Great, all I needed was an album’s worth of songs! Piece of cake… I had been reading up on modern architecture, and modern philosophy, and these ideas eventually spilled into the music I was writing. “Modern Love” was the first song written…originally spelled “Modyrn Luv,” but thankfully changed! The thesis was love…very different stuff for [...]

So, I thought we were ready to go to work on yet another album. That’s how things had worked between Branches and Telltale Heart, there hadn’t been much of a break. I had the songs…now hit it! I even started a Kickstarter project in anticipation of starting the album. I was playing with a great [...]

I originally planned on recording the Winteresque album over a year ago, but life got in the way. After the release of the Telltale Heart EP (which was a fabulous success) I started writing a batch of new songs. When I write songs they usually come fast and furious, and before too long a theme [...]

Oh, what a family! My brother, Scott Gratton is a natural talent. He’s been an asset to Finn Miles, as well as many other bands around the Midwest. Scott is finally starting to get his own splendid tunes out there. This video is from a short set played at the Mars Cafe in October, 2009. [...]

I had the pleasure of having excellent musicians Danny Heggen, Jacob Tyler Wolfgang, Scott Gratton, Laura Gratton, and Tina Findlay stand in for the day. Also, friends and talented local bands Menlo, Beati Paoli, Maxilla Blue, and Cashes Rivers played throughout the night…good vibes all around.