The Pelican’s Perch

I wrote a song out of the blue last night. I’ve been writing more fun rock songs than usual lately with songs like “Mr. Optimistic” and “Haze”, so I made up a simple, dare I say it, Jack Johnson sounding riff and just went with it. Ignore all the ooh’s, as I’ll hopefully [...]

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Haze
by Kevin Ehlers aka Honest Artist
Haze [mp3]

I’ve been thinking about how to think about you less these days
Maybe hit the road running and clear my mind of this haze
I’ve been down from the sound that’s drowning me out these days
I think I’ve found my crutch, it’s you,
I’ve to let you know.
I think I’ve found [...]

Another day, another song. I don’t know why the songs are coming so easily all of a sudden for me. This one is a fun one I wrote after watching the end of Message in a Bottle upon waking up from my nap, and while the ending to that is terribly depressing, I still liked [...]

can see why heartbreak is the root of some of our best songs ever. I get just a taste of it and songs come flowing out. This song resulted from a recent conversation that was capped off with an “I love you, but I’m not in love with you”, and my reaction was exactly what [...]

Love sucks sometimes. Definitely one of my most personal songs to date. I’m sure most of you can relate to something in this song. Hope you like it. I sure do.
Heart

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Heart
by Kevin Ehlers (aka Honest Artist)
It’s that feeling that you get when you just know
What they came to say and [...]

Well, not exactly.  But I’m traveling tomorrow and seeing “No Country For Old Men” with my dad.  Then, we’ve got the big Holiday.  So, I’m wishing everyone a happy Turkey Day now since I won’t post probably until Friday.  Enjoy the random songs I found when searching for the word Turkey.
Bob Dylan – Turkey Chase

John [...]

The Acorn – Hold Your Breath

Yeasayer – Sunrise

Jesca Hoop – Summertime

The Mabuses – Mirth

Matt Pond PA – Wild Girl

Sunset Rubdown – Up on Your Leopard, Upon Your Feral Days

The Golden Republic – Hemel Dalingen

Enon – Pigeneration

Frida Hyvonen – The Modern

Regina Spektor – Chemo Limo

The Acorn – Lullabye (Mountain)

We made it! Three years of blogging [...]