A year ago today I posted that I’d “finished an EP of five acoustic songs.” I was referring to my 2025 release, Acoustica, announcing that I had that “in the can,” as the patois goes. It’s a funny little expression, meaning that the final performances have been captured and the recording light is off; the project is now ready for the next phases, like post-production, mixing, mastering, etc. The expression’s origins go back to when recorded reels or film rolls …