From Grand Rapids, Michigan hails The American Hotel System. The indie-rock band are slowly gaining recognition, thanks to their melodic style and heartfelt lyrics.

“Tripping”, the outfit’s newest single, encapsulates their sound. I love this exuberant and stirring song.

It follows “Seattle“, released on 2nd June. Both singles arrived via SONO Music Group.

Speaking about “Tripping”, band member Jacob Betts said: “In the spring of 2021, I experienced an emotional breakdown. The weight of the previous 18 months finally gave way and I felt like my spirit collapsed in on itself. I made the decision to finally start therapy and was officially diagnosed with OCD, something which I had been fairly certain of for most of my life. One of the major things I started working through were violent intrusive thoughts, most of which involved my wife. I began to fear myself and worried that these thoughts were a reflection of some shadow deep within my heart. For a time, these thoughts made me fear even looking at my wife (“then my thoughts overcome me, it’s overwhelming to me when I see your face”). I wanted nothing more than to be close with her during this season of emotional and mental stretching, but the early stages of working through the OCD made this incredibly difficult (“You’re what I desire while I’m walking this wire, but my thoughts keep tripping up until they fall”).  I believe we all have pushes and pulls in life – the things in our past that push us forward and the things in our future that pull us towards tomorrow. As I’ve worked through therapy, the pain in my past has become something I can take joy in as it pushes me forward. In the end, it’s love that sustains me through the trials of life; that is what keeps me moving forward in even the darkest of times.“

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