Butterflies w Amaria 🦋
hey hey—
I’ve been hanging out in the woods for the past few days and just drove 40 minutes to find a spot with enough signal so I could transmit this message to you 🏕️📡
I’ve got another summer single for you, this time featuring one of my absolute favorite new alternative R&B artists, Amaria. I first noticed her name in Thirdstory’s twitter replies while we were opening for Tori Kelly, long before she had released any music. it’s been such a joy to watch her bloom into an artist with a unique and undeniable style. reminiscent of my faves like Sade and Erykah Badu, she just finished touring with Destin Conrad and was featured on Spotify’s R&B Rising Artists to Watch 2024. I’m so grateful she agreed to hop on this track I wrote with Nick Verruto and meet up to shoot some vids in Elysian Park last month. I’ll be posting more videos from that day on all my socials in the coming weeks (as long as I can find a steady signal out here in the Adirondacks lol)
speaking of the Adirondacks, Saundersfest is right around the corner on August 3 and 4. it’ll be an eclectic weekend where I’ll be performing both with my musical family and as part of a string-accompanied songwriter circle. I’ll be announcing the songwriter circle participants on socials soon, but figured I’d give you the inside scoop first. here are all the artists that will perform on August 4 this year:
I hope you all have a relaxing rest of your summer ☀️
warmth
Rich