I released an EP, Don't Overthink It, last year. Now I've finally gotten around to editing this in-studio recording.
Words & music by Billy Dechand
© 2022 Bucktooth Music (ASCAP)
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Back to history! I can imagine my dad reading Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage (by Sherry Sontag, Christopher Drew, and Annette Lawrence Drew) when it came out, around 1998. This one's a collection of short stories, all related as a history of American submarines doing spywork during the Cold War.
As always, thanks to Saint Louis Public Library for the book. Support your local library!
Billy reviews the modern masterpiece, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Apparently it pissed him off that no one appreciated it when initially published, because he knew it was so good. In historical tradition of the arts, it became a classic after he died.
During the review, I mention how I disagreed with my English teacher about symbolism. Here's an article about authors and their intent.
As always, thanks to Saint Louis Public Library for the book. Support your local library!
Yes, I just released a new EP, Don't Overthink It. So what have I done? I made a lyrics video from my five year old album, Down.
This is "Falling So High".
Words & music by Billy Dechand
© 2018 Bucktooth Music (ASCAP)
Billy Dechand – voice, guitar, bass, keyboard
Scott McGreer - guitar
Jim Warchol – drums
David Taylor - voice
Video material from Pixabay artists:
DistillVideos, Engin_Akyurt, Iconikmg, Tomislav Jakupec
Billy reviews a regular old novel, The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig. It's a New York Times bestseller, dontcha know. Just a little "flash review", where I don't even tell you whether I like it or not. Cheeky!
As always, thanks to Saint Louis Public Library for the book. Support your local library!
With the fresh new release of the Don't Overthink It EP, here are two new videos to go along with it.
The first is "Nazis Are Bad"; it saddens/frightens me that it needs to be said at all.
"You're Great" is a song that could be seen to demonstrate "It's not what you say, it's how you say it". But there are many ways to interpret it.