With bold, witty lyricism that brings you to that liminal space between laughter and tears, Theo Kandel has been described as “a modern-day James Taylor, albeit slightly scruffier and a good deal shorter. But maybe also sexier” (source pending.) Through his music and content, Theo continues to delight listeners young and old, leaving his own fingerpicking-saturated musical fingerprint as he goes. Originally from New York City, he spent six years honing his chops in Nashville before moving to Los Angeles, where he’s currently based. Speaking of his new single “Lunch,” Theo says “I wrote “Lunch” after reading Frank O’Hara’s Lunch Poems, an incredible collection of his poetry. The poems are mainly set in 1960s NYC, and being from the city myself, I found a deep resonance within my own life. The chorus of this song is taken from the final stanza from “Steps,” one of my favorite poems in the collection. “Lunch” is about finding such a beautiful, deep love that you laugh, surprised that something so wonderful could happen to you. It’s a yearning, pining song at its core, but gentle in its instrumentation and vocal delivery, building to a release in the end.”