How Acoustic Guitar Gets Captured on Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow by David Moore
A Retired Airline Worker Runs Recording, Release and Promotion From a Texas Bedroom Studio
The room is a converted bedroom in rural northwest Texas, and the instrument at the centre of it is an acoustic guitar. David Moore writes most of his songs on one. From that room he records, releases and promotes his own work. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, released in May 2023, is one result: ten tracks of alt-country, Americana and folk rock that are still finding listeners three years later.
David Moore has the title track of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow in the playlist below, and every article about his music is gathered on his artist profile. The album came to this desk through PopHits.Co Music Charts, which verifies independent artists and places their releases across its network of music news desks. Give it a spin, then keep reading for how one room handles the whole job.
The Plan That Took David Moore From Airline Work To A Texas Bedroom Studio
Moore came to this setup late, and the order of events explains the business model. In his thirties he played club bands around Dallas and Fort Worth. He also recorded a single on vinyl in 1984 and learned multitrack recording on a Tascam 34, a four-track reel-to-reel deck.
After that, he stepped away from music for family life and a 35-year career in the airline industry. Once he retired, he and his wife moved to rural northwest Texas, and he turned a bedroom into a studio.
That studio is the whole plan. There is no outside producer. Instead, Moore writes on acoustic guitar, records the parts at home and releases the results under the name David Moore and Westridge. The model is simple and cheap to run, which matters for an independent artist. As a result, he can release often without waiting on anyone else’s schedule.
The Release Captures Ten Acoustic-Rooted Songs Across Forty-Two Minutes Of Americana
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow came out on 8 May 2023. It runs to ten tracks and a little over 42 minutes, from the short Down By The Sea to The Lemming Song, which stretches past six. Moore’s own notes describe Our Trip In The Sun as having an island feel. Meanwhile, Christine leans into progressive country, so the range is wide even though the starting point is always the guitar.
One credit stands out on the track list. Spotify credits Jim Patterson, Moore’s late best friend, on the fourth track, You. Moore counts Patterson as an inspiration for his music, and the credit puts a friend’s playing on a record built almost entirely alone.
Listeners who already have the reference points will find their way in quickly. For example, Jimmy Buffett turned island imagery into a whole strand of country rock, and Our Trip In The Sun borrows that same light, sunlit mood. Similarly, Townes Van Zandt, a fellow Texan, built his songs on plain acoustic guitar and a direct vocal. That is the frame Moore works within when he starts a song.
The Channels That Keep A 2023 Album Working For An Independent Texas Songwriter
The album lives where independent records live now: on the streaming services, on SoundCloud and on Moore’s own website, which also runs a store. Around it sits a steady flow of new music. In the first months of 2024 alone, singles such as Empty Man, Don’t Fall Away, Hully Gully, Magic Woman and Mama Dance arrived every few weeks. Each new release brings listeners back to the artist page. From there they reach the older albums, so a 2023 record keeps working long after its own launch.
Press has been the other channel. When the album came out, FVMusicBlog put it in its Hot Picks for 22 May 2023. The Brazilian site Os Garotos de Liverpool listed it among that week’s new EPs and albums. Later, the independent blog KMasters chose Rhyme Or Reason for its July top picks.
Numbers To Watch On A Catalogue Album
The useful numbers here are the ones that can be checked. Ten tracks. A little over 42 minutes. Coverage in English and Portuguese within weeks of release. Then at least five singles in the first five months of 2024, keeping the artist page active. For a catalogue album, the figure that matters next is simple: how many new listeners arrive at Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow through the newer releases.
From the AcousticMusic.News curator team: “What we admire is the economics of it. One guitar, one room and one person handle the whole chain, and the record still holds its place three years on. Plenty of independent songwriters could learn from that model.”
How To Stream Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow And Follow David Moore Across Platforms
You can stream the album on Apple Music as well as in the Spotify player above. To keep up with new releases, follow David Moore and Westridge on Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Deezer, SoundCloud and Bandcamp. There is also a YouTube channel for videos.
For updates between releases, Moore posts on Facebook, Instagram and X. Finally, the official site carries the full catalogue and the store.
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