Hochhausschluchten - Sofa Rec. 2022

Don't you feel that this world is too loud sometimes? I do. This is a song I wrote in 2019 after I'd had a hard day and all I wanted was some peace and quiet. And suddenly this song happened.

It had been raining all day and I had got wet cycling (something I hate more than anything!), then there was a class party at my son's school where everyone was chatting and making small talk (something I find extremely difficult). Just as we were leaving, my children had one of their moments where they wouldn't listen. When we finally got home and the kids were in bed, I wanted nothing more than to have some oven cheese, a glass of wine, and watch a film. But alas, just as I was taking the cheese out of the oven and carrying it to the table, it tipped over and all the cheese landed on the floor! At this point, I was completely devastated and started sobbing and screaming. Of course, it's ridiculous to scream over cheese, but that was the final straw.

As I lay on the floor sobbing, a song began to form in my head, and before I knew it I had written "This day has been far too loud, I'm gonna need some peace and quiet now...". Within 30 minutes the song was finished. As usual, music and creativity came to the rescue!

This is the second single of the Cats & Coffee Cups album.

Peace And Quiet

Luxury Items

Slow Day Down

The latest track from my Not Completely Useless project. I tend to think of it as a low-key one for me - still quite a bit going on; Sonic Youth-style triplet feel intro, bass grooves, organ, touches of syncopation and a change of pace for the outro... there's just not as much guitar heroics as usual.

This one is about missing my kids when I was away at a festival. And my eldest daughter - then 6 I think - wrote the lyrics for the chorus.

Empty

This is a track that I would love to re-record for my next album. Don't know when that will be. The album will be titled The Stranded Sessions.

They Dare (Demo)

I finally wrote an animal rights song that I'm happy with. It's very simple, but it has a very important message. Animals are friends, not food.

Original song written and performed by Brent Ratkovich copyright 2025.
All rights reserved.

Trying (for the animals)

Thanks for visiting! I hope you enjoy my music. Here you will find my 3 albums, The Simple Things, My Winter Window and Smiling. 
I also uploaded demos that are slated for future projects to check out as well! Thank you!

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