Been putting together some of the tracks I play at open mics as acoustic demos

Acoustic Demos

Pocket Dial Demos

A playlist of the original songs I've put on soundcloud, pretty self explanatory. Roughly in the order of what songs I like at whatever random moment I decided to edit the playlist.

Originals

2023 Demo of Lovesick Lullaby, recorded super quickly to compare with other demos

Lovesick Lullaby (Acoustic Demo)

2023 Demo, recorded super quick to compare to other demos

DYHM (Acoustic Demo)

Limerence (Acoustic Demo)

Wrote the lyrics for this a few years ago with the chords going back to when I had only been playing a few years and just learnt 7th chords. It's probably the original of mine that gets the most attention at open mics. I like it. So here is a simple acoustic demo version. One day i'll do the song properly, with a drum kit and a bass, and maybe finally figure out a nice harmony for the vocals.....

Get Your Head Up (Demo)

Wrote this for the r/songaweek challenge for week 24, delay. Came up with the verse riff by using a shite ton of delay and then was able to fit in some old lyrics about when you're breaking up but you just want to DELAY it by one more day.

Lyrics:
Such a lovely day
Sitting by the river
What a place to be to end it all
We both know whats coming but I just can’t face it
I want
One more day like this

My takeaway
I had to pay 
Can’t runaway
From what you want or what you had to say

Skip the clichés 
Don’t need coffee just to speak my truth 
We’re at an end
You say today was nice we need to keep it going just have
One more day like this

My takeaway
I had to pay 
Can’t runaway
From what I want or what I had to say

One more day
One more day

Takeaway (r/songaweek 24: Delay)

This is a song about breaking up, not because you want to, but because it seems like the best thing for both of you. Or maybe thats just how you rationalise it to yourself. Started working on this over a year ago but decided to not redo any of the guitars and do the best I could with it. Maybe that was a bad decision. If I ever decide to rerecord it I could probably make it sound better.  Kinda just wanted to get it out there and move on from the song (for now).

Lyrics:
Don’t do this easily
Don’t wanna cause you strife
Slowly killing us, I can’t safeguard your life
So much we could work on, so hard to find the time
Between breakups and breakdowns
Between half truths and lies

It’s not for myself
It’s for us both there is something wrong
We both need some more help
Taking our time, but everything leads back to this

Unhealthy partnership unhealthy minds
Searching for something you never find
Build it back to normal
Build walls in our lives
Between breakups and breakdowns
Between half truth and lies 

It’s not for myself
It’s for us both there is something wrong
We both need some more help
Wasting our time, cus everything leads back to this

I promised you this wouldn’t happen
A promise I could never keep
Both our worlds are so misshapen
This is what we really need
I’m ending this right now
Just need to find a way out

It’s not for myself
It’s for us both there is something wrong
We both need some more help
Taking our time, but everything leads back to this

Unhealthy Minds (Demo)

Don't think the rest of this song holds up but still like the solo so thought I'd upload that. Mostly just a practice at mixing metal fro when I acc need to make a real song.

Random Metal Solo

The theme for this 24 hour challenge was the picture of Gertrude the Gigantosaur (without the hearts). Wrote a silly love song for Gertrude the Gigantosaur. There's defo a few bars where I go out of time but it's a 24 hour challenge and didn't have time to fix it.

Lyrics:
1 - 2 - dinosaur
Gertrude, I think that I love you
Gertrude, you make my heart giganto-soar
Largest terrestrial carnivore
You are my favourite dinosaur
Oh Gertrude, I've fell in love with you

Gertrude, we could be carbon dating
Gertrude, my late cretaceous friend
Therepod with the giant bod
Till you were took by an act of god
Oh Gertrude we never will be near
Cus you've been dead for 100 million years

Gertrude The Gigantosaur(IMF 24 Hour Challenge)

Had the guitar written for this for ages and recently put it to some nice lyrics about performing at an open mic, no ones listening except the one person you care about, and that's all you need. Lots of clean up possible but kinda burnt out on it and wanna move on, initially thought id have harmonising vocals and some strings but I never got them to work (hence the demo).

Lyrics:
The bar is filled with noise
Louder than my voice
My song will go unheard
Aren't open mics absurd
But you're always listening
I know that you care
lost the room but I'm focusing
On the moment that we share


Guess it feels the same
Our secret type of fame
You can't be outdone
My audience of one
Well do it all again
Our self indulgent game
You always make it fun
My audience of one


I crack a stupid joke
Your laughter gives me hope
You've heard them all before
Still laugh while they ignore
Dont care they're not listening
I just care that you do
Lost the room but I'm focusing
Focusing on you


Guess it feels the same
A secret type of fame
You can't be outdone
My audience of one
Well do it all again
Our self indulgent game
You always make it fun
My audience of one

Audience Of One (Demo)

NI based guitarist tryna write and record good songs