Pete Muller’s ‘More Time’ For The First Time
Pete Muller—Princeton graduate and Wayne resident in Passaic County—is a singer-songwriter who rewrote some Wall Street rules through applied math at his super-successful trading company. He’s a semi-pro poker player. He authors crossword puzzles for the New York Times and Washington Post. He’s on the board of The Live Music Society keeping indie venues open during COVID. And, with the Berklee School of Music, he helped save iconic New York City recording studio The Power Station where Bruce, Dylan and Bowie did some of their best work.
“More Time” was directed by Gus Black who previously helmed clips from Phoebe Bridgers and Sheryl Crow. It’s the title track of his album due this spring that was recorded in Memphis with producer Matt Ross-Spang (Jason Isbell/Margo Price). The all-star players on the record come from the bands of Al Green (bassist Dave Smith), Joe Ely (guitarist Will Sexton), Cat Power (organist Rick Steff) and Wilco (drummer Ken Coomer). Add some A-List Memphis horn players and background vocalists and anticipation runs high for its release.
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With themes of temptation and self-reflection, the beautifully-shot clip builds from its sensitive piano intro to its bombastic orchestral crescendo. When contacted, Muller cracked wise by saying, “I’m a faithful guy but I’m also a flirt. So even though I know that nothing’s going to happen, I still love the energy that comes from contemplating ‘what if?’.”