Halfway Home

Tracks

1. 1. Evening Lights, Halfway HomeThe sandals slap, the sky turns peach, and for once I am in no hurry. It is the smoothest groove I have written.smooth afrobeats, evening highlife2:34
2. 2. My Grandfather's GuitarA dusty case, brass clasps, and a song I have never finished playing. It is about my grandfather, and I cried on the last take.nostalgic pop, acoustic pop2:27
3. 3. Hand on the RailI wrote this standing at a harbour wall, watching the boats. The hope in it is quiet but real.harbour pop, hopeful pop2:43
4. 4. Mended Nets, Steady HandsMy grandmother has been up before the sun my whole life. Needle, thread, tea: that is the whole song.tender pop, folk-pop2:24
5. 5. New City, Same SunBoxes stacked high and a key in an unfamiliar lock. The sun followed me, which was the best surprise.wistful pop, hopeful pop3:06
6. 6. Tuesday Farmers' Market HumA bright little farmers' market hum, which was my way of making a new city feel like home.cosy pop, market pop2:57
7. 7. Night Shift, Morning LightI wrote this for my cousin the nurse, coming off a twelve-hour shift. The dawn is the chorus.tender pop, dawn pop2:50
8. 8. The Guitar Waits for MeMy own guitar was gathering dust, so I wrote it a letter. It is hushed, and I recorded it late at night.hushed pop, bedroom pop3:01
9. 9. Borrowed Jacket, Night Bus HomeAmber lights, a fogged window and a borrowed jacket. The city has never looked so soft.dreamy pop, night-bus pop3:04
10. 10. The Fishing Rod Is PackedMy father's last day at work, and the first of his fishing days. I can still see his hat by the door.warm pop, nostalgic pop2:49
11. 11. Fog Lifts at SevenFog so thick you cannot see the corner, and somehow that is calming. The dance-pop beat arrives like sunrise.dreamy dance-pop, 2000s pop3:23