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Now Playing: ‘Greater Than’ by Zach Churchill

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Los Angeles-based Singer Songwriter Zach Churchill bares his soul without reservation on his confessional, potent new album “Greater Than.” It includes the lead single “Surrender.” 

It’s an appropriate precursor to this bold album, exploring difficult feelings and painful trauma with a brave curious spirit. The single deals with addiction and hopelessness, yet there is healing and hope in its underlying music and message. Whether welcoming or foreboding, truth is Zach’s artistic and life mantra.

Zach Churchill’s Greater Than album makes for genuine storytelling.

Churchill elaborates on the album-writing process, explaining how it was therapeutic and encouraged him to trust his inner compass: 

“Greater Than,” was written and recorded in Sherman Oaks, CA with my producer and friend, Tom Rasulo. Amidst a bunch of changes and trials in my personal life, the studio was a refuge and safe place for me to process all that was happening. I was able to explore difficult feelings, reflect on my current circumstances, and digest painful experiences. Basically, this album was incredibly therapeutic. It represents an incredibly important period in my life when I finally began to trust myself. 

The title track, “Greater Than”, is about making other people your Higher Power and then being disappointed when they let you down, and finally coming to terms with the painful truth that no human being will ever be able to save or fix you. 

“Surrender” is about addiction being the result of untreated trauma. “Each day is the same, I wake up in pain, and repeat what I fear with no resolution.”

“The past, it is real, and it’s living inside you. This pain, it can heal, you can change if you want to…” 

Fromgirltogirl.com review of ‘Greater Than’ Album

The ‘Greater Than’ album is a splendor of emotions from track to track. We enjoy the story of overcoming struggle. Even if some of the lyrics can have us in our feelings, Zach Churchill keeps the instrumentals on the album upbeat or at a tempo that can be heard when you are having a good or bad day. It’s an easy 50 minute listen.

He pulls no punches: His lead single “Bartender” chronicles a harrowing heroin overdose. “The person I’m singing to saved my life,” Zach explains. “He was closing up at 2:00 a.m. at the venue when I overdosed. Everyone was gone, but he checked the bathroom because the light was on. The door was locked, so he got the key and found me. If he had just gone home I’d be dead.”

In the hospital, after a medically induced coma, Zach was forced to face his family and himself.

“You hit your bottom when you stop digging,” Churchill says.

The song is all about him saying ‘I’m done.’

Heartbreak and Hope was recorded with noted producer, artist, and multi-instrumentalist Julian Coryell who invited key musicians to power the tracks.

About Zach Churchill

On a recent journey Zach traveled The Camino de Santiago, an ancient European pilgrim route leading to the tomb of St. James in northwest Spain, a sacred path with a profound history. “I was surrounded by people who were on the pilgrimage for spiritual reasons, this great family,” he recalls. “With the right attitude, every day of my life can be an adventure like The Camino.”

Stream lead single “Surrender” on Spotify.

‘Greater Than’ Album Tracklist

11 songs serve as musical mile markers commemorating a 10 year journey through Zach Churchill twenties — a decade that he barely survived.

1. Surrender, 2. Greater Than, 3. Living in L.A., 4. Reach You, 5. Love & Terror, 6. I Can’t Stand Myself, 7. Hover, 8. Sonoyta, 9. How To Live, 10. Then We Can Think About Dying

With an expressively vulnerable voice, singer-songwriter Zach Churchill breathes life, love, and gratitude into absorbing narratives. Sophisticated arrangements, inventive modulations, and superlative musicality are hallmarks of the Orange County, California native’s debut collection, Heartbreak & Hope.

Genre(s): Alternative Rock, Singer Songwriter, Rock, Folk Rock, Americana, Alternative

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Now Playing: Camille Peruto ‘From the Sea to the Sky’

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Camille Peruto new album From the Sea to the Sky

South Jersey songstress Camille Peruto has a brand new album out entitled “From the Sea to the Sky”. If you are not familiar  with Peruto, she appeared on Season 14 of American Idol and has opened for Tim Reynolds of the Dave Matthews Band. Have a listen to her lead single “Crooked Roads.” You can stream the album “From the Sea to the Sky” now and let Fromgirltogirl know what you think. Peruto’s style is similar to Sara Bareilles, John Mayer, Joni Mitchell, Taylor Swift and Birdy. Here are just some of her accolades:

  • Was on American Idol (Season 14)
  • Opened for Anna Nalick ((Breathe (2AM))
  • Opened for Tim Reynolds of the Dave Matthews Band
  • Opened for various other artists – Lily & Madeleine, Tommy Conwell are a few
  • Sold out of all the physical copies of her debut album “Sparrow” (2013).

Tracklisting

Crooked Roads
Biscuit Moon
Can’t Get Away
Silent Melody
Let Go
Sword
The High Road
Crazy Crazy Mad
Set Up a Sail
Row Ghost
Lagoon

Members/Instruments
Eric Novod – Drums
Joe Parella – Guitar/Machine
Roshane Karunaratne – Piano/Keys
Erik Kase Romero – Bass
Camille Peruto – Vocals/Acoustic Guitar

About Camille Peruto

Philadelphia based recording artist and singer/songwriter Camille Peruto creates her music with a melodious blend of pop, rock and folk sounds. With a range of influences, her music exudes catchy melodies and memorable lyrics. Her debut album, Sparrow, has sold out everywhere except for iTunes, where it is still available. She has headlined shows in Philadelphia and played famous venues in and along the East Coast, LA and Nashville. Along with her original music, Camille has a repertoire of over 300 cover songs, each performed with her own unique twists and embellishments that captivate and charm her audiences. Learn more about Camille Peruto and follow her on Facebook.

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Rock band Mleo goes ‘Ridiculous’ with new alternative rock song

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Are you a fan of the pop rock group Red Hot Chili Peppers? Then you’ll be hooked to LA’s alternative rockers Mleo’s new single ‘Ridiculous’ and the song ‘Sunken City.’ The group Mleo is the heart of pop rock in every sense, with their top-notch songwriting and chill persona, it’s hard not to love their music style.

When listening to Mleo’s ‘Sunken City’, you really get a feel of LA vibes — hipsters looking to find themselves. The music video for ‘Sunken City’ offers viewers great views of mountainous terrains of LA. It is like one is taking a nature adventure with the pop rock band. The video is a delightful pleasure to the eyes. If you like the music video ‘Sunken City’ be sure to listen to their full debut album ‘ Sunken City‘ today.

There is not one bad track on the ‘Sunken City’ album — trust, you can listen to this on a long car drive and simply enjoy yourself. It’s that good. And their single ‘Ridiculous’ is just as pleasurable to the ears. Listen here and enjoy. To keep up with the band, follow them on Facebook at Mleoband for more incredible alternative rock tracks from Audrey Reed ( vocals), Victor San Pedro ( guitarist) , Nick De La O ( bass) and Elias Vasquez ( drums). They represent Sacramento and Los Angeles, California well. 

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Wade Williamson pays homage to ‘Backesto Park’ with electronic post-rock

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Backesto Park neighborhood and post-rock by Wade Williamson
Wade Williamson brings to ‘Backesto Park’ in electronic post-rock album.

Are looking for some new electronic, downtempo, post-rock music to add to your playlist? Wade Williamson has a potent record called ‘Backesto Park’, a loving tribute to his neighborhood and fans really get a show of Williamson’s prodigious artistic talents at their finest. He is a music artist who has interesting musical ideas, allowing fans to look into the layers of his artistry and falling in love with his craft.

The song ‘Backesto Park’ has a peaceful feel to it, a song where you can get lost in your thoughts and feel less stress after a long day of work. There’s something beautiful about the noise and each listener can give his or her own purpose to the sound. If you want to compare Williamson to Tyco, El Ten Eleven, The Durutti Column, RATATAT, and Lusine. Here are some little fun facts about the ‘Backesto Park’ album:

  1. The music was recently used in the opening credits for the Cameron Crowe film Aloha.
  2. The Joss Whedon’s television show Dollhouse played some of the songs from the album.
  3. ‘Backesto Park’ appeared in a variety of independent film and multimedia art.
  4. The albums a personal studio work by Williamson and he accounts for all instruments and productions.
  5. Williamson enjoys playing the guitar and keyboards.

The ‘Backesto Park is his fifth album in the past decade and goes perfect with the vibes of his San Jose neighborhood as it is wonderfully active, eclectic and bizarre . If you’ve never been to Sane Jose, the neighborhood is very diverse with its Japantown, longstanding Italian families, Vietnamese tennis prodigies and Mexican pride. To put it short, the pa brings people together, buzzing with liveliness. The album just gravitates fans to a spicy melodic electronica, post-rock universe. Music fans can enjoy delayed guitars along electronic and rhythmically evolving song structures. It is a spiritualized masterpiece, guarantee to resonate with music lovers for years to come. It’s meditative and Williams enjoys listening to music for studying and coding as his day-job is information security, where he spends plenty of time doing malware analysis and collaborating with software developers. He doesn’t like to get into a music hook quickly. Instead, he likes to take his time building up the music vibes in song tracks like ‘ Safe Return from the Howling Void’ where the elements of the song hover around one another and never really coalesce until about 2/3s of the way through the song, but the build up makes the song even more beautiful. There is something unique about hearing sounds from the real-world in music. Just listen to ‘Walking Home and Aiming for Light’ which includes a recording of a walk in the dark while camping. Williamson calls this type of art natural recording, filled with the sounds of guitars, analog synths, his wife sewing a dress and his cat. Listen the full album here:

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