Haven't uploaded or written anything solid in a long, long time. Cranked this out in writing/recording less than 30 minutes. Pretty satisfied.

Don't Write Me Letters [DEMO]

First song written/recorded since January. Might add more guitars later. Would sound good with a full band.

4th Of July [DEMO]

I've been working on writing this track for a few weeks, finally had a moment where I could record it. My slide playing needs some practice, but it's acceptable for me. 

Slacker In Heaven [DEMO]

I'm very pleased with the solo, if I do say so myself. 

Every Morning [DEMO]

For rehearsal purposes. Definitely not a finished product.

Alone [DEMO]

Happy with the lead work on here. The wordiest lyrics I've written in a long time.

Lonely Day [DEMO]

This one took a couple hours to do. Used my new Vox AC15 for the first time in a recording. Used a friend's keyboard for the piano/bass drum lines. Definitely one of my favorite Boss tracks. 

Nebraska [BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COVER]

I've had the acoustic riff for the longest time, and finally wrote the lyrics the other day. I messed around with AutoTune for the first time (which is fairly obvious) and made a Vernon-esque outro. Electric lead with light chorus through the Vox AC15. Random ideas coming sloppily into fruition.

Small Stones [DEMO]

Rage-fueled agony on my voice. I think this turned out just how I wanted it to: full of angst and driven by emotion. This was done in one take, with one track.

American Slang [THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM COVER]

Finally got a new song out of my head. Took long enough. Tried to keep it simple in terms of instrumentation as well as form, given what the last few songs I've written have come out as. Trying to go back to basics so I can build myself up again.

Ben Roggie

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