Old Sea Brigade is the project of Atlanta-born, Nashville-based singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Ben Cramer who has recently returned with new single “How It Works.”
It’s the first track shared from his forthcoming album that was inspired by a snark industry encounter that he experienced. What he created from that experience is an expansive and lush folk-rock gem that fully taps into the body of atmosphere and takes off fully into flight.
Providing more insight into the song, Cramer explains:
I think in the music industry, there’s sometimes this false narrative that there are certain ‘gatekeepers’ that dictate artists careers. It can be a fairly toxic notion, especially when you’re trying to get your foot in the door as a young artist. I got an email once from some music industry person telling me, ‘that’s how it works.’ That email, particularly the line, sparked the idea for the song. I wrote the song with my close friend and frequent collaborator, Henry Brill. It was one of the last songs I wrote for the record and in some ways felt like the missing piece.”
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