We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Better Than the Last

by Adam Bruce

supported by
/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $0.99 USD  or more

     

about

On December 10, 2016, I was feeling anything but festive. Although we had just finished decorating our home with trees, garland and lights, the usual holiday trappings were adorning an unfamiliar world. The shared truths and values in which I believed no longer seemed to apply. Everything was upside-down and I was having a hard time making sense of it all. This confusion resulted in “Better Than The Last,” a song that spilled out in about as much time as it took to sing it.

Although the song is a snapshot of where I was at that point in time, much of what it decries unfortunately still applies. However, this is not a song about despair. It’s about finding solace in the familiarity of the traditions and trappings of the season. And always working toward the promise of the inevitable future:

“Next year will be better than the last.
Next year will be better, I swear that this won’t last.
The future must be better than the past.
Next year will be better than the last.”

credits

released November 24, 2017
Written by Adam Bruce Bartelt. Copyright 2017, all rights reserved. Adam Bruce (vocals, guitar, percussion) / April Lynn (vocals) / Dustin Smith (drums) / H. D. Harmsen (bass) / Neil Stoffregen (keyboards). Recorded with Logan Christian at Midday Studios (Des Moines, IA). Mastered by Doug Van Sloun at Focus Mastering (Omaha, NE).

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Adam Bruce Des Moines, Iowa

Adam Bruce is a Des Moines-based Prairie Soul singer and songwriter. Adam's honest, direct songwriting reflects his rural Midwestern upbringing while his vocal howl recalls an impassioned Southern revival. Adam currently performs as a duo with his wife April Lynn. For over 15 years, Adam has worked with Des Moines bands, most recently fronting alt-country group the New Bodies. ... more

contact / help

Contact Adam Bruce

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Adam Bruce, you may also like: