SONG PREMIERE: CAAMP’s Evan Westfall Champions Acoustic Instrumental Folk on Title Track Off Solo Debut ‘IS THIS OUR EXIT?’

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Evan Westfall is a Columbus-based musician best known as a founding member of CAAMP—the globally beloved folk trio that has amassed over 1 billion streams, landed several #1s at AAA radio, sold out arenas and amphitheaters, and performed on CBS Saturday Morning, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Renowned for their earthy, joyful, exuberance, the members of CAAMP hold tightly to their Ohio roots—in the way they approach songwriting, and in the way they live their lives. 

On Westfall’s upcoming solo album of instrumentals, he carries that Midwestern ethos forward. The songs are largely inspired by seasons, as well as what it takes to endure—and embrace—each shift. The multi-instrumentalist’s first solo offering—IS THIS OUR EXIT? (due out January 24th) — is a work of deft, dynamic, and undeniably evocative playing. Westfall credits changes in his personal life with a refreshed approach to the guitar. “I think the responsibility of being a good partner, and the feeling of being at home, changed the way I wanted to play.” He explored open tunings and fingerstyle, at times on guitars with only five strings. Produced by Dan Alvarez and Jordan Dunn-Pilz of the band TOLEDO, the album sparkles with inventive musical interpretations of universal human emotions. 

Today Glide is excited to offer an exclusive premiere of the album’s title track, a warm and shimmering work of instrumental folk driven by Westfall’s tasteful guitar playing. Coming in at just over two minutes, the song hits like a wistful fall breeze and you can practically hear leaves falling. For fans of Westfall’s work in CAAMP, the track offers another dimension to his talents and presents them in a stripped-down, beautiful fashion.

Evan Westfall describes the inspiration behind the song and album:

This album to me is what it feels like to grow up and live in the Midwest. This time of year, the city and surrounding farms shake hands with each other and brace for another beautiful, brutal winter.You have to work hard and dig deep to find the beauty during the ugly. That’s what gives us our character. I am who I am because of where I live. And I can not thank Ohio enough for that.

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