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Composer, multi-instrumentalist, and soundscape artist Tom Eaton makes his Spotted Peccary debut with HOW IT HAPPENED, a sensitive, emotional, and introspective new album of reflective ambient impressions which he evokes with tenderness and grace. With its heartfelt blend of piano, ambient guitar, and synth textures, the album offers an escape from the familiarity of daily life, inviting the listener to slow down and explore the spaces and openings in the world that are often ignored.

HOW IT HAPPENED is a love letter of sorts, or more accurately a musical expression about love in which Eaton reflects on his own deeply personal and sentimental experiences, inspired by the various ways in which love has impacted his life. Each track is drawn from reflective moments spent along the rivers and in the woods of New Hampshire, New Orleans, Vermont, and Massachusetts, where Tom discovers new perspectives as he explores unseen paths.

Having spent the past 25 years as a full time producer and engineer with credits on hundreds of recordings, Tom Eaton is certainly no stranger to crafting delicate musical spaces. His pensive soundscapes stir the emotions and touch the soul as the lush textures and quiet melodies of HOW IT HAPPENED deliver a multi-dimensional immersion into the artist's vulnerable space, where he investigates the amorphous connections shared by us all.

Tom Eaton collaborated with Will Ackerman and Jeff Oster on the ''Brothers'' recording, it went on to be named a Grammy Nominated album for the 2022 64th Grammy Awards as ''BEST NEW AGE ALBUM"!

Track Listing

Bonus Materials

• Deluxe 6-panel gatefold package that includes all artwork and liner notes.

Sales Points

• Since the 1980's, Spotted Peccary Music is North America’s finest independent record label with a focus on deep, vast and introspective soundscapes.

Press Quotes

How It Happened is eight tracks of contemporary and slightly ambient electronic fare, with a heavy lean towards relaxation and a bit of chill out thrown in for good measure.

     —RJ Lannan, Artisan Music Reviews

A glorious and subtle, illuminating yet deeply mysterious meditational dreamscape of never-ending intrigue.

     —Jonathan Widran, The JW Vibe

The whole album is like a sonic-bath of pristine quality and you will feel rejuvenated once you finish listening to it. You have a classic ambient music collection at your hand!

     —Vivek Kumar, 2indya