A.D. Kay Music

Getting off the social media/algorithm treadmill in 2025, beginning with a peace out to Facebook tomorrow. My songs will remain available at the following places, however, so please do like or follow or subscribe, etc to those things if you're so inclined.

Thank you for listening 🎧💙✌️

Purchase & download tunes at https://adkay.bandcamp.com/

Stream for free at soundcloud.com/ad-kay-90901

Liner Notes blog at renegademusicproject.substack.com

Watch/listen at youtube.com/.d.kaymusic

Favorite Puget Sounds #10: Mother Crone & The Lonely Hearts Club

I came to understand the magic of metal later in life than most fans, and I'm happy to say that Mother Crone has contributed to my newfound appreciation of the genre! Their single "Electric Funeral/Rat Salad" is a particular favorite (I love a good drum solo)🤘 You can listen to it and their full-length album "Awakening" in all the usual streamy locations but as always, it's best to support them directly through BandCamp: https://mothercrone.bandcamp.com/album/awakening

There are a lot of Beatles fans. There are lot of musicians who are Beatles fans, and as such, there are A LOT of Beatles cover bands out there. However: though I could be accused of bias, I'm confident in my assertion that you will be hard-pressed to find a group of musicians (and rabid Beatles fans) who are as committed to recreating as faithful a tribute to the Fab Four as Seattle-based The Lonely Hearts Club are. I've been a fan for many years (not one, but TWO t-shirts!) and I am always blown away by what they do. I would file them under "Must See" if you haven't had the pleasure of catching one of their live shows yet, but even if you have seen them before, then you know I don't need to tell you to see them again - you'll already want to! You can keep an ear to the ground for upcoming show dates here: https://www.facebook.com/LonelyHeartsClubTribute

Favorite Puget Sounds #8: Neurotic & Steven Pontius

(facebook links in comments)

Plugging a couple of metalheads today!

Neurotic is a self-produced death-metal project that gives me hope, joy, and a healthy dose of RAGE. Like myself and other self-producers, balancing daily life and recording time can slow down the production process some, but I've found each one of Neurotic's tracks worth the patient wait! I'm particularly fond of the song "Languid Demise", which you can listen to on his SoundCloud channel here: https://soundcloud.com/user-429103681/languid-demise While you're there, give him a like and a follow so you can get a front-row seat to his next stroke of evil genius!

Steven and I met in college where we both took an introductory music theory class. I did not pass that class, but he did :) And while Steven definitely excels and specializes in complex and sophisticated guitar techniques (metal, jazz, classical, you name it), he is also a gifted and heartfelt composer. If you don't manage to catch him at one of his solo gigs in several local bars, coffee shops, and wineries, you can always listen to one of his gorgeous compositions on any of the usual streaming services. One of my favorites can be found here on his BandCamp page: https://stevenpontius.bandcamp.com/track/loraine

Both of these guys are good people and fantastic guitarists. I highly recommend them both. Do support their projects!

"And besides..." EP is out now (and don't forget, it's a twofer with a bright and a dark version for each song)! Will leave all the relevant links in the comments...

Big thanks goes to The Whole Bolivian Army, David J at Rhapsodic Sounds, Glenn Welman, Patricio Penin & Lake Chalk for lending their masteries of all things musical. Also want to thank Rosco Haverton, Chuck Shoultes and LazyDayBeatz for letting me often "borrow their ears" throughout the mixing process and for offering helpful feedback and insight.

And thank you again to friends, family, listeners and encouragers who help spur the whole thing on and helped to make it all worth it! This has been fun to make, I hope you enjoy listening to it ✌️

Favorite Puget Sounds #5: Spitfire Tree & Samantha Jane

Both of these artists are younger and much hipper than me. and make me feel rather geriatric by comparison. I've been watching their progress as musicians (but also as people) with glee for decades, and am always learning a lot from each of them💙

Spitfire Tree is actually about to release something new REAL soon, so I am currently crouching at the door (so to speak) in anticipation. But until then, let us all familiarize ourselves with this gorgeous album which can access here through various different platforms: https://ptpoahlive.hearnow.com/
You can also watch his live performance on the tubes (link in comments)

Just as with Spitfire Tree, Samantha Jane is someone I've known for a quite some time, and though I started doing music when she was a wee one, she (and Spitfire Tree) quickly surpassed me in skill, talent, and overall hip-ness. You can follow what she gets up to at https://breakbeatbitch.com/

I will also link their Instagram accounts in the comments so you can continue to cultivate your own awe and appreciation for each of these exceedingly talented, exceedingly intelligent artists: