The album serves as a deeply personal journey for Burbridge, who uses the Garcia/Hunter catalog as a means of processing his own grief following the loss of his father, brother Kofi Burbridge, and mentor Col. Bruce Hampton.

Reflecting on that process, Oteil shares, “Looking back, I don’t feel like I was able to really process all the pain from these huge losses until I started working on these ballads. All these arrangements were written through many tears. And all the vocal tracks were recorded that way as well."

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"It is my sincere hope that this album will be a catalyst for listeners to process their pain as it was for me."

-Oteil

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