Description
The Day Deserved is the eighth album by the American singer and songwriter Doug Hoekstra, independently released on Drop Autumn Records in April 2021. The album was recorded at Howard’s Apartment Studio in Nashville, Tennessee; and was produced by proprietor Dave Coleman with Doug Hoekstra co-producing. All songs written by Doug Hoekstra.
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CD tracklist:
01. Seaside Town – 4:44
02. Higher Ground – 7:47
03. Unseen Undetected – 5:31
04. Wintertime – 4:40
05. Late Night Ramble – 7:39
06. Carry Me – 3:48
07. Grace – 4:28
08. Gandy Dancer – 5:15
09. Keeper Of The Word – 5:04
10. Outside Looking In – 6:53
Note: “The Day Deserved” backstory booklet features lyrics and credits, along with extra photos, poetry, and dialogue from Doug Hoekstra on the making of each track. Full color, 10 pages, measuring 6 x 8 ,this was also designed by Bob Delevante in tandem with the CD. (The album release was followed by a new short story collection in June, entitled Ten Seconds In-Between, Better than Starbucks press). Available at Bandcamp: https://doughoekstra.bandcamp.com/album/the-day-deserved
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[youtube_sc url=”0AOH6gxP6QU” title=”Doug Hoekstra – Higher Ground VIDEO” autohide=”1″ rel=”0″]Video by Trevor Denton, filmed in Los Angeles, Malibu, and Santa Monica, California. Words and Music by Doug Hoekstra (Doug Hoekstra Music BMI/Kobalt Music Services)
Note from Doug: “There’s a small coastal country the middle of the Pacific Ocean called Kirabiti. Highest point is six feet above sea level and in the near future, this nation of 110,000 is likely to be completely swallowed up by rising sea levels caused by climate change. So, the country’s leaders are buying up land in Fiji, higher ground, moving the entire population 75 people at a time, by lottery. Sometimes winning isn’t winning. The song is from the perspective of such a winner, an old man, looking back, missing his native land. This may be the most layered song on the record; it was intended to be a slow burn, with touches of instruments or vocals added as we went, building on the dynamics of the core band.
The video was shot by Trevor Denton, on the coast of California; he just worked off that basic premise and went to a place with the visuals that’s both literal and abstract, perfect for the tune.
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