Miracle Focus, by Strand of Oaks

Miracle Focus

by Strand of Oaks

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releases June 7, 2024

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1.	More You 04:45	buy track
2.	Communication
3.	Ananda
4.	Future Temple
5.	Party at Monster Lake 04:22	buy track
6.	Switched On
7.	Navigator
8.	Ascend You
9.	Fantasy Wranglers
10.	Miracle Focus

about

Hello! Tim here. My band is called Strand of Oaks. This is my eighth record and it’s called Miracle Focus.

I spent over three years building Miracle Focus. In the midst of writing, I became a painter and spent two seasons acting on a television show (Mayans MC). The dichotomy of painting for days in my garage and then flying out to LA to play a villainous biker on TV was one of the most thrilling experiences of my life.

The idea of Miracle Focus was born out of one simple concept: to make people feel good. Throw in a healthy mix of Ram Dass, yoga, Freddie Mercury, Alice Coltrane, and Beastie Boys, plus over a year of writing and building the extremely dense architecture of the songs, and Miracle Focus was born. The result is FUN, wild, rhythmic music filled with synth layering and mantra-like lyrics intended to uplift and hopefully bring some light to whoever listens.

In many ways, this record is a love letter to bliss. Through meditation, I found a way to connect with something greater, a positive force that allowed me to write music as a manual towards a more love-focused life. And the miracles I refer to aren’t asking the universe for anything; it’s just acknowledging and celebrating this complex beautiful moment that we all get to share. It will be gone, it will re-emerge as something new, that will be gone, repeat....repeat...repeat…this eternal cycle. My most sincere hope is that whoever listens might through sonic osmosis experience a similar joy.

Sending peace and love. Thank you for your time.
-Tim

credits

releases June 7, 2024

All Songs by - Timothy Showalter (Beaver Oaks Music ASCAP)

Produced and Performed by - Timothy Showalter and Kevin Ratterman

Special Guest Vocals - Lacey Guthrie

Recorded In
(Future Temple - Austin, TX and Invisible Island - Los Angeles, CA)

Mixed and Mastered by - Kevin Ratterman

Photography by Greg Vrotsos

Paintings by Timothy Showalter

Miracle Focus would not be possible without the love and support of:

Sue Showalter, My Family, Kevin, Lacey, Greg, Elgin James, Chris Swanson, Brain Sampson, Jenny O, Kim Krans, Mayans Family, Kirk Goldsberry, Ian Rogers, Tyler Barstow, Bruce Warren, and my beloved Strand of Oaks Community

Eternal Gratitude to Alice Coltrane and Ram Dass for providing a path towards liberation

OM SHANTI

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Strand of Oaks Austin, Texas

strandofoaks.net

shows

Jun 21

Parish

Austin, TX
Jun 29

Mercury Lounge

New York (NYC), NY
Jun 29

Mercury Lounge

New York (NYC), NY
Jul 13

Zebulon

Los Angeles (LA), CA
Jul 18

7th St Entry

Minneapolis, MN
Sep 13

Metropool

Enschede, Netherlands
Sep 15

Bitterzoet

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sep 17

SPOT / De Oosterpoort

Groningen, Netherlands
Sep 19

BERGHAIN / Kantine

Berlin, Germany
Sep 22

Omeara

London, UK

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