"I had been wanting to remaster Good Mourning for the last few years, but life always got the better of me. Since I haven't had the time to record new music for the last few years--even with all my ideas--it dawned on me a few months ago that I could at least re-work some older material.

I began to remaster works prior to Good Mourning, like For You, but I was able to make a few songs sound only so good given I didn't have all of the instrument stems anymore. However, I still had all stems from Good Mourning and All Things Beautiful. While All Things Beautiful will get a remaster in the future, Good Mourning's mix left a little to be desired for my now more mature ears; so I figured it's best to start there.

I was able to remix and remaster every single instrument stem, more or less the way I had intended when beginning the project a few months ago. The song "Elsewhere" was only modified slightly since, to my utter dismay, only a few instrument stems survived. You'll notice it at least sounds cleaner than the original.

Good Mourning was originally released back in 2012, eleven years ago, when I was a very different person in a very different mode of life. It's crazy how fast time has flown. While I am a different person now, going back and listening to each song during the remaster has reminded me about the timelessness of the struggles we all face. I can look back at that time of my life with new eyes and contrast "what was" with "what is," and with where I am now--and consequently look forward.

I hope this reworking of Good Mourning resonates with you!"

-Marcus Guerra, 2023