Slow Mellow and Light Acoustic Guitar track.  Had lyrics but they weren't any good.

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Slow Burn

The Twelve Bar Blues

Bag of Hammers

The Sweet Escape (Stefani)

Got some effects pedals and decided to put them to good use.

Travis 1/In the Coming Months

This song was originally about a friend of mine who had spread rumors of me giving him head in 10th grade.  I had written lyrics for it but as it turns out I can't sing.

My Good Friend

Recorded with my new acoustic fender.  The name of this song and "Travis 1" comes from the finger picking pattern used, called "Travis Picking".

Travis 2

Started and finished this within a week after hearing the song "Ophelia" by The Band.  I'll include the lyrics below, but again I'm no good at singing, so I didn't.  Thanks again for all the support and shoutout to all the dudes of the world, takin' it easy for all us sinners.

Lyrics:
No, I ain't got much to do today,
I guess I'll sit around and waste my life away.
No, I don't have time for taxes or bills,
I only have time and time I'll kill.

Yes, I am one that some would call lame,
A man who prefers his life to be tame.
If you call me lazy then that's what I am,
I don't make my parents proud but I don't give a damn.

Because I'm happy with me and the way that I live,
You can lend me money but I've none to give.
I don't hate or wait for my time to come,
I'm just gonna wait for life to be done.

My momma always said there's a place for me,
Somewhere in the world where I could be,
But she doesn't understand that I'm fine right here,
Sittin on the couch with a glass of beer.

No I'll never get up or try as best as I can,
If you don't know why then you don't understand
What it takes to be me with my philosophy.
I'm a man who knows what it's like to be free.

Because I don't have a job or any money to spend,
I can't pay my bills or afford my rent.
If I could live a better way of life believe me I would,
But life on my ass is just too damn good!

Lame-O

This song is an 11 minute jam session built around the primary organ lick and bassline of "Soul Kitchen" by The Doors.  Pardon the artwork, I put very little effort into it.

Soul Bitchin'

Soul Bitchin' (Theme of Soul Kitchen)

I started this song as a jam in C, using a walk up to the seventh note as a sort of chord progression.  The piano solo was done in one take, on the first day of recording, and I decided to keep it in, even though I tripped up somewhere in the middle of it.  Enjoy!

Two Keys

A remix of a previously released track.  This rendition of the song features  a tighter swing beat, more engaging automation, including more prominent solo instruments, and overall a more equal mix of all the instruments.  Enjoy!

Soul Bitchin' - Remix

This is a cover of a previous song of mine, called "Lame O."  I had some new ideas -- particularly including adding an organ and piano, changing the lead guitar part, and redoing the rhythm section.

More of the same old

Lame O

This song was written for my college application portfolio.

Because I was rushing to finish it before the deadline, I used the same chord progression as another song of mine, "Goodbye Weekend," which is a cover of Mac Demarco's song by the same name.  I think that this song distinguishes itself in that it's a little sadder and it features a keyboard solo as well as a guitar solo.  It's also a little more hi-fi, but there are still instruments with distortion on them.

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