Opening my heart to someone I disagree with is revolutionary.
This month marks the one year anniversary of our first Love Bravely release, “Fire Pond”—a song exploring the potential of connecting across divides in a polarized time. As we enter this election year in the U.S., thoughts like the opening words above feel especially relevant for me, and I’m interested in hearing how others are relating to this kind of question.
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Love Bravely is a cross-genre music project and creative community founded by rapper/singer-songwriter, Matre, in collaboration with a wide network of musicians, artists and creatives. For more information visit us on Substack.
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“Fire Pond” was co-produced by Rick Ellis and Matre, and features Rick on guitar and keys, Lesley Kernochan on backing vocals, James “Hutch” Hutchinson on bass, and Dave Allen on drums.