Dear Friends,
I hope wherever you are, you are safe, healthy and feeling hopeful.
From my quarantine to yours, I've got a couple things to tell you about.
Today, I put out a brand-new lil instrumental piece of music called "Lake"! I hope you like it! It's a medley of sorts of new music I wrote for an upcoming TV ad campaign for the company Securian Financial. (I'll share more about that as soon as it begins to air!) - I had so much fun writing this! It's a sibling song to my previously released "Hill" - both pull in elements of my home, my family and the beautiful moments I have the privilege of getting to share with them. Both songs are like musical family polaroids in a way. You'll hear little sound easter eggs throughout: my kid's giggling and talking and lots of various sounds from my home. Basically, "Lake" is a miniature score of a day in the O'Neal home.
For "Hill", my daughter, Lily, painted the cover art and hand-wrote the song title. and for this new piece, my 3.5 year old daughter, Iris painted the cover and hand-wrote "Lake"! She did such a lovely job!! I am lucky to have such wonderful artists around. Here's "Lake" and "Hill" next to each other:
Reminder: "Covers, Vol. 3" will be out in the world next Friday, March 27th!! Here's the tracklist!
10,000 Miles (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
You Wouldn't Like Me (Tegan and Sara)
Breathe Again (Sara Bareilles)
Can't Smile Without You (Barry Manilow)
Someone to Watch Over Me (Ella Fitzgerald)
Everywhere I Go (Lissie)
Love Is All Around (The Troggs)
Young Folks (Peter Bjorn and John)
When It Don't Come Easy (Patti Griffin)
Where Does the Good Go (Tegan and Sara)
Looking at the World From the Bottom of a Well (Mike Doughty)
Amazing Grace
Stay safe and healthy! We will get to the other side of this thing together. I'm so grateful for you!
Huge Love,
Ryan - Sleeping At Last
1. "Onward" Early Release (if you haven't seen, pixar's onward was released early at home! see it!!)
2. Rita Wilson's "Quarantunes" (hugely honored my "amazing grace" is a part of this brilliantly named playlist! hoping rita and tom feel better so soon!)
3. Philips Sonicare ExpertClean 7500 (i hate brushing my teeth. deeply. and yet, i just got this and i hate brushing my teeth less! hooray!)
4. The Chef Show (i love this show. 3 seasons in and it just feels like it was made strictly because of their love of food. it's a joyful watch.)