Another 1 afternoon jam with Mike Squires on guitar synth/bass synth and Brandon Milner on drums/extra keyboard/Guitar wankery and production. Recorded at Brandobean Studios 2013.

Angry Cutlery - Brandon Milner & Mike Squires

The Ick (unmastered)

Strangers

This track was recorded around 2010 by my band Like Lightning with Steve Fisk in Seattle.  Members:  Myself on guitar and vox, Brandon Milner on guitar, Aaron Huffman on bass, and Scott McHugh on Drums.  This track ended up as part of the larger album "Future Tourists" that Like Lightning released in 2017.

Future Tourists

Sugar in the Day

This song was recorded by my band Like Lightning around 2010 by legendary producer Steve Fisk up in Seattle, Wa.  It features Harvey Danger bassist Aaron Huffman, myself on vocals and piano, Brandon Milner on guitar and Scott McHugh on drums. It ended up on the album "Future Tourists" that we released in 2017.  Lyrics: 
One day the barrier broke and
water sped up the Thames
The asphalt buckled, 
the statues on Chiswick walk
We left for dead 

We ran the desert but the
   desert came anyway
We ran like the devil but the
   desert came anyway

I put my spade in the ground,
buried my rusted parts
How did we get twisted?
The statues on Chiswick walk - 
Tin men with no hearts

We ran the desert but the
   desert came anyway
We ran like the devil but the
   desert came anyway

All that I think I understand
All that is thrown away
Backfires like a boomerang - 
It's all I can do not to run away from it
- with you

Like the Devil

This track was recorded by my band Like Lightning around 2015 or so, featuring myself on piano and vocals, Brian Emery on guitar, Brandon Milner on drums and behind the board, and Lisa Marie Smith on Bass and Cello.  Lyrics:
Today went by
It was over in the blink of an eye
It went rushing away
It was riding on the back of a lie

But I don't want it to disappear and
Take this away from here

I will give you a key
But the chains and the padlocks were me
'Cause you seem to understand
The kinds of things that really make a man

So I don't want you to disappear and 
Take this away from here

This is where we go wrong
We are here, and in a blink
We are gone and 
I don't want to disappear

Disappear

This a track from my band Like Lightning, recorded by Brandon Milner at his home studio in around 2010 as preproduction for going into the studio at Steve Fisk's later that year.  That version of Sugar in the Day ended up on our 2017 album "Future Tourists".  The track features some great bass playing by the late, great Aaron Huffman (of the 90's Seattle rock band Harvey Danger) as well as guitars by Brandon and myself, and drums by Scott McHugh.

Live Demos

Sugar In The Day (final demo mix)

This track is the first track of my band Like Lightning's record "Future Tourist" (on Spotify) and was co-written by Brian Emery.  Featuring:  Brandon Milner on guitar and behind the board, Brian Emery on guitar, myself on keys and vox, Ruth Keathing Lockwood (formerly of Ida) on drums, Aaron Huffman (formerly of Harvey Danger) on bass.

Cardinal Flyer

Produced by Dennis MaGee Fallon and performed by Tamara Power-Drudis off her debut album (Available on Itunes!). Recorded at the famed London Bridge Studios in Seattle, WA.

Carousel

Carousel (female-indie folk)

1 - It Is Not I

Acoustic version of "Strange Like We Are" by Campfire OK, recorded live at KSUB studios on June 1, 2012. Brandon Milner is playing acoustic guitar on this one instead of the usual drums.

2012.06.01 - KSUB Live acoustic

Strange Like We Are (Live Acoustic 6.1.2012)

ARCHIVE:  I'm a songwriter from Seattle.  Represented on this page are examples of my songwriting, either from my demos and home recordings, or from the various bands that play/played my tunes.  Hope you enjoy!

The bands represented here are (see playlists if you want to hear just one band or another):  Ars Poetica (c. 1991-93), Moonshine (c. 1992- 1996), Algae (c. 1996-1999), Acetylene (c. 1999-2001), and Like Lightning (c. 2009-2017).  These represent the bands that I was the singer/songwriter for.  See comments on each track for more info about the bands and the recordings.  

My songs benefitted so much from the excellent ideas, parts, arrangements, melodic lines, beats, and so much more, provided by the talented musicians and engineers/producers I've worked with. It’s interesting to me at this point to hear how differently each band interpreted my basic songwriting.  

Some recordings sound great from a sound quality perspective, others were either recorded by myself at home in various stages of my learning how to record myself (so it's hit or miss for sure) or have sound quality issues arising from the fact that they are digitized versions of old cassette tapes, the original studio tapes having been lost over the years.  Also up here are various Christmas songs I've recorded at home for fun with my family.  

Photo credit for bio shot:  Brandon Milner

Like the Devil

Steph Wicker