hello!
i hope you are well. i'm writing to you in the midst of finals season (i'm actively procrastinating, don't judge me). happy holidays! i so look forward to christmas every year, it is my favorite time of year to see family, give gifts to the people i love, and just spend time with the people i care most about in life. i wanted to write to you today because i literally haven't been on here since july (literally forever ago). so hello!
i won't lie to you. i am listening to a new ben mckelvey song right now as i write this. this is an exciting time where i feel like i've broken through the writers-block i've fallen victim for basically the entirety of 2024. it feels so good to be back into the swing of things, but part of me can't help but feel guilty about so much wasted time and potential for my music this year (i know it sounds worse than it is, but to me, it is), but then again, i did a lot last year (two albums and a few singles here and there). the new music is really good, i will say. it is not bland, dull, repetitive, OR boring! so yay! that's plus for me.
i like to do this thing where i vanish when it's over, but i'll try not to do that with this album. i want to put my all into this album cycle (videos, visuals, perfection, the whole nine). even if it's all for nothing, i do it because i find joy in it, and that's what matters for me. it's enough to get me by, after all.
all of this is to say you will probably hear from me a lot more in the new year. i've got a window in mind for when i want the new music to come out, so hopefully i can stick to that and put out something incredible. i'll have some free time over the next month or so to book into the new music and really get to working on it, but i have things to listen to! and that's a great start!
anyway, i hope you're well. stay warm, stay happy, don't lose too much hope because i know the world looks bleak rn, but love you!
talk soon,
ben