THE ACCIDENTALS

"Go Getter" is about mental health packaged between pop melodies and a video about goats. We collectively lost friends to suicide in 2020 and it was a heavy couple of years, Go Getter began as a way to process the grief. Sometime songs are written in dark times but they evolve to take on different meanings. Go Getter became our mantra for life.  There's a Tony Bennet quote in the chorus that I picked up watching the Amy Winehouse documentary. He say's "Life will teach you how to live, if you live it long enough". That stuck with me. The takeaway is the remainder for the chorus "pull it together, shake off the pressure". Maybe that can be the message here. Don't take life so seriously all the time. That's where the video comes in. It came from telling Sav to stop singing "Goat Getter" in the recording process. The idea was born. Michael wrote the treatment and we all watched the Goonies for homework. Brian Raetz and Brody Steele dropped everything last second to help us record it and they edited the video so well, we couldn't get through it without laughing - that's how you know it's done. http://vevo.ly/3xLxtn

Count The Rings - Have you ever seen a freshly cut tree? There are imperfect circle rings inside the trunk. One light ring and one dark ring represent one year of the tree's life. They are like a scar or story buried deep in the center of this living thing. People have internal rings too - sometimes these rings are dark rings that hold us back from living life the way we want to live. Some rings are light rings that allow us to grow and become. Count the Rings is about recognizing the lies you tell yourself to stay within what's safe, and protecting what hurts you. Sometimes you have to set fire to your self-imposed limitations to experience a fully lived life. We can choose. We are not limited to what we have learned or what we have experienced. This is that year for us. Not holding back, not steppin' down, standing strong. Going to live it loud in 21'. Filmed by Charlie Steen Drone footage by Jordan Awrey Edited by Charlie Steen Huge thanks to Kym and Luke Reynolds for the Excavator and the memories. ON TOUR Sept 29th w/ Sawyer Fredericks September 29-30 - City Opera House Traverse City MI October 1 - State Theatre of Bay City - Bay City MI October 2 - The Ark EARLY SHOW - Ann Arbor MI October 2 - The Ark LATE SHOW - Ann Arbor MI October 3 - Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland OH October 7 - Great Lakes Center for the Arts - Petoskey MI October 8 - Cheboygan Opera House - Cheboygan, MI October 9 - Calvin College Covenant Fine Arts Center - Grand Rapids MI October 10 - City Winery - Chicago IL October 13 - LMCU Mendel Center - Benton Harbor MI October 14 - Riverdog Music - Wakeman OH October 16 - Daryl's House Club - Pawling NY October 17 - Club Passim EARLY SHOW @ 5pm - Boston MA October 17 - Club Passim LATE SHOW @ 8pm - Boston MA October 20 - City Winery / The Loft - New York City, NY October 21 - Gateway City Arts - Holyoke, MA October 22 - The Linda - Albany NY October 23 - Jonathan's Restaurant - Ogunquit ME October 24 - Voices Cafe - Westport CT October 26 - Ardmore Music Hall - Ardmore PA October 27 - Rams Head On Stage - Annapolis MD October 28 - City Winery - Washington D.C. October 30 - The Evening Muse - Charlotte NC October 31 - City Winery - Atlanta GA November 3 - City Winery - Nashville TN www.theaccidentalsmusic.com for tickets

I wrote Cityview a few months into quarantine.  One of the last gigs we played before things shut down was Folk Alliance International, a giant convention that took place in New Orleans in February of 2020.  That year, Ani Difranco was talking to Ann Powers of NPR, and she answered a question with, ‘Beyond the eyes, the trains and the angels…’  I whipped out my phone, and the guy standing next to me said, ‘Yeah, you definitely should write that one down.’   A few months later, we did an online show in-the-round with Anna Tivel, and I fell in love with the way she writes songs tapping into untold stories.   I decided to write this song about other people's stories. Everyone you know is struggling with something, accepting something, working on something. They are all a reflection of our own fragility. How we react to things defines how we see ourselves. Becoming self-aware changes your perspective of the people around you.” The whole Vessel album is about perspective, how widening your perspective can help you see things clearer, help you focus on big picture instead of being consumed by details.  Cityview is the most stripped down, singer songwriter, Americana song on the album, it's also the most vulnerable song. Thanks to everyone that helped us make this video. Director: Brian Michael Raetz Editors: Brian Michael Raetz, Broderick Steele Composer: Savannah Shyan Buist Performed by The Accidentals https://www.theaccidentalsmusic.com #TheAccidentals #Cityview