE HEAT?
SURVIVE NEVER-ENDING SUMMER?

Look for me at Momo’s ‘til closing time. Or swinging in the hammock at 2am. Working on songs way past bedtime.

Look for me bleary-eyed on the streets at 8am. Ready to crawl back into bed at noon.

I’ve tried to look on the bright side… but it’s not working.
From now ‘til August 12 (when we leave on our next tour), I’m looking for the dark.