I spent 8 years in a cubicle...

at a government agency at the start of my career, manipulating spreadsheets and sitting in meetings about optimizing data flows. And… I barely have any memories of it! None of the vivid, technicolor ones you get from vacations, or celebrations, or moments where you feel Fully Alive.

Not because it was traumatic, (I believed in the work I was doing), but just because every day was the same. Wake up, bike to work, sit, type, bike home, dinner, bed, repeat. I formed a few real friendships, but the rest is just… blank?

It was just - the same day, looping. Over and over.
The hours changed, but somehow nothing did, a weird dissociative fog of “is this my life?”

Introducing “A Loop”, the second single from my Half Alive EP.

🎞️ Watch the animated music video

If you’ve ever lived a year that felt like one long day, I think this one will land..

I also had a few amazing collabs on this with Doe Denim, a local friend and incredible musician who contributed the drum programming and beat boxing. As well as Kid Lightbulbs who contributed some really cool synth ideas. And the video was animated by Rnotte, who I’ve collaborated with a bunch in the past, I think they absolutely nailed it with this one.

And if you’d like to add it to purchase the EP, add this song to your playlists, or simply jam out on streaming services, links are here.

🎞️ A Loop - links to all streaming locations
→ aloop.iamdavehawkins.com

Thanks for being here. More soon.
-Dave