A Pawn Surrender

Description

A Pawn Surrender is an album about relationships: with myself, with my friends, with my lovers, and with the world around me. It's about learning to play the game, what moves to make, determining who I'm up against (most often, my toughest opponent is my own inner chaos), choosing when to fight for what you want or when it's time to surrender. I'm on the brink of my thirties and I'm very interested in understanding how to best utilize the different character traits within me to move forward in life with a certain sense of strategy and intention; to slow down, celebrate my strengths, and reflect on my weaknesses. I love the chess motif that runs through the album because chess is a game that requires patience, understanding, and acceptance – three virtues that I struggle to maintain but will always strive to embody.