The City' was one of the first songs I ever wrote and it sort of came together in two parts with the help of my partner Evan Wright, helping with the harmony arch of the song. It was the first song I ever recorded and I always hoped to record a version more stripped down and closer to the original intentions I had for 'The City'. Several friends helped make this new version very special. Sammy Weissberg wrote the string part and Cécile McClorin Salvant and Kate Davis joined me to record a three-part harmony we had sung live only once before at a show at Union Pool in Brooklyn, NY.