SECRET ALBUM

**SECRET ALBUM** is the 4th full-length album by S. Reidy. All the beats on this album were created by SunnyMac.[1] The first single, WEDDING RINGS, was released on 04/21/23. ODE TO MY REGRET and HOT DOG! were later released as singles on 05/19/23. The character "Star Man" is featured on the album art. This is likely in contrast to the album art of The Smiley Face EP. The album has been seen as a departure from Reidy's mantra of "making rap songs for the sleepy". The whole album was performed in order at the album release show which occurred at Gray Owl Coffee on 07/28/23.

## Tracklist

1. SECRET FORM - 00:54
2. ODE TO MY REGRET - 1:44
3. DANCING QUEEN PT. 2 (ft. Fat Tony) - 02:08
4. HOT DOG! - 02:00
5. KEEP GOING (ft. Myles Bullen) - 02:07
6. WEDDING RINGS - 02:04
7. OH.. CAPTAIN.... - 02:27
8. HALLOWEEN ON CHRISTMAS - 02:28
9. BARTEES STRANGER THINGS - 02:08

## Comments by Shawn

“The album is about a lot of different feelings and emotions... The political state of this country and the politics of being a performer including the concept of selling songs about mental illness, depression and things that are a little dark as a product and what that does to a person.” - Norman Transcript, 12/01/23

"When I came up with the idea of the Secret Album it was always my idea to convince those guys at Gray Owl (Coffee) that usually closes at 6 p.m. to stay open late for me and have it called the Secret Release Show because it would be in an establishment that’s normally closed. Cool environment for that album which is gritty and rootsy as it is. There was a lot of respect and love from my opening artists. For that vision to come true after a year of thinking about it was super-special." - Norman Transcript, 12/01/23

"I just saw a write-up the other day that said that I like they're like that's really really like quietly put out this record. And I was like dang well I didn't do a good job then, did I? Like I do feel like I don't know there was something about here's the thing this album was written and finished uh maybe not finished a year ago but it was written and recorded a year ago. And so I I mixed it and mastered it and everything. And I just had this in my head that I needed to make the rollout for this album perfect because I was just really proud of it. And then um I put out an EP in November called um I'll be happy when I'm older. I actually wrote and recorded all those songs after that album. And I put that EP out as like a placeholder for this album so I just had a little more time to think about how I wanted to release it. And like I don't know long story short like the branding for this thing changed like a hundred times. I'm just like an independent artist I'm doing this all myself. I really wanted to figure out a way to really make this stick and uh I don't know like so that being said um the reception's been really good. I don't feel like anyone's finding out about through this record though like I hoped it would that's the only part that's so disappointing for me. And and like the where I what I landed on I think is great. I think the album cover is great. I think the star man is awesome. Like you know, I feel like everything all the businesses stuff with it like I feel like the aesthetic of the record is really good. But you know maybe there's a few things like not putting out like some of the videos I wanted to. Maybe my press releases just weren't as good this time around or something." - Beers with Bands #149, 08/25/23

## Sources

1. ↑ https://sreidy.bandcamp.com/album/secret-album
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/sdotreidy/status/1669075468111233029
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.normantranscript.com/a-e-norman-s-worst-kept-secret/article\_d1822b86-8f9d-11ee-8e06-b718249fd39e.html
4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr5kqHFa9TI&t=2715s