Dear fellow readers,

This is Steve’s wife, Allyson, writing to bring you the inside scoop. You may have heard that there will soon be a new internet single. It’s been in the works awhile now, and I can’t wait for it to get into your hands (and ears… and head). I’m going on record here to say that it is officially the new favorite, surpassing “sometimes I see you on the lawn”. If you liked that one, just wait… and when you hear it, listen for the obscure past participle, and the wondrous event to which it refers. Why do I love this song so much? One reason is surely that I could understand the words and their meaning without asking “what does it mean!?”, as is my wont. Steve will often play me whatever new song he’s working on even in its primordial stages, usually with the caveat that I can’t ask about what it all means… not until it’s finished. But the meaning of the upcoming release, “the odd and the even”, is so resonant (that is to say, it expresses through the music and words something real and true) that I find myself whistling along because I want to join in! There’s something about it that stirs you up inside and makes you want to say “yes!”

I even went so far as to ask Steve if he thought whistling might be an appropriate addition to the mix. He said no. On one hand, he’s right… whistling says “carefree” and other things that know nothing of this song, but on the other hand, I think you’ll know what I mean when you hear it and feel drawn to whistle. Isn’t that what we mean when we say that we resonate with something? When something “rings true” or “strikes a chord” with us, we are in that moment naturally caused to relate to or echo it harmoniously. (thank you, Merriam-Webster!) That’s sort of what the song is about, too– a certain resonance in all of creation: the odd and the even.

I’ll close with this:
I’ve found that my only consolation when Steve goes away on weekends for band stuff is that the five of them are creating music that is truly worthwhile. I was expecting really great things from their work on this song, probably because the more I miss him when he’s away, the greater the music has to be in order for me to believe it’s all worth it. So how did it work out? I asked if I could guest-blog to sing its praises.

Tags: by:Allyson, guest blogging, new releases