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The Pitfalls of Secularism & why Songs need Substance | Man at Sea

1 hour 16 minutes Posted Oct 21, 2023 at 4:08 pm.

: Intro

: Man at Sea’s musical background

: writing melodies vs. writing lyrics

: Man at Sea’s first songs & their impact

: what does it mean to be successful in music?

: who is Man at Sea’s music for?

: what gives a song “substance”?

: finding your voice as an artist

: the challenges of self-marketing & content creation

: can you still be a mysterious artist today?

: how Man at Sea met his producer

: ‘Nothing Sacred’: The Pitfalls of Secularism

: human beings need meaning

: talking about our spiritual practices

: where does creativity really come from?

: what’s next for Man at Sea?

: getting creative with self-promotion

: Conclusion

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Welcome to Songs with Substance where I invite introspective musicians to skip the small talk and get existential. If you’re a sensitive, philosophically-oriented music-lover, this podcast is dedicated to you.

In this first episode I interviewed ⁠Man at Sea⁠, a Bristol based singer-songwriter who takes inspiration from artists like Thom Yorke & Rufus Wainwright.

He just released a single called '⁠Nothing Sacred' ⁠in which he explores the effects of living in a secularized culture, taking on the voice of someone in search for meaning, uncertain of what is worth worshipping. We got into a lengthy discussion about that in the second-half of the episode, after covering Man at Sea's musical background and discussing both our experiences in the music industry as two indie artists trying to market themselves the age of streaming and content creation.