Fail Better, Heal Faster

It’s a musical project of Lou Diamond and Sam Becht. A lot of you might know them thru’ the previous and now-defuct band Jank. I also assume a lot of you might know what happened.

From the descriptions, all songs were written by Lou. The project also won’t be treated as a band and won’t make any activities as such beside expressing thoughts on this album as an intention of encouraging constructive dialogues within mainstream and marginalized social groups. The album is intended to be a form of therapy and emotional outlet for them and people who have always been dragged down by failures.

Please read the rest of descriptions from Lou below.

Most importantly, this album is meant to encourage those who have sustained various forms of abuse, as well as those who have abused others intentionally or unintentionally, to be able to find the strength and hope needed to move forward with their recovery, regardless of their unique circumstances. Recovery is not easy and it is different for everyone. It is harsh, unrelenting, horrifying, debilitating, and one of the most difficult processes we as humans will have to go through. It is however, necessary in order to grow, learn from our mistakes, take accountability for our actions, practice self love, and unlearn toxic behaviors/mentalities we may be conditioned to have with the goal of positively and constructively impacting the lives of others as well as our own.

This is also an album for those who have been conditioned to believe that they are unworthy of life due to their mistakes and who are honestly determined to put in the ultimate hard work to constantly become the best versions of themselves through love, radical acceptance, patience, understanding, communication, and nurturance with no expectations of forgiveness, redemption, or reciprocation. Never let anything convince you that you do not deserve to live. Your life has meaning, your life has worth, and you are capable of growing into a human being who will prove that you are better than your failures.

​If you are in support of any of these concepts and mentalities my only hope is that you will open dialogues about them when it is appropriate amongst family, peers, and strangers alike so that we may lead ourselves down a path towards honest understanding, healthy communication, and true healing. I myself continue to struggle with grasping these concepts on a regular basis and it may be difficult to navigate at times, but I believe there is hope for this generation to make changes in how we treat each other through helpful education and consistent dialogues.

This album is sincerely dedicated to every person who has contributed to my growth as a human being for better or for worse and we extend an enormous show of gratitude to everyone who helped make this project a reality, as well as anyone who has taken the time to read this statement regardless of how it is perceived.

Keep the people who believe in you close and don’t take their belief in you for granted.

Fail better, heal faster, and survive.

Things will get better.

-Lou