This song is the first song Danny and I truly finished together since I moved back to OKC. We sat on my Mesta Park quadplex balcony one hot day and started strumming this summery guitar part. At one point, I said, "we need a really Beach Boys-esque melody here" and Danny just started singing "Barbara Ann" which actually became the vocal rhythm of the song. 

The song felt like it was going to be a pretty clean surfy continuation of Golden Year, but then Tom Bishop suggested we should cover Devo's "Uncontrollable Urge." While practicing for NMF we would go into these poorly executed takes of the song and ended up shelving the idea. However, I think Devo made its way into this song - the drum beats, synths, and pre-verse turnaround have a Mark Mothersbaugh-type vibe that I dig. Zach Zeller came over for about twenty minutes and added some of the best parts of the song - the bass line, the guitar solo, and the synth hook all came from the twenty minutes he came by.

Lastly, the lyrics for "Neuromancer" are loosely inspired by William Gibson's book of the same title. That's all the references to VR cowboys and stuff. These are some of my favorite lyrics we've ever written.

LYRICS:
meatspace dandy blowin in the wind
cowboy 2.0 night dreamin
VR boys fly fast as you can
get around, get around, hip to your man

oh my lands, there goes another one
slip some green, gift in the minibar
cheap hotel next to stadium
all bout bout, all bout the benjamins

deadbeat dad, digital family
don't be sad, it's just reality

boss level girl, think she's the one
holograph card, first edition
spin your head to see her face
wondering how her chapstick tastes

deadbeat mom, digital family
CD-ROM, that's just reality

deadbeat kids, all in the family
flip your lids, it's just reality
deadbeat dad, digital family
don't be sad, it's just reality


Neuromancer

TrainingWheels

prod. BrokenVibez


If you're the one listening to this. You know who you are

You Never Forget

mom and dad. I know you failed at times. But I still miss u

Promise You Won't Let Go feat. Jasmine Renee

The earth isn't my home. I'm taking my bike to heaven.

Bicycles feat. I/o

Here Is A Story All About How My Date Got Flipped Upside Down
Prod. 
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TrainingWheels

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