What a time to live in America, to be an American. Many of us are asking ourselves just what that means. We’re taking a good hard look under the hood, and it’s impossible to ignore that so much is so, so wrong, and has been since Europeans first began “settling” here. This reckoning was always going to come. But we have the power to choose atonement and reparation, and with that renewal. If ever there was a time to call in our better angels, it is now. “American Tune” by Paul Simon. | Sunny Ozel

Really delighted by the lovely feedback from my first Church Session. Here’s the next video in the series where I continue to bridge two of my passions: music and history. At St Kenelm’s Church in the pretty English village of Enstone in Oxfordshire, I'll show you the medieval graffiti hidden inside, and sing an acoustic version of “Comes and It Goes” from my new record. | Sunny Ozell

‪Thanks to ASPCA and Wags and Walks, Sunny Ozell and I are finally fostering our 1st pitbull! Meet Ginger. I'm in LOVE. #AdoptDontShop #pitbullsofinstagram #pitbulls | Patrick Stewart

I've loved Los Lobos for years, and I stand firm in my belief that they're one of the greatest American rock bands of all time. Happy to die on that hill. ;) Their entire catalogue is worthy of a deep dive, but I'm particularly fond of "The Town and The City". It's a true concept record that takes you on a journey through the most American experience of all--that of the Immigrant. The first track, "The Valley", is quite simply a fucking masterpiece and serves as a powerful invitation. The lyrics

Studying history is a pastime I find immensely calming; it is an escapist pursuit, but it also brings comfort when you find that fellow human beings from centuries past wanted the same things we do - love, freedom, selfhood, etc. It seemed perfectly sensible to bridge two of my passions - music and history - in these short videos. Americana songs and medieval ecclesiastical architecture may seem a strange marriage, but they both act as 'records' of human life and it was truly a delight to sing i