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LISTEN: Center Yourself with The Mighty Calm’s ‘Joy of Missing Out’

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Some prefer the bells and whistles that come with a long weekend. Others prefer to use the extra day as a time to rest and come back to center.

If the latter applies to you, then you’ll want to check out “Joy of Missing Out,” the latest instrumental cut from Portland, Maine’s The Mighty Calm. Written by guitarist Andrew LaVogue, this gentle summery tune has just one mission: to make you feel good.

“I had originally wrote this song as a solo guitar piece, but (drummer Jonathan Moore) and I got invited to perform on a local music video series called Between The Bins and we needed material,” LaVogue said. “So, he added drums to the song and we played it for the first time as a duo. When (bassist Alan Fernald) joined the band, he wrote the bassline, and then the song just started to sound huge.”

Take a moment before you spring back into action. Relish in the “Joy of Missing Out.”

PREMIERE: The Mighty Calm Bring Us Sounds of Summer

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After the deep freeze we had this week in Nashville — seriously, this trash weather is absurd, even for my native Northeast in January — let’s give ourselves a chance to thaw out.

Fortunately for us, The Mighty Calm have just the thing to chase our winter blues away.

Titled “Boardwalks,” this hazy, sun-kissed surf rock instrumental will bring you the feeling of warmer days. The trio — consisting of percussionist Jonathan Moore, bassist Alan Fernald, and our good friend Andrew LaVogue on guitar — crafted “Boardwalks” to “feel like a sunny day at the beach, watching the surfers.”

“This song originated about a year ago when Jon and I were jamming on some ideas I had,” LaVogue said. “We worked out the kinks and then brought Alan on, who added a whole new layer to the song with his bass part.”

Don’t worry; summer will be here soon. In the meantime, take a stroll on these “Boardwalks.”