WITH HER NEW SINGLE “BUSHES,” SINGER/SONGWRITER ABBY LONDON DEMONSTRATES WHY SHE’S HIGHLY TOUTED AS BEING THE INDEPENDENT ARTSIT CAPTURING REAL-LIFE EMOTIONS 

FOR RELEASE week of September 20th 

You know the feeling.  You know the situation.  At some point in your life, you’ve encountered a couple consisting of two people who simply shouldn’t be together, and yet they can’t stay apart.  It’s the far less starry-eyed side of a relationship, and all the emotion is captured in the poignant new song “Bushes” from singer/songwriter Abby London. 

“Maybe it was you and someone else.  Maybe it’s the kind of relationship you’re in now,” London says.  “Breaking up is hard. It hurts, and it means if you want to move on and be with someone new, you have to revel who you are all over again. Emotionally, that can be an exhausting feeling.  So, perhaps you’ve stayed somewhere you don’t really belong to avoid all that.” 

The song calls that place “the bushes.” 

London is the narrator in “Bushes”—a pop-driven keyboard heavy track with lots of harmonies. London takes us through the feelings of co-dependence, hurt, anger and the hopelessness of ending or continuing the relationship. 

The highlight of the track in the fast rap-like singing in the bridge that begins over video game sounds sung from the guy’s point of view, and the follow-up section is sung from the girl’s perspective. The guy’s part showcases his cruelty when he says the girl needs to bring along a friend when she comes to his parties so she doesn’t annoy him. The girl sings of how she can’t stop trying to be with him, but also how she can’t forgive him. So, it continues – the pushing, the pulling, the fighting, the elation, the frustration, the longing and being unable to control emotions. 

“Bushes” is the follow up to London’s earlier summer release “Anxiety,” which analyzed the relationship between shopping choices and anxiety. Both are in the same vein of introspective pop. It was recorded in Magnolia and produced by Abby London and Jakael Tristam(sound engineer) who both played musical parts. The mastering was done by Rachel Field of Resonat Mastering. 

London will be performing her scripted show and promoting “Bushes” on September 25th in Kenmore, Washington. The new music video—Out Tuesday September 28th—  features London following a couple around a fair, hanging out with the Grim Reaper, and has a twist at the end.   

Visit www.abbylondonmusic.com to purchase tickets for the upcoming show, listen to the song and to see the music video. “Bushes” will also be available on all streaming platforms. 

About Abby London 

Abby London self produces live shows that artfully combine keyboard, guitar, video, dance, costumes, comedy, drama and special guest actors and musicians into an immersive audience experience. Her songs are introspective and political.  She has been played on local radio stations and indie podcasts.  She has been interviewed by radio talk show hosts, podcasters, bloggers, and KOMO TV.

Hey everyone!  So I know I said I would post a blog every second Friday and I totally missed this month!

I've been running for office and it's been a bit too busy!  There has been so much other typing I've had to do which has been filling up my capacity to type. If you know me, you know that I've been struggling with carpal tunnel and TOS for awhile and I have to be careful.  I'm hoping to get back to blogging soon!  I took down some of the more controversial blogs that I wrote before deciding to file for office since the seat I'm going for is non-partisan.  The guy I'm running to replace is very divisive and I don't want to be like him! 

My campaign site: www.abbyforkenmore.com 

I thought it would be silly to post a blog today since I'm releasing a song today too.  Special thanks to Robert Neil for editing this for me!  Check out his podcast and music. 

Seattle, June 11, 2021 -- Do consumer choices, toxic food, relentless advertising and poor communication contribute to anxiety? If we decided to acquire food, products and other items ethically, would anyone notice or care?  Can we hold ourselves accountable?  Those are the questions Abby London explores in her upcoming single release “Anxiety.” 

The song opens with the line “Maybe I have anxiety because I ruin other people and the planet.”  It’s a forlorn ruminative question Abby London contemplates as she considers the affects her purchases have on the people who manufacture the products she buys, as well as the destructive path those items may take to get to her.  Does the tension and stress of the creation and the journey transfer to her body and mind?  Is that why pills seem needed to control dismay and dejection? 

This song is a poignant look at how our own choices contribute to our anxiety and depression -- what we choose to buy, what we choose to eat and how we choose to communicate.  It’s honest about being lazy, inhumane, intermittently motivated and of having a lack of self-discipline.  Some may think the song is about relying on rules and regulations when, in reality, it’s about changing oneself. 

Experience these introspective ponderings set to catchy electric sounds, soothing vocals and unexpected moments. 

“Anxiety” will be available on major platforms and abbylondonmusic.com June 11th. The music video will be available June 22th. In the music video, London wears a dress made with trash, goes grocery shopping, sings next to a big hole in the ground, binge watches ‘The Office’ next to a mountain of pills and hangs out in a hot tub in a trash bikini. 

About Abby London 

Abby London self produces live shows that artfully combine keyboard, guitar, video, dance, costumes, comedy, drama and special guest actors and musicians into an immersive audience experience. 

Her songs are introspective and political.  She has been played on local radio stations and indie podcasts.  She has been interviewed by radio talk show hosts, podcasters and bloggers as well as being featured on KOMO TV.

When I was deciding what to write about this month, the first word that popped into my head was death.  It’s not something I notice myself actively thinking about but I’m going to explore the idea nonetheless.  I want to die quickly, when I’m old, accomplished and fulfilled, with a legacy, unafraid, but mostly, I want to die healthy.  I don’t know where I heard someone mention the goal is to die healthy, but I really do believe it.  I try so hard to heal myself, especially these last 7 years or so.  I’ve spent thousands on modalities, supplements, tests, vitamins, food as medicine, exercise equipment, and strive to surround myself with beauty, comfort, and ethically made items. 

I used to be very afraid of dying and feel like I was about to die.  This was especially true when I was doing hard drugs, drinking, and smoking weed.  I thought I would crash my car.  I used to even think I would get overtaken with rage and purposely crash my car into someone like one of my family members did.  I remember once in high school doing mushrooms and I was so happy I thought I was going to die of happiness, like the movies.  I was mostly thinking about American Beauty when the dad gets so happy and peaceful and then gets murdered.  I equated peace and happiness to the end, which I guess makes sense in a way.  It’s like thinking you’ve reached everything you’ve wanted to do in life so there is nothing left to learn or overcome so time to die.  There I go talking myself into thinking like that again :-/ 

When I stopped using drugs, the feeling of being about to die overtaking my life ended for the most part.  Life made me quit, I had “tried” for years but was never really able to. 

About 2 years ago, I got a premonition that I was going to die at 44, when I started doing hot yoga it went away somewhat from the detoxing I think.  When that wasn’t available, the feeling came back.  I got an infrared sauna and it subsided again. 

My greatest fear around death now is that I haven’t had any children and I have no one to pass anything on to or to care that I’m gone, no one to take care of me if I need help, no one to read my old journals or play with my old toys.  I’m terrified I will run out of time and never get to experience the joy of having a family and I will wither away. 

Which beings me back to the goal of dying healthy.  The goal of dying healthy to be means living a life without pain and full of peace and wisdom.  It means accomplishing the healing work I need to do.  It also means passing that knowledge, peace and wisdom on to others.  I hope I get the chance to do so.

I have been overworking myself.  I think it’s a combination of different things.  I started an excel spreadsheet to keep track of how many hours I work, which has been great in many ways.  I discovered I’m not lazy!  I’m spending close to 40 hours either practicing, doing marketing, or teaching.  I started to feel better about relaxing when I wasn’t working.  I think where it’s got me into trouble is that I want to work more to compete with myself.  I love watching the Excel formulas I made do their magic, adding up the hours, seeing what my business owes me, and seeing how much I can make in a week.  I’ve found myself ignoring my body’s pleas to stop working, saying to it, “just this one more thing, then I’ll stop.” Then I’ll work on stuff for another half hour.  What will happen is the side of my wrists start throbbing, looking at screens starts to make me feel sick to my stomach and twitchy, then the irritation sets in- and the disappointment and shame.  I wonder why can’t I just keep going?  What can’t I work as much as I want?  I really just need to stop!  I started off good today.  I didn’t  look at my phone or computer for the first couple hours of the day.  I stretched and did exercises and used a resistance band.  I also used a precision massager.  Then I said I was going to work for an hour and get on the treadmill and sauna.  I worked for two and half and then only got a mile in on the treadmill and 10 minutes in the sauna at 90 degrees before I had to leave.  Not great.  But not bad.  My other huge overworking motivation was trying to plan a show and a single release at the same time.  I was letting that be my justification for working too much.  I realized week before last that it was extremely unsustainable.  I wasn’t going to be able to keep my house in order, exercise, or be pleasant to be around if I kept it up.  Since I hadn’t announced the single release date online anywhere,  I pushed the single release out and decided to focus on my show and my regular commitments.  I debated even doing a blog post since I’ve be overdoing it.  Writing about how I’m overdoing it is a good compromise.  I can’t spend so much time on the computer and my phone.  I’ve done a ton of healing work with an upper cervical chiropractor this year and have had some massive improvements.  This last month of overworking myself on the computer and phone had me going downhill again.  There is no reason for it.  I’m not working for anyone but myself and I’m in control of what is healthy for myself.  I could even work as many hours and just spend them smarter, like practicing, exercising while listening to a podcast or watching a marketing video, picking out costumes, etc.  From now on, I’m going to begin my mornings with my trusted friend, the resistance band :-)