The Austin-based songwriter Alex Winters turns the terrifying act of emotional surrender into a towering alt-rock confession. There is a specific kind of silence that occupies a room right before a heavy truth is spoken aloud. It is thick, suffocating, and entirely self-imposed. We build fortresses out of our past traumas, stacking bricks of deflection and mortar of avoidance to guarantee nothing can ever hurt us...

The musician and singer-songwriter Romain Gutsy got his start in the music industry in the 1990s. He was born in France. He has shared the stage with more well-known artists, such as the Grammy Award-winning alternative rock band Soul Asylum and the American singer Calvin Russell. He has also shared the stage with French bands such as Les Affamés and Daffy Plays Mandola. https://soundcloud.com/romain-gutsy After taking a...