Tinted Gold

Leaving

Oh Brother I

In My Neighbourhood

Call Me

So a bit about this track for all you unexpected but welcomed new listeners out there.

As the first verse goes, I wrote this song in 2015  - a while ago now I know! I had just worked for a summer in the US, and made some absolutely amazing friends. I honestly think Americans are friendlier than us cold staring Londoners, I felt such warmth from all the people I met that summer. I then returned to university, living in a mice infested house and cardboard walls that frosted up in the winter. I felt a vast contrast between summer in the US and winter back home. I had a lot of time to myself as a student, and after listening to Agape by Bear's Den (check it out) I became obsessed with tuning my guitar in Open D tuning. I came up with a riff that's not in this version, but earlier ones, and started singing, thinking about all the friends I'd made on the other side of the Atlantic, who I probably would never see again.  The words Don't You Forget came to mind.

Somehow I figured out how to layer guitars in garageband and came out with a creaky student room demo. I'd written songs before, but this felt like the actual first song I wrote. I instantly sent it to anyone who would listen, and within my friendship group it became somewhat of a cult classic that we'd often refrain on nights out.

It then faded for me, then in third year, I held a BBQ for some friends, and had a request to play this song. Reluctantly I blew the dust off my guitar and tuned up (or down in the case of open D), and outside, as the sun set on the day and on our time at university, standing on the precipice of everything after, in my back garden in Bristol I gave a rendition of this song that will stick with me for the rest of my life. Not just because of the poignancy of the time and of the chorus, but because, for a lot of the people around me, I could look at them and honestly feel comfortable, because I knew that what happened in the US wouldn't happen here, we were closer, knew each other better, and I knew we wouldn't lose each other. 

After that day I knew I had to re-release this song, but give it the justice in production it deserved. I took it to Natural Habitat studios where a very talented up and coming producing - Joey Walker - worked his magic, and we threw a load of guitars at it, and a banjo for good measure. I love Mark Knopfler's guitar playing, so that's where the country electric guitar comes from. 

Listening to the song for me, it brings back these memories, driving through old dusty roads in a pick up truck, dingy university rooms, good company, and I hope that it brings some of this nostalgic optimism to your ears like it still does for me. If you've read to the end of this then feel free to drop me a message, I'd love to hear from you. 


Regards,
Asher

Don't You Forget

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Asher is a singer songwriter, currently gigging around Bristol/London. Asher's sound is inspired by the classic storytellers like Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, with a contemporary feel from his love of 80s pop music.
You can listen to his debut EP on Spotify, Itunes, Google play and Amazon Music.

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