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Nothing's scarier than silence in "We're All Going to the World's Fair"
An analysis of a slow-burn, coming-of-age horror that asks the most important spiritual question of our times: “What if the internet's a demon we summon…
WATCH: "A Cross on a Gravel Road" (Music Video)
WARNING: Ghosts in the mirror are closer than they appear

September 2023

Mike Viola’s “Paul McCarthy” is an open love letter to classic rock
An album review (sorta), but mostly a look at the craft of veteran songwriter/producer operating at the top of his game

June 2023

On making peace with "the unsatisfying grunt labor" of writing, according to author Rick Bass
Thoughts on the spirituality of working at your craft, and fighting for what makes you feel free
Deep Dive 01: Kill the part of you that cringes
Let he who has not been cringe cast the first ironically detached subtweet
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May 2023

Introducing Random Patterns: a new and expanded Okay Lakes newsletter
Same great Okay Lakes taste, now with longer lasting flavor

March 2023

WATCH: “Cracks” (Live, Solo) at The Hideout
A stripped-down, live, solo version of "Cracks" from our debut show last August

February 2023

OUT NOW: "Redshift", my debut album
A road-trip album to soundtrack back-road drives in the Midwest
NEW SONG: "Redshift" 🔭 OUT NOW
Hear the title track off the album (out next week!)

January 2023

NEW SONG: "Cracks" ❄️ Out Now
Listen to a simple, windswept tune about the brutal beauty of Chicago winters
My debut album "Redshift" comes out 2.23.23
Watch the new album trailer and get the details on the album release show

November 2022

LISTEN: "A Cross on a Gravel Road" 🌗 Out Now
An anthem to soundtrack late-night drives on the back roads
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