“Old I-5” gives a final taste of Before the Poppies Bloom, the debut record from Richard Gans coming out this November on Honey Baby Records. Joined vocally by Paige Anderson and Emilie Rose of Two Runner and backed by the trio of Bailey Warren, Antonio Romero, and Red McAdam, Old I-5 creates a warm invitation into exploring the spaces where surrender leads to new ways of being.
There come moments in life when the future feels unknowable, where the subtle tug of something hardly nameable is the only thing keeping us between the lines, where the only choice is to place faith in the roads that carry us from today into tomorrow, leaving expectations behind. Old I-5, a gentle expression of Gans’ folk-country sound, offers a spacious atmosphere to sit with the transient feelings of such moments. It is a song of acceptance and faith, and Richard Gans is a singer of highway psalms. In life, we each face our own unique journeys into the unknown, and often we must do so alone or without a true promise things will turn out in our favor - Old I-5 is a prayer to call upon, a wave of strength to be drawn from, for those brave enough to follow the quiet persistent tug of something divine into the night.
Before the Poppies Bloom will be available in the coming weeks for vinyl pre-order on honeybabyrecords.com
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