A reflection on loss: On his new album, Mark Schwaber looks back on the death of his mother Guitarist and singer-songwriter Mark Schwaber has an introspective new album out, “Everything Around Me,” that he composed in the wake of his mother’s death. Image courtesy Mark Schwaber Mark Schwaber, the former Easthampton guitarist and singer-songwriter now living in Greenfield, has a new album out that he composed mostly before the pandemic. CONTRIBUTED/MARK SCHWABER On his new album, guitarist and singer-songwriter Mark Schwaber’s reflects on the loss of his mother. CONTRIBUTED/MARK SCHWABER Published: 5/20/2021 1:06:14 PM A good number of musicians, hunkered down at home for much of the past year during the pandemic, have used that enforced isolation to write and record new music, with some of the songs reflecting the strange turn life has taken since early 2020.