David Faul wearing a plaid shirt and jeans, sitting on a leather couch in a workshop or studio. He is holding an acoustic guitar, with shelves and various items in the background.

Releasing Fall 2026!

Full-length studio album

What The Muse Chose To Afford

Recorded live at Small Blue Studio, Lexington KY

Produced by David Faul and J. Tom Hnatow

Limited production 180g vinyl with lyrics insert

David Faul sitting indoors playing an acoustic guitar. The background shows large windows with a view of trees and snow outside. The setting appears rustic with wooden interior elements.

David Faul wearing a plaid shirt, sitting on a leather sofa and holding an acoustic guitar, in a workshop or studio with shelves and paint cans in the background.

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Album collage of black and white photos of musicians performing and posing, with song lyrics overlaid, including titles like "What The Muse Chose To Afford," "Scatter Myself," "The Dead Years," and "Blood Brothers."

David Faul's record label with list of songs, including 'Arrival', 'A Song is Born', 'The Dead Years', 'Scatter Myself', 'Blood Brothers', and 'Lexington Blues'.

For an artist, the arrival and departure of the Muse into and out of their life is a glaring reminder that we are never in control but at the mercy of what is offered. I hope you enjoy and appreciate as much as I do What the Muse Chose to Afford.

Co-produced, engineered and mixed by J. Tom Hnatow at Lexington’s Small Blue Studio, David is joined by Ben Knight (Ben Knight and the Welldiggers, guitar) and Aaron Geil (The Tillers, upright bass) on seven original tracks with and additional four solo tracks recorded on acoustic grand piano. Fans of John Prine, Townes Van Zandt, Randy Newman and John Fullbright will appreciate a conceptual listening journey through songwriting and it’s appearance in our everyday lives.