We recently checked out sensational singer-songwriter Denison Witmer and his wonderful new single “It’s Okay To Live A Quiet Life” via Asthmatic Kitty Records

There are two versions of the song “For A” and “For E” It’s Okay to Live A Quiet Life,” in Produced and performed by Witmer with help from Thomas Bartlett (Doveman, Sufjan Stevens, Taylor Swift), and Andy Park (Death Cab for Cutie, Pedro the Lion, Noah Gunderson)

You can listen to “It’s Ok To Live Quiet” ( “For A” ) on Spotify Here and on Apple Music Here and you can listen to “It’s Okay To Live A Quiet Life” (“For E” on Spotify Here and on Apple Music Here

Witmer wrote “It’s Okay to Live A Quiet Life” originally as part of a side project under the moniker of Uncle Denny (a nickname Sufjan Stevens jokingly gave him when they toured together) as a challenge to produce music as quickly as possible in a first-thought-best-thought approach. Witmer wrote and recorded a song a day for a month and then released them on Bandcamp immediately after. Songs ranged from “Hello 2020” (January 1) to “Kobe Bryant” (January 26) to “Constitutional Crisis” (January 30th).

The two versions of “It’s Okay to Live a Quiet Life” reflect the various personalities and tastes of Witmer’s children. “They have different musical tastes, and I thought it would be a fun challenge to make each one in the style of music that they like,” says Witmer.

Denison Witmer has been recording and releasing music since 1995 when he released a cassette titled My Luck, My Love, under the tutelage of the Innocence Mission’s Don Peris. Since then, Witmer has been steadily releasing music every few years. He now has over a dozen critically acclaimed EPs and LPs to his name.

Looking over the arc of a career, there are moments when you got it right and moments where you didn’t,” says Witmer. “For me, music’s always about the process. It’s not always about the final product; It’s a journey. You work song by song and album by album in pursuit of your idea —I try to trust that approach.”

Sometimes music gives you these magical moments, you don’t know when they might occur , but when they do you can definitely feel it with Denison Witmer and “It’s Okay To Live A Quiet Life”