Who Loves The Sun (The Velvet Underground 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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Kings of Convenience - Failure

So, I decided to do a quick cover of 'The Fame' by Oasis; a B-Side from their 1998 single 'All Around The World'.

The Fame (Oasis cover)

One After 909 (The Beatles)

Demos 2016

Calico Skies (Paul McCartney Cover)

Sugar Mountain- Neil Young (Cover)

When I'm In Need (Liam Gallagher Cover) (Live)

The Charlatans - Just When You're Thinkin' Things Over (Pete & Bren remix)

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

I record covers and the occasional original song in my basement.

When I'm In Need (Liam Gallagher Cover) (Live)

Ghosts of the Great Lakes

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