William Fitzsimmons - Ready The Astronaut - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Singer-songwriter and music producer William Fitzsimmons' latest record, Mission Bell is a chronicling of the tumultuous last year of his life, particularly of the separation from his second wife. An initial version of the album was originally recorded in Fitzsimmons' home studio in the summer of 2017 but was subsequently abandoned during the course of, and as a result of, the separation. In 2018 William traveled to Nashville, TN to start recording the album over from square one. Working with producer Adam Landry (Deer Tick, Los Lobos, k.d. Lang, Vanessa Carlton), Fitzsimmons spent a month's time rebuilding the lost record, with contributions from friends, including Abby Gundersen and Rosie Thomas. The resulting 11-song album tells the story of a decade-long marriage destroyed and eventually rebuilt from the ground up. Album Tracks 1. Second Hand Smoke 2. Distant Lovers 3. 17 + Forever 4. Angela 5. In the Light 6. Lovely 7. Never Really Mine 8. Leave Her 9. Wait for Me 10. Afterlife

William Fitzsimmons is equal parts songwriter and psychotherapist, creating captivating music which uniquely melds depravity, honesty, and autobiography into a counter intuitively seamless whole. While previous releases have been a detailed and agonizing retelling of events, the forthcoming album GOLD IN THE SHADOW is about Fitzsimmons personal regeneration in the aftermath of those experiences. He describes the songs as Incha real and long coming confrontation with personal demons, past mistakes, and the specter of mental illness which has hovered over me for the great majority of my life.Inch Album Tracks 1. Tide Pulls from the Moon 2. Beautiful Girl 3. The Winter from Her Leaving 4. Fade and Then Return 5. Psychasthenia 6. Bird of Winter Prey 7. Let You Break 8. Wounded Head 9. Tied to Me 10. What Hold

2014 album from the Folk/Rock singer/songwriter. Lions was produced by Chris Walla guitarist for Death Cab for Cutie and previous production credits include Tegan and Sara and the Postal Service. Born to two blind parents, Fitzsimmons grew up in a home where music was integral to communication. With a Master's degree in counseling, he worked as a mental health therapist and recorded songs during graduate school. Fitzsimmons' music has been licensed to ABC, NBC, MTV and he has been featured with NPR, Rolling Stone, Uncut, Paste, Q Magazine and Wall Street Journal. Album Tracks 1. Well Enough 2. Josie's Song 3. Brandon 4. Took 5. Fortune 6. Blood/Chest 7. Hold on 8. Centralia 9. From You 10. Sister 11. Lions 12. Speak