“Say everything you’ve always wanted, be not afraid of you really are, cause in the end we’ve got each other, and that’s at least one thing worth living for…”

Chad Vaccarino/Ian Axel - “This is the New Year” unreleased

Before I worked last night, I had the pleasure of hearing Chad play a set. Chad writes with Ian Axel, who I introduced to you last night. Chad also writes and plays with Mike Campbell, another musician who was a joy to watch play and emote on stage. Chad and Mike had this fascinating physical interplay, and I will tell you all about what body language adds to music, to me at least, another time. Suffice it to say, artists can say so much more than just theirs words do, by energy and emotion and physicality on stage.

So this song, which Ian and Chad did together - was one of the most powerful of the night. It feels to me as if these two mean this song both outwardly, and in. The raw passion with which they offer up these lyrics, and themselves in the process, shook me. It is about acceptance of self, and confidence, and hope, and love between friends. It is about trusting your talent, and your thoughts, and your life. Knowing Ian and Chad personally, this song haunts me in it’s beauty, and it inspires me with it’s sheer vulnerability. I wish I had a recording to share with you.. it would change your week.