Just a punk song I threw together this afternoon

Joke To You

Don't Be Scared

Edge

Sweet Surrender

A combination of alternative, acoustic folk, 80's Synth and soul.
Had a recent fascination with the noir sub-culture so I tried to make the lyrics similar to that of the 
black-jazz/hard-bop staple of the beatniks and the melodic lines were adapted from swing/big-band. The synth influence and high guitar lead sound was inspired by "5 miles out" (the first album recorded by virgin records ).  The acoustic guitar melody was inspired by "Dark Fortress" a black metal band who wrote a song called "Insomnia" from which I developed a chord progression that captures a similar melancholic mood. The transition between A harmonic minor and E major at the end of each phrase was inspired by "Radiohead" who wrote a song called "creep" in which they transition from A minor to c major ( I think). 

Hope you enjoy this, I kinda threw it together in about an hour.

Leo Van Der Bank