Happy Summer, loved ones -
I hope you’ve been able to refill your bodies and hearts with plenty of love and vitamin D.
I have some exciting news to share, just in time for your summer playlists… I am releasing “Monster,” my first ever ‘dual single’ with Carrie Welling on July 2!
We wrote this song together a while back and it’s always been one of my faves, but it never seemed to fit in any of our solo projects. A few months ago we were talking about what the song means to us. We’ve both had experience in hiding the parts of ourselves that we hated, only to have them grow more powerful and affect us in negative ways because we never learned to deal with them. The song was inspired by our journeys to embrace the shadow parts of ourselves and treat those parts with love and compassion, not just with judgement and shame. We got inspired to release a “dual single”… two very different versions of the same song to represent those different parts in all of us.
One version is called NIGHT and it is sexy, menacing, and will rip your head off! The other version is called DAY and features a lush, cinematic orchestral arrangement. We wanted to bring out different colors in the lyrics with two very different emotional backdrops. The artwork was created by the brilliant painter Kenny Harris. Check out more of his incredible work here.
Stream both versions of the single on the platform of your choosing!
The singles will be released together on FRIDAY JULY 2, with an online and in-person release show, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit RETHINK MENTAL ILLNESS, an amazing organization that focuses on mental health issues that affect minority groups. The great Nashville artist Thunder lily will open the night.
Here are the details:
FRIDAY, JULY 2 9:30PM CT
MONSTER DUAL SINGLE RELEASE CELEBRATION
OPENING SET BY THUNDER LILY
$10 Zoom Ticket: Ticket & Recording of the Show
$35 Zoom Ticket: Signed Artist Prints of the album artwork, Ticket & Recording of the Show ($20 will be donated to ReThink Mental Illness)
FOR PATRONS ONLY: All patrons will receive a zoom link to a special "Cooking Records with Alex Wong and Carrie Welling" virtual event for THURSDAY JULY 1 7PM CT. Carrie and I will discuss the making of the song, break down the actual recording sessions, and you'll get to hear the singles before everyone else! Click here to become a patron.
UPDATE: The in-person show is sold out and tickets are going fast for the online show, so don’t wait to grab yours if you want to join us!
I’m so excited to see you later this week!