Honestly it hurts too much to thinkOf you with anyone but meAnd I’m not trying to be anything but happy I let go so long ago it seemsBut the extensions of these dreams still call and reach for meAnd I’m not trying to do anything but sleep When I think back to the dayBefore all of thisand youwashed over meThe relief I craveSeems as distant … Continue reading Happy
Look at us, sticking to our newly appointed Friday release schedule with a new cover. This week we jump back into Bleed American and tear “Your House” a new one. Listen to the original recording here: Now, check out mine: I originally started out doing an acoustic-based full band cover but I was really struggling with coming up with a drum beat that complimented the … Continue reading Jaimee Eat World Release: Your House
I’m back with another cover, this time an acoustic rendition of “You Were Good” from the Damage record. Listen to the bands original recording here: Now, take a listen to mine: I’m a big fan of the original record, I really like the overall vibe of it, but I often find myself thinking that it would’ve been nicer to hear it even more stripped down, … Continue reading Jaimee Eat World Release: You Were Good (Acoustic)
Continuing on our blog breakdown of The Clearing, today we’ve got track 9: If Not Now Listen on YouTube below. But don’t forget the album is available basically everywhere except for Spotify and Amazon Music! About the Track So, I’ve actually already spoken about If Not Now a few times, most recently on February 14th when I released a special acoustic alternate of the track … Continue reading The Clearing Track By Track: If Not Now
Carrying on from our track by track of Lie To Me, today I’m moving right along to track 8: Asleep/Dead. If you haven’t heard the record yet, check it out on YouTube Music or my own YouTube Channel below. About the Track Asleep/Dead is one of the only tracks on this record that isn’t really based on any sort of true story, rather it’s more … Continue reading The Clearing Track By Track: Asleep/Dead
Today we’re diving into Track 7, formerly “45”, now officially named “Lie To Me”. Listen to the track on YouTube About the Track I wish I could remember definitively why I started writing Lie To Me but I can’t wholly place it, but the “double dog dare you” line is really what kicked things off and set the tone for the entire song. Like “All … Continue reading The Clearing Track By Track: Lie To Me
Hope everyone had a good weekend – I know I’m a day late on this one but hopefully it gave you a chance to listen to The Clearing while I put this together. Today I’m gonna talk a bit about track 6: Little Fish. About the Track Little Fish was the third track featured on my 3-song EP “A Quiet Place To Scream” and I … Continue reading The Clearing Track By Track: Little Fish
Back with my next cover, this time I wandered over to Invented and settled in on Coffee And Cigarettes. Check out the original recording by Jimmy Eat World: Now check out the cover: The Process I gave Invented a quick spin through and there was no easy choice here, but I’ve always had a soft spot for for Coffee and Cigarettes and pretty instinctively knew … Continue reading Jaimee Eat World Release: Coffee And Cigarettes
Carrying right along with track 5 today, let’s talk about “All On Me”. If you haven’t heard it yet, stream it on YouTube! About the Track All On Me is another straight-forward pop-punk inspired track, keeping things relatively simple across the board and just letting the rhythm guitars drive the track. There are breakup songs and then there’s All On Me – the pre-breakup song. … Continue reading The Clearing Track By Track: All On Me
Yesterday I got into all the fun and quirky things that inspired “Camp” today we take a look at a much more lyrically direct track with “Still Catching Up”. Give it a listen on my YouTube Channel before we jump in: About the Track: Still Catching Up was one of my absolute favourites from the initial demos. It’s not particularly complicated, the same rhythm runs … Continue reading The Clearing Track By Track: Still Catching Up
Crooked Forest 