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I’m excited to share my new 10-song album, The Winner’s Curse, now streaming on Bandcamp.

What It’s About

The Winner’s Curse is a set of small victories and near misses—moments when luck, timing, and human nature twist the outcome just enough to sting. These songs capture the irony of wanting something just out of reach, the humor of good intentions gone sideways, and the quiet grace of letting go.

The Journey Track by Track

Here’s how the album unfolds:

1. Shut It Quick – When silence makes you irresistible and speaking up breaks the spell.
2. Wrong Side of Right – No matter what he tries, love keeps flipping the script.
3. Big Peccadillos – A sly confession of big-little flaws and guilty pleasures.
4. Missed It by a Mile – Close enough to taste it, too far to hold it.
5. Shot Right Up to the Middle – Aiming high and landing squarely in life’s perfect nowhere.
6. Part-Time Hero – Right place, right time, accidental heroism with a humble shrug.
7. Guess I Shoulda – Small hesitations that ripple into lasting what-ifs.
8. Breakin’ a Lucky Streak – Catching a sudden run of fortune, knowing it can’t last.
9. Toronto Layover – A fleeting airport romance that turns into a lesson in grace.
10. Round and Round – Life’s lessons looping back on themselves with a knowing smile.

Why It Matters

These songs live in the everyday choices that shape us:
– The wave you don’t return.
– The hero you never meant to be.
– The love you almost had but never owned.

If you’ve ever felt like you “won” only to realize there was more to the story, you’ll recognize yourself in these tracks.

Listen Now

🎧 The Winner’s Curse on Bandcamp

Thank you for listening and sharing these stories. Every play, every comment, every quiet nod means more than you know.

— Bill Leyden