Come make the fire with me

come make the fire with me
come make the fire with me
welcome to the end
leave your regrets outside the door
help me turn the cold
into a hot night
don't -- freeze
light it up now
-"Making the Fire"

I really enjoyed The Road by Cormac McCarthy.  The points about 'carrying the fire' stuck with me.  This year I'm thinking about the fire ... I've been in the company of many real campfires, but lately I'm thinking more fire as a symbol of energy and change, of bringing people and ideas together, of making something bigger, of combining curiosity and passion, and of following your dreams.  

We're putting the wraps on another Rich Thomsen & SquareSpiral original, "Making the Fire" right now.  "Making the Fire" will complete a six song EP of electropop that we look forward to releasing later this year.  Have you made your own fire yet?  

“Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden.” 
― Cormac McCarthy, The Road

Love Will Carry You - featuring Melissa Moser

Have you ever had one of those perfect end-of-summer days? The sun's shining, the water's sparkling on the lake...and then the evening chill sets in as you take a sip of a warm beverage. This song isn't about any of those things. It's a lullaby I wrote many years ago.

I just had one of those perfect summer days. And this production of "Love Will Carry You" featuring Melissa Moser's vocals (Melissa Moser Music) and Chris Upfield's production is the last thing I want to listen to before I drift off to sleep tonight.

I hope you feel the same way -- don't forget to share it with all your friends!

PREVIEW: The Sound and the Fury

The temps are starting to drop just in time for the heat to turn up in the studio! Watch this behind-the-scenes preview for a sample of what Rich Thomsen & SquareSpiral have in store for you in 2016!

Posted by Rich Thomsen on Thursday, November 12, 2015

Happy Birthday William Ernest Henley - Invictus

Mr. Henley was born today (8/23) in Gloucester, United Kingdom, in 1849 and wrote the Invictus poem in 1875.  Listen to Rich Thomsen & SquareSpiral's electro-pop 'Invictus' today for a modern mix of sound and poetry:


Invictus is an international collaboration between Rich Thomsen (Vadnais Heights, MN) and Chris Upfield of SquareSpiral (United Kingdom). Colin Upfield also contributed to Invictus with background vocals. Buy Invictus today on iTunes: http://bit.ly/Invictus-iTunes