how do you sleep - the stone roses

On the Road Again (Bob Dylan Cover)

Me covering the Style Council's song Walls Come Tumbling Down!

Walls Come Tumbling Down! (Style Council) cover

Treading water is a languid, loping Americana alt rock tune very much in the style of the War on Drugs and with melodic echoes of Chris Isaak’s Wicked Game. The song builds up from a simple acoustic guitar progression and a subtle string arrangement, and then quickly builds momentum with an urgent guitar riff and atmospheric overlays/ overdubs. 

As the song progresses, the listener has the sensation of being trapped underwater with the ocean seeping into ones’ body (a sensation enhanced by the gentle but urgent vocal tones of “I can feel it seeping through my brain”).

Treading water is a song of narrative and storytelling and explores the themes of being ‘stuck’ (“pressure’s building to a crescendo. I can feel myself going insane”). The chorus encapsulates the tension at the heart of the song “spend a lifetime treading water... trying to gently float to shore. do what you gotta. Do what you outta”.

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Never Going Back Again (Fleetwood Mac cover)

Young the Giant

Strings

Boys Keep Swinging (David Bowie Cover)

The world is dancing, so you might as well.

Demos 2017

After All

Every Friday I make a quick and dirty Nightcore Remix for my Dungeons and Dragons Game - I read the recap over it. Every Friday, I will upload last week's remix to this playlist. Patreon coming soon.

Last week (9/4) was the Butthole Surfers' Dracula From Houston.

Dracula From Houston

Find My Way

Brother-sister duo from Westchester County, NY

After All

Great Scott!