My most recent artsy attempt has been my favorite kind of all: music. The past three years have been extremely transitional for me, and I have dealt with it the only way I know how, through music. This time last year, my good friend (and creative genius) Kyle Thurman and I started a small project. He wanted more experience producing and recording, and I wanted to put these songs into record form so as to never forget them. Kyle ended up doing so much more than just recording, he helped to polish them and lend me a few members of his band (Bradley Batterton, Brian Batterton) as well as his own musical talents to make these songs into what my heart heard. Here we are!
There are 4 songs on BOX, [Bring You Home, Box, Everything We Had Planned, Alexander Rd.] I would love to give you all the detailed stories about each and every song, because I'll tell you, they are so fun *wink*. But these songs were part of a healing process. I know that sounds weird, but the other day I was in my room and heard one of my roommates listening to this record, and it was a surreal moment: every lyric and every sound was created for me. For a moment in my life I needed to express, for an experience to remember and also say goodbye to. Inviting someone else into that moment with me, and having it out there in the world was kind of a scary thing.
Scary and healing...healing for the moments that hurt, the moments of beauty that came out of that hurt, and for the hope that comes out of the transitional moments.
Thank you all so much for the support of this album! Thank you for being in those moments with me and hopefully finding common ground in your own lives. This is the first time I've shared any music that I wrote all by myself and I'm happy to know people actually like it...and me. :)
Album Available on iTunes now! search "Allison Button"
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