We're writing new music faster than we can get into the studio! So, we've created this so we can keep in touch and share what we're working on, including some behind the scenes, new videos and upcoming show dates.
And as a thank you for being "part of the club" we're also giving a free mp3 download each month to one of our album tracks.
Just text OMEGA to 33777 to sign up.
It's free. We'll only text you once a month, and you can opt-out any time you like.
For the longest time, I've wanted to use the phrase "not for nothing" in a song, because it always tickled my ears for some odd reason.
I used to hear it a lot when we were living in Connecticut, not so much here in Nashville.
So that's where it started.
The melody and the words for the chorus came kind of simultaneously, and without me knowing why I was saying what I was saying at first, which happens a lot for me.
Songwriting is kind of like therapy in that it draws up things I'm feeling below the surface. In this case, it was pretty obviously about how I feel like I have to hide parts of myself from people (colleagues, new friends, etc.) when I'm unclear where they stand. Don't we all these days?
And lately I've been just exhausted from having to mask and "keep sweet" pretty much everywhere I go.
So, here is the song of the month for April 2025!
We've not had a chance to take this one into the studio, but here is a live demo recording
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WE'RE HAVING A CONTEST!
To help get the word out about our Song of the Month Club, we're giving away a custom made Omega Defern t-shirt!
Just text the word Omega to 33777 and we'll pick one person at random - anyone who signs up this month will be in the running.
It's completely free and we only send out one or two texts a month
Please help get the word out and share this!
-Heather
PS - that photo is from a trip to an old abandoned mental hospital in CT "Mansfield Training Depot" that we kinda snuck in to years ago. And years before that Mike and I went there on a date =)
Updated: Mar 7
Renegade is loosely based on an actual relationship I had years ago
But it’s also a tribute to badass women, in general - the cool outlaw types who are unpredictable and can’t be tied down. Always mysterious. Always just out of reach.
We met at a place called Xando. It was a random night out with my friends and I was definitely not looking to meet anyone.
She was out with friends too, and they were being very loud and annoying.
I yelled over my shoulder something half joking, half angry and she fired it right back at me. Next thing you know we’re walking around the city together, and yes - it was raining. We spent hours talking and finally fell asleep in her car in a gas station parking lot.
A few days later we got together again.
I was already falling.
Then she disappeared.
Two months later, she resurfaced.
This went on and on. Every time I thought, “Ok, she’s just not into me” and I’d try to move on.
Then she would call out of the blue from Florida.
It was the thrill of the chase I think that kept me hanging on. It seemed like she was always on a mission, like we were in some spy movie.
And most of all, it was the outstretched hope that she might somehow complete me.
Looking back now, I’m so grateful that things went another way, and I met my true soulmate and even more badass chick (Heather!!) who conveniently wrote herself into the song (the pre-chorus is all Heather).
So when I play this song now, I don’t really think about that girl as much as I just like to go back to those endless possibilities of youth, and to Savin Rock Beach in West Haven, CT - where I would always go when I didn’t know what else to do.
So, here is the song of the month for March 2025!
Check out the amazing slide solo - that's Dan Dugmore of Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor fame (to name a few!)
download the MP3 (you'll need the code from the text we sent you)
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If you'd like to be in the "song of the month club" (and get the download code), just text "Omega" to 33777. We promise to only send you 1 text message each month!
-Mike
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