The guitarist and singer-songwriter Bruce Engler grew up absorbing blues legends before spending years dissecting how masters like Jackson Browne and Crowded House build a song that sticks. He’s paid his dues in NYC’s Bang the Drum and New Jersey’s DownTown Mystic, even recorded with members of Paul McCartney’s Wings and Ian Hunter’s Rant Band.
“Every ending carries the weight of a thousand beginnings.”
His latest single, “This Dream,” came together during one of those life moments that make you question everything: an interstate move. You know the drill: the endless packing boxes, impossible deadlines, a million decisions that all feel equally important and overwhelming. He sat down and deliberately wrote about the excitement instead of the terror, focusing on new beginnings rather than everything being left behind.
The production keeps things classic without feeling like a museum piece. It’s retro in the best way, nodding to rock-pop’s golden era while staying firmly planted in the present. “This Dream” makes a solid case that sometimes the most interesting stories come from life’s sudden changes and the everyday chaos that forces you to decide what kind of story you’re going to tell yourself.
Give it a listen when you need a reminder that uncertainty doesn’t have to be the villain.
Muse Chronicle 
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