My fourth album, The Great Divide, is yours to listen to. It is hard to even begin to describe what these last few years making this album has felt like. The collision of fear and pressure and joy and luck and total love has left me wordless, and if you know me personally, I hardly ever shut my mouth. I spent many months walking forward in complete darkness, hands out in front of me, desperate to touch something familiar that would show me I was near the light switch again. As lonely as it felt, and as unfamiliar as the world seemed in those moments, I was never really alone. I don’t think any of us ever truly are. I was guided through the wilderness by calm voices, by the stillness of my home state, by the total commitment of my band, producers, and team, by the steady and loving touch of my wife and family, and of course, by the constant and enduring encouragement of you all, who I am so lucky to have as fans. I am very proud of what we are doing together and I hope we can live this dream for a long long time
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Patches O’houlihan
Shout out to the amazing team that put these together and made this tracklist reveal truly special. I can’t wait for you to hear all these songs
I heard a woman say that she doesn’t regret her kids, but if she could choose to start her life over, she wouldn’t have them. And I remember thinking…isn’t that another way of describing regret?
Being a parent is absurdly challenging. But even on the hardest days, I’ve never once wished for a life where my children didn’t exist. If there are a thousand lifetimes, my soul would look for theirs in every single one.
Because being a parent is the greatest paradox of existence. It has taken more from me than anything else & given me more than I could ever lose.
I genuinely believe that we shifted into an alternate reality after 2019. Time is different, people have changed, and things don’t feel the same. We now live in an eerie post-apocalyptic emotionless society reminiscent of black mirror. Call me crazy but I believe this.