Leading up to his homecoming appearance at Newport Folk Festival, LA via Rhode Island crooner Tyler Ballgame is sharing a new track and video, ‘Got a New Car’. Ballgame drew the inspiration for ‘Got a New Car’ from philosopher Alan Watts. He explains, “Watts said ‘The ego is an obsolete vehicle for human consciousness.’ So I wondered, what if I bought a new car? It’s about my spiritual awakening. Realizing I’m not this set of stories. I don’t need to attach to stuff around expectations, which is 90% of human suffering. There’s so much peace under personality, there’s so much peace in the cessation of the active mind and surrendering to the Now.”
Renowned for his live shows, Tyler Ballgame caught the attention of Rough Trade Records’ co-managing directors Geoff Travis and Jeannette Lee, who say hearing him reminds them “of the tenderness that can exist within the most powerful framework of a human voice. Like Elvis, Roy Orbison or Harry Nilsson.” His astonishing, versatile tenor is a bracing reminder of how great songs delivered by a gifted vocalist can move, captivate and inspire.
Stream / download ‘Got A New Car’ https://tylerballgame.ffm.to/gotanewcar
Watch ‘Got A New Car’ music video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OziI53EigW0
