Tag: Eliza Hope

Moon in the Morning Sky

I was a member of the band Rumours (a tribute to Fleetwood Mac) for about ten years. Being left-handed, and a bit more of a Peter Green than Lindsey Buckingham, it was always a little bit of an odd fit. We had a great time, though, and I love all that music to this day. Our good friend Eliza Hope has been a Stevie Nicks disciple her entire life, so when I wrote a song that evokes “Dreams” and “Rhiannon” I was obviously going to give it to her to sing. “Moon in the Morning Sky” is moody and mysterious and groovy and slightly weird. Most of the lyrics are callbacks to 70s rock lore or specific FM incidents that have become legend over the decades. The background vocals were a happy accident that happened when Eliza was messing around with something else, and the guitar solo sounds like David Gilmour. I swear, Lindsey, it’s not personal.
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Show’s Over

Eliza Hope is an up and coming singer/songwriter whom I’ve known for a LONG time – she was a student of mine in high school, for starters. She has a really interesting mix of influences, with Lana Del Rey and Stevie Nicks at the top of her list, and a singing style that is unique and immediately recognizable. We started working on her EP towards the end of 2020. COVID-19 was raging, so we had several outdoor writing sessions in my backyard, with everyone socially-distanced so that we could unmask for a bit. “Show’s Over” was the first song from that batch that we finished recording. Eliza brought the original idea and the verses, and Jacob and I added the chorus and arrangement bits. We were so happy with this that we immediately released it as a single (impatience is an issue), but there’s a lot more to come and we can’t wait for everyone to hear it. Especially Eliza’s other former teachers, some of whom can’t believe her first single has an f bomb in the opening line.

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