New York/Nashville songwriter Marc Scibilia’s much anticipated new album Seed of Joy, is out September 4th. Written over the course of a trying year in which Scibilia welcomed his first child into the world only to lose his father to brain cancer shortly thereafter, Seed Of Joy is a resilient collection of uplifting songs with buoyant arrangements to match, blending heartfelt revelations with an intoxicating intimacy.
Scibilia recorded the album in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, playing nearly every instrument and producing it all in his East Nashville basement studio. The album was mixed by Michael Brauer (Coldplay, John Mayer, Rolling Stones) and also features contributions from Cory Wong (Vullfpeck, Jon Batiste/Stay Human, Chris Thile), Brian Fallon (The Gaslight Anthem), Mike Sabath (Lizzo, Jonas Brothers), Nolan Sipe (Zac Brown Band, Dave Matthews Band), and Jake Sinclair (Panic! At The Disco, Beck).
Glide is thrilled to premiere “Favorite Part” (below) off Seed of Joy a well-needed dose of incisive songwriting with simple pop pleasures. Scibilia combines the punctuating sound of Ben Harper alongside the playful timbre of Vance Joy to create a catchy folk-pop flavor.
“I started writing ‘Favorite Part’ in tears in a hotel in Atlanta after getting off the phone with my father who had recently been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, “reflects Scibilia. “I was so heartbroken last year but I thought about all the beautiful things he gave me in my life, like the gift of playing music. Ultimately, this song is about remembering the best parts of the people you love when life starts changing.”
“A lot of times in life, our suffering feels senseless,” says Scibilia. “But I’ve found that if you can use that pain to create something beautiful, if you can use whatever furnace you’re in to forge something greater than yourself, that gives your suffering meaning, and you can come out of the experience with a deeper understanding of what it is to be human.”
Photo by Sean Hagwell
