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Lorne Behrman (The Dimestore Haloes, L.E.S. Stitches, The Sweet Things) has a new song about a difficult subject matter. "Sandcastles" is a slow rocker with Behrman speak-singing like a punk rock Tom Petty. In fact, all of "Sandcastles" sounds like if Tom Petty fronted the NYC Heartbreakers instead of his own ones.  As for the subject matter, we'll let Behrman explain from a press release (CW: child sexual abuse): "When I was a little kid, I took karate classes, and there was an instructor there who promised they would give me a kit to build sandcastles if I went with them into the bathroom. This began a very stressful and painful time for me. It was sexual abuse, mind games, and secrets. I was a really sensitive kid—I still am really sensitive—and I felt in over my head, but scared to tell anyone. I remember thinking I wish my soul could disappear into the calf of my leg—like I felt like I had to be at karate, but I wished I didn’t have to be present. I ha...

Photo by Alex Bershaw NYC's Lorne Behrman is formerly of The Dimestore Haloes, L.E.S. Stitches, The Dead Tricks, and The Sweet Things. He's recently released his debut solo single, "When I Hit the Floor." This new track is just pure rock 'n' roll. It's a clean sounding rock song that could have been huge in the 1980's. The speak-singing lyrics are reminiscent of Tom Petty, and musically it's not too far off from classic Heartbreakers. The song may be a smoother rock song, but you can still hear plenty of grit they didn't quite clean up. Lorne Behrman tells the story behind the new song: “'When I Hit The Floor' is about substance abuse; it’s about hitting bottom. Consequences come and go, and you stop caring. You scare people away or alienate them by your actions. They worry about you, but then let go. All these feelings closed in on me when I was in my daughter’s room during the time of writing the song.  "Before I got sober, every...