First off, if you haven’t heard it, you can buy it here - Josh Rosenthal’s Overture release on iTunes
Leading up to the final release of the Villages Suite, For a Day, I want to remind you of where we’ve been. Each day this week, I’ll highlight on of the albums in Suite and on Friday, the new album releases.
I’ve poured hours and hours of my heart into these four albums and it all started with Overture.
An overture is an introduction to something more substantial. I wanted to release an album that would introduce the project but only in small glimpses. ”Amy, Please (single version)” gave you a glimpse of the forthcoming “Lonely Together” album. ”Amy, Please (acoustic version)” alluded to “Even the Strongest Hero” – the second album in the suite. Each song carefully took its place to lay a foundation of sound and meaning.
“You Won’t Last” offers the best explanation from this album with the bridge lyrics -
You won’t last when you’re not at your best / if you don’t learn to love when you’re well / People in pain fight people away / Then don’t understand when they’re gone
When we are needy, we tend to suck the life out of our friends. They only remain patient with us because we have built up currency with them. Ideally, our neddiness is temporary and soon we’ll be back to the person they know and love. But if we don’t know how to love when we’re well and save up the currency, then we’ll never be able to spend it in our time of great need. Without it, we enter into a downward spiral of guilt, shame and depression. We can defend this if we have meaningful friendships.
Overture is a glimpse into both our need for and hope in friendships.
I intended for this album to set the tone for the remaining three albums of the Villages Suite.
Buy it here – Josh Rosenthal’s Overture release on iTunes
