Stores are opening. Restaurants are opening. It seems life as we once knew it is slowly opening again. I also believe minds are opening and hearts are opening. We humans are funny creatures. On one hand, we spend the majority of our time and energy trying to maintain equilibrium. On the other hand, life outside our equilibrium is what has enabled our species to progress this far.
Read More“Empty Spaces,” the title track off Eliot Bronson’s new record, describes life post-breakup when you’re just getting back on your feet again. It reminded me of when I broke off my engagement almost a decade ago. We were living together in a quaint Craftsman bungalow that was half her, half me. The weekend of our split I stayed with a friend so she could move out. When I walked back into the house it was half empty. It stayed that way for nearly six months as I began to put my life back together.
Read MoreI was tempted to skip my blog this week because of the current state of our world and the country I call home. It’s hard for me to comprehend everything that’s going on right now, and I feel ill-equipped to speak out. It feels like I’m watching our society get swallowed whole by fear on all sides. When we let fear take us over, our bodies go into fight-or-flight mode, which is the same programming as kill-or-be-killed. It’s an ugly state that leads to rash decisions made with a sole goal—survival.
So instead of letting fear keep me from posting, I releasing a song I wrote a year and half ago about a tricky thing we call “honesty.”
Read MoreI’ve always been a hopeful romantic. I remember coming home from school in the 2nd grade lamenting the fact that the girl I had a crush on in my class didn’t share my sentiment. Girls never had cooties as far as I was concerned, and I spent countless hours during my childhood fantasizing about all the romantic gestures I’d make to woo a woman when one finally liked me.
Read MoreI wrote this song a couple years ago after having been single for quite a while. A dear friend of mine had gotten married, and I was holding onto this napkin with their names embossed in gold. It was love at first sight for them, and I was jealous…
Read MoreThis song came in the spring of 2018 at a time when most of my song titles included question marks at the end. It’s safe to say 2018 was a year of figuring things out for me. Including figuring out there’s nothing in life that needs to be figured out…
Read MoreHeartbreak takes time. It starts in a moment, then spreads like a dropped glass of wine - seeping into the cracks. You do everything you can immediately after to clean up the mess, but red wine stains…
Read MoreI got a text message from a friend that said "Miranda Lambert's new record has a song about you!" With the gravitational pull of Facebook click bait, I immediately pushed play on Spotify…
Read MoreThe Tin Man is excited to announce the release of his single, “Can You Feel My Love,” which debuted on AXS.com today and is available on all digital platforms.
Read MoreVents Magazine debuted The Tin Man's music video for his empowering single, "I Know I" worldwide today. The video is a moving depiction that parallels the message of the tune, which champions overcoming personal heartaches and hardships.
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