Throughout his life, Rob has been close to love and salt water. From his roots on Long Island’s north shore to his current home in Washington State on the south shore of the wrongly named Hood Canal (it’s actually a fjord), to his love of Mexico and the Gulf Shore in the American Southeast, he’s never been far from the waves.

So it’s no wonder that his music draws heavily on coastal settings and the metaphors that wash up on the beaches, in picturesque lyrics and image-driven songwriting. His forthcoming album, Love & Salt Water, arriving this May, is a ten-song collection rooted in that coastal imagery, lived experience, and emotional honesty. The songs stay close to the moment, letting beauty and reality exist side by side. Love, humor, desire and doubt are presented plainly, leaving listeners to discover their own messages in the bottles that wash up on shore in the lyrics.

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