A Viral(?) Moment + New Release: Wool & Fur
Hello friends,
January started with “a long drive from Christmas” back to Denver… somehow racked up over a million views on my TikTok videos 😳 … and ends with a brand new wintery release (plus an exclusive instrumental B-side).
A Viral(?) Moment
I threw a few silly videos up to promote Bones, and somehow, they just took off. Normally, I only get a couple hundred views, but the first one hit nearly 30,000. So I kept riffing on the idea, and out of nowhere, one video where I paraded my kid’s clay sculptures around (whatttt) blew up, hitting over 750,000 views in just a couple of days. Even the official accounts for Play-Doh and Crocs commented on it. Crazy.
Notably, a few thousand people have streamed my music since then. It’s been wild seeing folks dig into the back catalog, commenting on posts and songs from months (or even years) ago. That said, a thousand streams only pays out about $3–5, far less than even a single album purchase!
And with perfect timing, I’ve got a new one for you.
Wool & Fur
Wool & Fur is out NOW on Bandcamp, paired with an exclusive B-side, Steel & Ash (which will surely make you feel… something). If you like moody winter songs, I think you’ll love this one.
This song explores the allure of solitude, the peace found in isolation, the self-sufficiency of a life lived away from others. But also the quiet, creeping cost. It reflects on how loneliness can distort perception, turning once-familiar comforts into something unrecognizable. Over time, the line between solitude and emptiness blurs, and what once felt like freedom becomes something harder to escape.
The production on this one was pretty fun. I recorded my acoustic guitar with a tennis racket vibration dampener on the strings, giving it a really nice muted, rubber bridge-style sound. I also made heavy use of my Chase Bliss Generation Loss and Demedash T60 guitar pedals, along with the Goodhertz Lossy plug-in, to create a beautifully degraded, breaking-down feel.
Thank you for being here,
-Dave