The Soundtrack of Our Lives

Live at Devil's Hollow April 9, 2024

Taking a break from the behind the scenes stuff, I'm presenting this recently recorded live set as a bit of a marker in time. There are plenty of tracks of the Soundtrack of Our Lives here and a few tastes of new material in really early stages of development. Hope ya like it! clintonhoy.com [http://clintonhoy.com] Setlist: 1. Morning Coffee 2. Sunrise Sunset 3. Clockwatcher 4. It Never Rains When You Need It 5. Little Kicks 6. Fallible 7. Someone Else's Songs 8. Roots 9. We Might Just Survive 10. Tom Waits 11. House Is Full 12. Pieces of Different Puzzles

Ep 4: When the true break though is throwing everything out

Well not everything. But most of it. It can be a crushing realisation when you think what you've done isn't anywhere near good enough... but you pick yourself up and try again right?

Ep 3: A quick voice memo

Ah! When inspiration strikes. Funny how something is the best you can do until you do it better. Check out the companion written pieces to this podcast at my website clintonhoy.com [http://clintonhoy.com]

Ep 2: There's always a detour

So, why these choices? Why am I drawn to these side projects instead of diving straight into developing songs for the third album, something I've been vocal about wanting to do?

Ep 1: 3 Weeks

As you can imagine, my guitar usually goes with me everywhere I travel - and this Brisbane trip was no exception, although, as can happen when you’re away from your usual, there wasn’t a lot of opportunities to hide away and play. So I tried something else - I mapped out the album in words. All the song titles, even some tempos and time signatures, their subject matter and their artistic inspiration. The anticipation of that first night back in the studio was palpable. And to my amazement, within 27 minutes, I found myself immersed in a creative whirlwind, sketching out musical ideas for not one, not two, but eight potential songs. It's a testament to the unpredictable nature of inspiration. It’s never happened to me before and may never again.