From the gentle thaw of spring to the joy and anxiety of your sister’s first child being born at just 26 weeks, this EP finds its inspiration in the day-to-day, in events big and small. There’s something so refreshing about writing for solo piano; there’s no complex instrumentation or fancy audio effects to fuss over. It’s like a distillation of music itself, pulling the focus back to its core elements—rhythm, flow, harmony. Since the piano is my go-to instrument for noodling and brainstorming, I have many, many piano pieces still in the pipeline. Expect a volume 2 to arrive within the next couple years.