George Collins, a former professional musician, steps forward with his debut EP, 'It's Been a Long Time,' a 5-song collection of narrative storytelling and catchy pop rock hooks.

“I don’t want to go to my grave with my stories and songs still inside me,” he says. “I can always make more money, but I can never make more time.”

His sound is a beautiful blend of influences like The Beatles, Tom Petty, and Wilco. There's even a hint of the Dave Matthews band within some of his songs. His songs feature instantly hummable melodies; subtle but smart counterpoint; clever chord sequences; ace musicianship; and vocals that ooze soulful rock n’ roll longing.

As a lyricist, Collins is a poet, a sage, a storyteller, and an empath. He covers the full-spectrum of emotions and the human experience, and he writes with cinematic detail, visceral vulnerability, and clever turns of phrase. Most of the songs on 'It's Been a Long Time' are about love in some way. The title song, the bluesy lament "It's Been a Long Time," and the modern pop rock "Next Time," are songs about lost love. The pop rock anthem "Down Easy" is a tale of a stolen moment of ill-fated barroom passion and "Easy To Fall" is about the ease of falling in love and the difficulty to losing it.

The game-changing song is "Toward the Light," a jazzy song that George originally wrote in his college days a long time ago. It showcases a very evolved outlook. George realized that with this youthful song he had not only reached deep into his soul but also charted the course for the rest of his life – the lyrics he had penned as a student finally made sense to him in late middle-age.

Listen to 'It's Been a Long Time': https://open.spotify.com/album/090WHojzKOaNjThSp4rvQJ?si=WXN7R4seTvGcfoVkL4CYiA