How to Start the Morning is a warm, uplifting R&B/pop record about growing through what life throws at you and learning to recognize the good that was there all along. The album moves from setbacks, burnout, and grief toward gratitude, self-expression, romance, family, and the kind of love that gives life its center. With its blend of R&B warmth, melodic pop immediacy, optimism, and grown-up reflection, How to Start the Morning ultimately feels like a record about perspective: take the hit, learn from it, love the people you've got, appreciate the morning you've been given, and help the people you love reach a little higher.

T.oB was conceived in 2016 as a project by songwriter Chris Bartlett aka PugXXL. For 40 years, he continues to write and record his songs at home as time allows and now uses AI to create versions of these songs for an alternative listening experience. He continues to hone his craft in Florida, in between answering support calls for a software company and while avoiding thunderstorms and hurricanes as often as possible.

Original lyrics and melodies are preserved. Production created using Suno.

genre: Pop, R&B

The album and others like it can be heard on Bandcamp at: https://thatotherbartlett.bandcamp.com/album/how-to-start-the-morning