The Road Of Life

Debut full length out june 14, 2024

The Road of Life is my first proper solo debut record. It’s a collection of songs culled from life that, taken together, represent a small portion of the person I am today. I’ve vehemently stuck to the adage “write what you know,” pulling everything directly from my personal life and experiences. A couple weeks ago I had to wear a wristband that said “Observer” while my two boys (6 and 8, also prominent figures on the record and in my songwriting in general) bounced around an indoor trampoline park. I’ve never been on for tattoos, not liking anything enough to want it permanently etched on my body, but that single word best summed up the gist of who I am. Not much of a talker, probably seen by most as standoffish or aloof, not terribly engaged. But the opposite is true. I’m just constantly taking everything in, the whole world around me, the people, places and things that make up a life, attempting to process it both in the moment and contextually within my years on this planet. My deepest apologies to those who’ve thought otherwise and figured me for an asshole. I promise I’m not. Just often lost in thought and deeply uncomfortable in most social settings (rather ironic, given the nature of my chosen career path). These ten songs best represent where I’ve been and where I’m at, an autobiographical sketch examining the who, what, where, when, how, and why of life. I offhandedly referred to it once as not so much songwriting as emotional journalism. So it goes. 

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Rhett & John French Valley Vineyard, Cedar, MI French Valley Vineyard, Cedar, MI
Rhett & John Mari Vineyards, Traverse City, MI Mari Vineyards, Traverse City, MI
Rhett & John North Bar, Traverse City, MI North Bar, Traverse City, MI
Rhett & John Good Harbor Vineyards, Lake Leelanau, MI Good Harbor Vineyards, Lake Leelanau, MI
Rhett & John Northern Latitudes Distillery, Lake Leelanau, MI Northern Latitudes Distillery, Lake Leelanau, MI
Rhett & John The Pub, Traverse City, MI The Pub, Traverse City, MI
Rhett & John Hotel Indigo, Traverse City, MI Hotel Indigo, Traverse City, MI
John Richard Paul Lake Ann Brewing Company, Lake Ann, MI Lake Ann Brewing Company, Lake Ann, MI
Rhett & John North Bar, Traverse City, MI North Bar, Traverse City, MI
John Richard Paul Mari Vineyards, Traverse City, MI Mari Vineyards, Traverse City, MI
Rhett & John Rove Estate, Traverse City, MI Rove Estate, Traverse City, MI
Rhett & John Northern Latitudes Distillery, Lake Leelanau, MI Northern Latitudes Distillery, Lake Leelanau, MI
Rhett & John French Valley Vineyard, Cedar, MI French Valley Vineyard, Cedar, MI
Rhett & John The Pub, Traverse City, MI The Pub, Traverse City, MI
A.S. Lutes Short's Pull Barn, Elk Rapids, MI Short's Pull Barn, Elk Rapids, MI
Rhett & John Hotel Indigo, Traverse City, MI Hotel Indigo, Traverse City, MI
John Richard Paul Stone Hound Brewing, Williamsburg, MI Stone Hound Brewing, Williamsburg, MI
Rhett & John Shady Lane Cellars, Suttons Bay, MI Shady Lane Cellars, Suttons Bay, MI
Drew Hale Band Crystal Mountain Beer & Brat Fest, Thompsonville, MI Crystal Mountain Beer & Brat Fest, Thompsonville, MI
Rhett & John The Parlor, Traverse City, MI The Parlor, Traverse City, MI
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