Whitty Remarks - Nary A Care LP
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Travis spent the last five years processing & giving shape to the grief of losing his father. Nary A Care is celebratory and cutting all at once–– an interpretation of a whole person in their delicate, forty-year journey together.
"Music was the binding agent that kept us in touch all the way up until Dad’s abrupt and early end. In fact, my first band’s practice was in his dining room. Five doe-y eyed high schoolers fumbled through “American Jesus” by Bad Religion about fifteen times and called it a night.
From that tiny, repurposed communal room, a desire to write original music commenced. Making sound became an extension of my kinetic career path. Twentysomething years later, here we are.
Though presence wasn’t historically his main attribute, Dad was almost always at our shows, an avid supporter of my artistic life. Small gestures were his forte.
Dad was also a fervent supporter of classic rock bands like AC/DC and Black Sabbath while simultaneously having a massive love for 90’s country like Garth Brooks & Shania Twain. Nary A Care embodies a lot of those influences throughout in small, referential doses. Pedal steel provides an ethereal and emotional bed, while other songs boast heavier lead guitar lines that dance around or tear into the pop/folk foundation.
In short, Nary A Care is a direct nod to Dad in every capacity."
Records, much like all of us, are a vessel. They contain intricate, emotional complexities. With that sentiment close to heart, the album will take on a second form to commemorate the 5th anniversary of Patrick's death on 06/23/2025. More on that soon.
This work would not exist without the influence and punctuation of its multi-faceted contributors, including Andrew Jambura & Stephen Strupp (Sat Nite Duets), Todd Umhoefer (Old Earth), Christopher Porterfield & Barry Paul Clark (Field Report), Eric Arsnow (Fight Dice/Devil’s Teeth), Peter Vartanian (Fauxny), Luke Bassuener (CONTROL/Asumaya) and Nathaniel Hauer (Hello Death).
Let it all move you. The only way out is through.
"Music was the binding agent that kept us in touch all the way up until Dad’s abrupt and early end. In fact, my first band’s practice was in his dining room. Five doe-y eyed high schoolers fumbled through “American Jesus” by Bad Religion about fifteen times and called it a night.
From that tiny, repurposed communal room, a desire to write original music commenced. Making sound became an extension of my kinetic career path. Twentysomething years later, here we are.
Though presence wasn’t historically his main attribute, Dad was almost always at our shows, an avid supporter of my artistic life. Small gestures were his forte.
Dad was also a fervent supporter of classic rock bands like AC/DC and Black Sabbath while simultaneously having a massive love for 90’s country like Garth Brooks & Shania Twain. Nary A Care embodies a lot of those influences throughout in small, referential doses. Pedal steel provides an ethereal and emotional bed, while other songs boast heavier lead guitar lines that dance around or tear into the pop/folk foundation.
In short, Nary A Care is a direct nod to Dad in every capacity."
Records, much like all of us, are a vessel. They contain intricate, emotional complexities. With that sentiment close to heart, the album will take on a second form to commemorate the 5th anniversary of Patrick's death on 06/23/2025. More on that soon.
This work would not exist without the influence and punctuation of its multi-faceted contributors, including Andrew Jambura & Stephen Strupp (Sat Nite Duets), Todd Umhoefer (Old Earth), Christopher Porterfield & Barry Paul Clark (Field Report), Eric Arsnow (Fight Dice/Devil’s Teeth), Peter Vartanian (Fauxny), Luke Bassuener (CONTROL/Asumaya) and Nathaniel Hauer (Hello Death).
Let it all move you. The only way out is through.
