Singer Songwriter Hidden Gems - 2021

Folk Hidden Gems - 2021

I felt this song reminded me of rainy scene out of a modern day suspense film, where the protagonist is chillin’ inside a mid century modern house on the top of a forest hill surrounded by trees and glass (windows). But instead of there being a killer there’s just the protagonist. He’s stuck with his thoughts and the rain outside the glass in this beautiful house. And if he’s anything like us, he’s probably got a lot of things to think about.

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No, I've Never Felt The Wind - John Ward (Free Download)

music & lyrics: Sophia DeLeo
producer & mix engineer: Corey Kline
vocals: Sophia DeLeo
guitar: Sophia Deleo & Jordan Dunn-Pilz

Massachusetts

We’re so excited to release the next chapter of the story! The Day Before Everything is actually a line that Luke’s dad made up while lamenting all the things Luke and I miss happening at home while we’re out on the road. When we came up with the concept of this series, we knew exactly how this song would fit into the overall story. It’s the first tremor, an almost imperceptible sign of things to come. The couple in the story is at a distance and they miss each other and those things at home. They say they want to be together more. And yet, they aren’t. Ironically, after a year at home, we’re hoping to soon feel that conflicted pain of missing the people we love at home because we’re out on the road doing what we love. 💙

The Day Before Everything

Fraud

this song was written & recorded in fall/winter of 2019 at $unroom $tudios in burbank CA. song written & recorded by derek ted 

Tim Vickers: bass + electric guitar+keys & additional production 
Lucas Siobal: drums 
Andy Park: mastering
lyrics
if you’ve always had this place in my life 
where u been? 
if u’ve always known itd be like this 
then why pretend 
i know you better than you think 
i know this dance across the water 
i stood there n watched wreckage sink 
i see her walking past the altar 

until night brings a haunting voice inside my mind 
collapse in just to pull apart & redefine 

in the sorrow lies the acceptance we require 
if there’s always time to speak up then why do we hide 
you know it better than you think 
you know that hill across the harbor 
i stood there n watched the wreckage sink 
i saw her breathing under water 

& you once said keep all pulling your weight alone 
you cant break - when you helped me up just to push me down 
you helped me up just to push me down

better than u think

For Nick

Bring Me Close

Recorded and produced by Alexander Biggs 
Written by Alexander Biggs, Sam Burtt and Will Cuming 
Additional vocals by Will Cuming 
Mixed by Matthew Neighbour 
Mastered by Jesse Oberin 
Drums played by Jess Ellwood and recorded by Alexander O'Gorman 
Published by Native Tongue Music Publishing

Lyrics:
All I want's some quiet 
got a head spin 
I've been hiding 

you were gone like lightning 
ain't that like us? 
can’t deny it 

I've been holding onto you for way too long 
I've been tryna give myself a shot at moving on 
I've been keeping out of sight, just hiding in the dark 
I've been trying to keep my mind from running circles 
all night long 

something wasn't working 
took myself out 
for a few drinks 

coming, going, so soon 
just a quick light 
in a dark room 

I've been holding onto you for way too long 
I've been tryna give myself a shot at moving on 
I've been keeping out of sight, just hiding in the dark 
I've been trying to keep my mind from running circles 
all night long

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I've Been Holding Onto You For Way Too Long

Inspired by four seasons in Washington’s Methow Valley, traditional homeland of the mətxʷú people.

Pink Stone: Songs from Moose Lodge

Kite out on the Ocean

Slow Tide

Sean Christopher - Stuck In A Moment

write & record. 


 contact: derektedmusic@gmail.com