CALLINITE by Solstie

CALLINITE is my third album, and I hold this near and dear to my heart.

After Diamond Queen was finished, the gas tank was anything but empty. Not only did I create two full albums with my childhood friend as Sleepless Pharmacy, but I also spent the rest of the year drawing extensively, going to see Ruby Gillman 4 times in theaters (in under 2 weeks mind you), going to Disney World, rejoicing at the Jesus Board, and reconnecting with my current partner. And then 2024 happened.

It almost as if a flip was switched, because there was so much that changed for the worse that year. I went to a new college for one (1) semester and I would be lying if I said I enjoyed it. It caused me to write and scrap and write and scrap and write and scrap and write and scrap and write and scrap a LOT of song demos and album concepts to the point where it got annoying, but it was only as of September of that year where I took the songs I scrapped and realized their potential. I bought a $35 used ukulele from Guitar Center and got to work. Not only are these the easiest songs to ever play on ukulele to ever exist, but they're also fun ones as well, and that's all that matters.

If Diamond Queen was me finding the fun in producing again after making 2 dozen full songs that I hated, then this album is me finding the fun in writing again and learning to be proud of my work.

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