Big Things Coming Soon - Great Value Jesus

Big Things Coming Soon is a 19 song album. This is the pursuit of blending musical influences from jazz, rock, classical, acoustic folk, hip hop, etc... to make a cohesive storybook with a variety of themes. Each song is meant to build off the prior in terms of the story arc. The album name originated from a common phrase in the music community that is used by small local bands that unite and make a social media page, however immediately break up. The overall concept is a tongue in cheek semi-self deprecation comedy but also a reflective take on traumatic trials and tribulations. It rides a balance of sharing vulnerable art while using comedy as a vessel to come to terms with life.

This album is sequenced so that the listener establishes a connection to the music as if you were going through the process of forming a friendship with a person. A comedic introduction transitions to a chill mood where vulnerability is expressed and raw hurt feelings get mixed with exaggerated self deprecating comedy. The peaks and valleys of the story use music genre as a metaphor for different moods and themes. For example, the acoustic songs are more emotional and unfiltered than the electronic songs.

Themes tackled in this record are coming to terms with father abandonment, rapid technological development, step-father domestic abuse, heartbreak, grieving, friendship, love, happiness, contemplation of one’s place in society, and most importantly- radically accepting that life may not always change to what is desired. I think a lot of people use comedy as a coping mechanism to come to terms with trauma in their lives and I think that the underlying pain in this album is meant to tackle that and make the album metaphorically be a relatable self-reflective statement on what it means to grow up being "weird" or "alternative".

Tracks one (Slacker Song), two (Chillin), and three (Trippy Tiptoe Tango) are the singles released from this album.

Credits:

Noah Renken-Kapatos: Composer/Guitar/Bass/Piano/Drums/Mixing/Mastering/Production

Nick Saathoff: Drums on tracks 1, 3, 14