Spinning Wheels

Spinning Wheels was really one of those records where I stopped worrying so much about what box everything was supposed to fit in and just let the songs be what they were.

There’s country all over this record, but there’s also Americana, roots rock, a little southern rock, and some stuff that just kind of lives in its own lane. That’s probably one of the things I like most about it. It feels like a bunch of different parts of me all showing up on the same record.

A huge part of that came from working with Whiskey Hollow Rush.

By that point, we had really started finding our sound together, and instead of just playing the songs, we were shaping them as a band. Everybody brought something different to the table, and a lot of what you hear on Spinning Wheels came from letting those ideas breathe and seeing where they went.

The songs themselves are about life doing what life does.

Love, mistakes, relationships, chasing things, losing things, looking back, moving forward, and sometimes feeling like you’re doing a whole lot of moving without really knowing where you’re going.

That’s kind of where the title came from too.

Sometimes it feels like your wheels are turning and you’re making progress. Other times it feels like you’re just spinning them.

Musically, I wanted this record to have some grit. Big guitars, grooves, strong hooks, and plenty of room for the band to actually play. But I also wanted the lyrics to still matter.

Looking back, Spinning Wheels feels like an important record for me because it was another step toward trusting my own sound.

Not trying to chase what everybody else was doing.

Just making the music that felt like us.