Lucy Fitzgerald 
“Every Other Weekend” from Mountain Climer, the solo project of Colorado-based artist Jeremy Climer, feels like a quiet conversation you didn’t realize you needed. It’s intimate and personal, unafraid to sit with the tough stuff. This is a song written back in 2010, tucked away for over a decade, and now brought to life with a kind of emotional clarity that doesn’t come overnight. Jeremy pulls from real experiences, writing from a place shaped by his friend’s near-divorce and his own memories growing up with separated parents. You can hear that weight in every line. It’s not dramatic or overdone—it’s honest. The track lingers on the subtle unraveling that can happen in long-term relationships when love is taken for granted, and the quiet fight to hold it all together.
Paul Mahern, who’s worked with the likes of John Mellencamp and Iggy Pop, produced the song and helped shape its emotional core. His touch is felt in the restrained production, especially around the vocals. They sit front and center, raw but steady, never overwhelmed by the instrumentation. Devon Ashley brings a constant pulse on drums, while Shannon Hayden layers in rich textures on guitar. And then there’s Heidi Gluck, whose harmonies come in like a gentle second voice, full of feeling. Her parts were recorded remotely, but they landed with serious presence. As Jeremy puts it, “It’s a crime Heidi isn’t a household name.”
As a listener, I really connected with how patient and unforced this track feels. It doesn’t push, it unfolds. There’s a quiet power in the simplicity of it all. If your playlist needs a song that cuts through the surface and leaves a mark, “Every Other Weekend” deserves a spot. Mountain Climer has created something worth sitting with, and once you do, it stays with you.
Make sure to follow Mountain Climer on Instagram, Spotify, and Bandcamp. Add “Every Other Weekend” to your favorite playlists. Whether you’re reflecting, decompressing, or driving into the night, this track brings something honest to the moment.
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