A work in progress, putting together the demo for it right now, thought I’d share the lyrics with ya before I share a snippet of what it sounds like. Sold on a dreamYou never had and I didn’t needIs this how you pictured love to be?You can tell me Met on a whim, Out to waste the nightFell for the smileAnd the way the light hit … Continue reading Our First House
Today we get into the reproduction of Jimmy Eat World’s “Appreciation” as the first cover we’re doing off of the “Damage” record. Check out the original recording by Jimmy Eat World: Now check out the cover: The Process I started working on this one late one day (late for me, anyway, as far as this type of thing generally goes), and was initially going to … Continue reading Jaimee Eat World: Appreciation
New interview up. I answered some q’s for LoveInTheLyrics, talkin’ about songwriting and the lyrics behind “Driveway” Check it out here: https://www.loveinthelyrics.com/post/crooked-forest-brings-awareness Continue reading Interview: Crooked Forest
Today we’re diving into the reproduction of Jimmy Eat World’s “Kill” as the first cover we’re doing off of the “Futures” record. Check out the original recording by Jimmy Eat World: Now check out the cover: The Process I tackled this one in parts over 3 days. I was originally considering making this track my first acoustic-based cover for the project, but I’ve always loved … Continue reading Jaimee Eat World Release: Kill
We’re quickly approaching the official release date of Jesyem Krzywym Lasem, and today we’re focusing in on track 4, “Butterflies”. This was a late addition to the record, I actually had already begun mixing the final EP when I felt like I wasn’t completing the thought of the overall record, so I knew I needed to add something new. So on Monday September 27th, I … Continue reading Jestem Krzywym Lasem Track by Track: Butterflies
Today brings us to track 3 on Jestem Krzywym Lasem, here’s our breakdown of “Without You”. I’ve spoken a bit about “Without You” before, even sharing a snap from when and where it was written back in December 2020. I had actually woken up one morning and some of the lyrics started swirling around my head as I worked up the strength to get out … Continue reading Jestem Krzywym Lasem Track by Track: Without You
I don’t really have a good title for this type of series yet, so this will have to suffice for now. Today I released 3 videos as part of my Wayback-Playback Wednesday acoustic cover song series. Normally, when I do these Wednesday covers they’re all sort of created and released in the same format. I talk a bit about this on this other blog post … Continue reading “Tiny Vessels” Cover Song Series
Today’s spin feature is “Rite of Spring” by Angels & Airwaves. This is off of Angels & Airwaves second full-length release “I-Empire”. Here are the lyrics, written of course by Thomas Delonge: I was locked all day in the summer heatIn a small brown house in suburban streetsWith a skateboard and my shit guitarI dreamed all day that they would get me far My dad … Continue reading Record 2
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