---
title: Candles Out
type: LP
releasedAt: 2026-04-02
coverArt: /audio/albums/candles-out/folder.webp
featured: false
filtered: false
blurb: |-
  The celebration album. Birthdays, holidays, milestones, occasions. Parody-friendly — many of these can be melody matches to existing songs the kids already love (the Six and Golden template).
streaming: {}
tracks:
  - num: 1
    title: First Day Of School
    audioUrl: /audio/albums/candles-out/first-day-of-school.mp3
    duration: 340
    imageUrl: /audio/albums/candles-out/folder.webp
    date: 2026-04-02
    featured: false
    notes: |-
      Backpacks, BFA polos, lunchbox check, Iyla gripping the leg at Goddard. A song you could replay every year.
    lyricsFile: candles-out/first-day-of-school.md
  - num: 2
    title: Six And Golden
    audioUrl: /audio/albums/candles-out/six-and-golden.mp3
    duration: 214
    imageUrl: /audio/albums/candles-out/folder.webp
    date: 2026-04-02
    featured: false
    notes: |-
      Ava's 6th birthday parody (HUNTR/X "Golden" melody). Anchor track and album template.
    lyricsFile: candles-out/six-and-golden.md
  - num: 3
    title: Liam's Day
    audioUrl: /audio/albums/candles-out/liams-day.mp3
    duration: 266
    imageUrl: /audio/albums/candles-out/folder.webp
    date: 2026-04-02
    featured: false
    notes: |-
      Birthday song for Liam. Could be a hip-hop parody to match his existing songs' DNA (Bammed It / Lego Down lineage). Big-brother-eight-years-old energy. Title and exact age finalize at next birthday.
    lyricsFile: candles-out/liam-s-day.md
  - num: 4
    title: Iyla's Day
    audioUrl: /audio/albums/candles-out/iylas-day.mp3
    duration: 195
    imageUrl: /audio/albums/candles-out/folder.webp
    date: 2026-04-02
    featured: false
    notes: |-
      Birthday song for Iyla. Could be a princess/fairy-coded parody — Iyla turning four, the middle-kid spotlight she rarely gets. Pink, glitter, quiet pride.
    lyricsFile: candles-out/iyla-s-day.md
  - num: 5
    title: Tessa's Day
    audioUrl: /audio/albums/candles-out/tessas-day.mp3
    duration: 223
    imageUrl: /audio/albums/candles-out/folder.webp
    date: 2026-04-02
    featured: false
    notes: |-
      Tessa's first or second birthday. Smash-cake on the highchair tray, whole family clapping, Maria with the phone up. Short and sweet to match Tessa's age.
    lyricsFile: candles-out/tessa-s-day.md
  - num: 6
    title: Halloween Champ
    audioUrl: /audio/albums/candles-out/halloween-champ.mp3
    duration: 273
    imageUrl: /audio/albums/candles-out/folder.webp
    date: 2026-04-02
    featured: false
    notes: |-
      Costumes, trick-or-treat route through the neighborhood, the candy-trade negotiation that follows. Liam strategizing his haul like a banker.
    lyricsFile: candles-out/halloween-champ.md
  - num: 7
    title: The Fourth
    audioUrl: /audio/albums/candles-out/the-fourth.mp3
    duration: 272
    imageUrl: /audio/albums/candles-out/folder.webp
    date: 2026-04-02
    featured: false
    notes: |-
      Fourth of July. Highlands Ranch fireworks, four kids on a blanket, sparklers in the driveway, Tessa fading by the time the show starts.
    lyricsFile: candles-out/the-fourth.md
  - num: 8
    title: Christmas Morning
    audioUrl: /audio/albums/candles-out/christmas-morning.mp3
    duration: 291
    imageUrl: /audio/albums/candles-out/folder.webp
    date: 2026-04-02
    featured: false
    notes: |-
      The actual day, complementing Christmas Flight (which is the journey). Stockings, present opening, kids' faces in the morning light, Maria in robe with coffee.
    lyricsFile: candles-out/christmas-morning.md
  - num: 9
    title: Last Day Of School
    audioUrl: /audio/albums/candles-out/last-day-of-school.mp3
    duration: 265
    imageUrl: /audio/albums/candles-out/folder.webp
    date: 2026-04-02
    featured: false
    notes: |-
      Bookend to first day. Summer beginning, kids erupting, planning the Iowa run.
    lyricsFile: candles-out/last-day-of-school.md
---