{"id":43297,"date":"2025-07-22T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=43297"},"modified":"2025-07-01T08:56:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T12:56:25","slug":"san-gabriel-shares-reflective-new-single-alone-in-my-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=43297","title":{"rendered":"San Gabriel shares reflective new single \u2018Alone In My Room\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>San Gabriel\u2014the solo project of James Bookert (formerly of rowdy bluegrass misfits Whiskey Shivers)\u2014is back with a new single and video, <em>Alone In My Room<\/em>. It\u2019s a tender, synth-soaked snapshot of transition, uncertainty, and stubborn self-belief. The track arrives ahead of&nbsp;\u2018Nights and Weekends,\u2019 his debut album due out August 15 on Seattle\u2019s Share It Music. True to the label\u2019s community-minded mission, a portion of proceeds from the album will go to HAAM (Health Alliance for Austin Musicians), a nonprofit providing healthcare access for Austin-based artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Alone In My Room<\/em> is <a href=\"https:\/\/li.sten.to\/san-gabriel_alone-in-my-room\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">streaming everywhere<\/a>, paired with a live video that feels intimate and unfiltered. The song captures Bookert at a turning point\u2014having just left a band on the brink of a major breakthrough, walking away from a record deal and an EU tour to reclaim his health and sanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7TGcZABknBo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201c<em>I took a job at a liquor store in East Austin,<\/em>\u201d Bookert shares. \u201c<em>My boss was cool\u2014he let me write songs between customers and even on Sundays when the shop was closed. That store basically became my studio.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The result is a vulnerable track that digs into the weird emotional space between \u201c<em>what could\u2019ve been\u201d <\/em>and \u201c<em>what needs to be.\u201d<\/em> It&#8217;s a letter to anyone who&#8217;s chosen the quieter, harder road over the louder, shinier one\u2014and lived to tell the tale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This latest release follows the album\u2019s lead single, <em>Running Out of Time<\/em>, which premiered last month via Magnet Magazine and introduced listeners to Bookert\u2019s post-band sound: warm, melancholic synth-pop with a heart full of questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Written and produced entirely during off-hours at the liquor store,&nbsp;\u2018Nights and Weekends\u2019&nbsp;is a reflection of the hours Bookert carved out for himself when the world was quiet. It&#8217;s about grief, resilience, letting go of old dreams, and learning to chase new ones at your own pace. There\u2019s something both sobering and uplifting about it\u2014equal parts 3AM doubt and early-morning clarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In true plot-twist fashion, Bookert later crossed paths with Goth Babe&#8217;s Griff Washburn at Austin City Limits and landed a spot in the band\u2019s touring lineup. He\u2019s now holding it down on keys, guitar, and vocals. Oh, and just casually\u2014he also won Hyundai\u2019s \u201cYour Journey, Your Track\u201d contest and snagged&nbsp;<em>Best Synth Pop Song<\/em>&nbsp;at the 2024 PNW Music Awards for his track <em>Over My Shoulder<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These days, Bookert is based in Ashland, Oregon, assisting at the legendary Sylvia Massy\u2019s Oddio Shop. But at his core, he\u2019s still the guy writing synth-pop in the back of a liquor store, chasing a new version of the dream\u2014and inviting us along for the ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Alone In My Room<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Running Out of Time<\/em>\u00a0are streaming now.<br>Pre-order \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/sangabriel.bandcamp.com\/album\/nights-and-weekends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Nights and Weekends<\/a>,\u2019 out August 15 via Share It Music.<br>Support HAAM:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myhaam.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">https:\/\/www.myhaam.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned. This one\u2019s got legs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>San Gabriel\u2014the solo project of James Bookert (formerly of rowdy bluegrass misfits Whiskey Shivers)\u2014is back with a new single and video, Alone In My Room. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=43297\" title=\"San Gabriel shares reflective new single \u2018Alone In My Room\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43301,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"San Gabriel shares reflective new single \u2018Alone In My Room\u2019","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2,"attached_media":[{"id":43301,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_5033.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}]},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[23,28,29,30,1907],"tags":[12845,12846,12844],"class_list":["post-43297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie","category-music","category-music-video","category-new-release","category-news","tag-alone-in-my-room","tag-nights-and-weekends","tag-san-gabriel"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_5033-e1751374529999.jpeg?fit=1095%2C757","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-bgl","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7778,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=7778","url_meta":{"origin":43297,"position":0},"title":"Moving Units share new video for &#8216;The World is Ours&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"March 9, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Los Angeles-based Moving Units have released their latest video for The World is Ours, which is featured on their latest full-length 'Neurotic Exotic'.\u00a0The album marks founder Blake Miller's return after exploring the world as a DJ and collaborating with a number of artists. 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