Tripecac - Slow Wins Teddy (2020)

2020. It's like 9/11 for the next generation. A very long, slow 9/11.

"Where were you in 2020?"

"At home."

"Really? Me too."

"Yep."

"So... yeah..."

"Okay, gotta go now."

"All right, see ya."

Yep, that's about how connected, creative, and fun the rest of the world seemed this year.

For us, it was a little different, since we only had a month of lockdown and a few weeks of (not rigorously enforced) social distancing and hand sanitiser. Our trip to Italy was cancelled, but we were lucky to have Mom and Dad visit early in the year, before COVID really kicked off. The rest of the year was pretty much business as usual, except for a lack of tourists, one or two closed restaurants, and the relentless tide of bad news from overseas.

Finding time for music was tricky, especially with the girls stuck at home for lockdown and again whenever they had a sniffle or cough. Still, I managed to squeeze out enough (long) songs for the annual Tripecac album.

The music starts off sassy and juvenile (perhaps rebelling against the restrictive, fearful feelings of early 2020), but by the end of the year, when COVID-19 was not really a "thing" for us anymore, the music had settled back into its usual calm instrumental groove. Enjoy the good bits, and please excuse the rest!