Our Basement,

“Deep End” comes from a darker place than it’s bright vibe implies…a bit like smiling when really you feel like shit.

Co-produced by me and my friend/colleague Ian Blurton (Change of Heart, C’mon, Future Now), “Deep End” is the first single off my new album out on October 9, 2020.

I wrote this track in a last-minute realization that we needed more songs to round out the album we had just made…so I felt defeated and tired and consequently that’s all I could write about that day.

Since “Deep End” was a last-minute addition, my brother, Ben O’Brien, couldn’t make it back in the studio to play bass, so I called my old friend Brendan Canning (of Broken Social Scene + my Cookie Duster band mate) who came in for us.

Recorded in Toronto/2019, this new 12 song LP features Ian on lead guitar, Stephan Szczesniak on drums, Ben & Brendan on bass, Jeff Heisholt on synths and a cameo by Kevin Fox on strings.
We all feel like shit, especially in 2020…don’t quit.
JEEN.