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. “‘On My Mind’ is my favorite song on the album and potentially my favorite song I’ve ever written,” says Theo. “ It’s one of those life songs, the kind of songs I’ve always heard and wished I had written (“A Little Bit of Everything” by Dawes, “Both Sides Now” by Joni Mitchell, etc.). Songs that feel like the movie Big Fish, all-encompassing, life-spanning. Wistfulness to bitterness to acceptance to contentment.” Speaking to the recording, Theo says “ I wanted the recording of the song to feel genuine, live, organic, like a band just walked into the studio, picked up their instruments, and banged it out. I recorded acoustic guitar and vocals together, and at the same time Joe Ulmer recorded the drums in a different room. That’s the glue that holds the song together – one good take where we both lived in the same pocket.”