I should have expected it, but it felt so defeating. But while writing this album, Trump was having his impeachment trial and I wrote this the day he was left off the hook. HW allows me space to be clumsy with my words and get out the angst I'm feeling when I want to Molotov cocktail a Wells Fargo. My other band Hesitation Wounds has always been my outlet for that lane of my brain. I've rarely felt inclined to lean political with this band. My boy Justice Tripp of Trapped Under Ice/Angel Du$t sings backups with me over "Now I'm undone," which was such a joy to record and spend time with him in the studio. I never felt like I was facing them alone, which is the most important thing to offer someone who's grieving. This song sets up the album with the urgency I feel to show appreciation for the one who's kept me grounded and feeling loved throughout all the tragedies I've faced. You dwell on what to lead with - what's the opening line going to be? I imagine it's this way for a novelist or a screenwriter, so I'm aware I'm not unique with this. Often this makes writing the lyrics to these bookends hyper difficult. Taking that inspiration and applying it to the lyrical content is important. The first and last tracks always stand out. I've had this gut instinct for each one of our records. That said, when the music to a song is written, you sometimes get that lucky feeling of knowing a song is going to be the first track or the last track. Never have I had lyrics or any idea of direction for mind until I have a canvas to work on. Once again, thank you.For the sake of this track-by-track, it's important to note that the music always comes first. I will keep trying and trying, because practise makes perfect. Thank you so much for the feedback, you're the nicest person that's given feedback and considering I've only got a Grade 1 Piano and that's it, I feel as if I'm not doing bad learning the rest on my own. The lyrics were pretty much made up on the spot, but again I agree they're pretty generic, but I wrote them for the purpose of listening to when I'm sad so I can remind myself that I'm doing what I've always wanted, but of course I understand your viewpoint.Īs for the vocals, they were actually quite loud, I'd say they were about mid-shout volume, most of the hiss was caused by the amount of reverb and my crappy EQ'ing at the time, but the reverb had a purpose for me, and I put it there to give an atmosphere of being alone and isolated. All the instruments were digitally made, purely because I am a home recording artist and don't have the equipment or the money to do anything else, but that is something I aim for in the future. Take in what people tell you and I'm sure someday you'll put something out that's really worth listening to.Į. Keep doing what you're doing - practice, practice, practice. That's punk rock as fuck and I admire that. You're dedicated, I'll tell you that, and it seems you really do want to do what you're doing, even without a full level of classical training. That said, I'm sure every musician was at this level before. I'm just going to say that you really need to find a vocal style that suits you and your style of music more - the fact that it was clearly very quiet and recorded at that same quiet volume (which made a really noticable hiss appear) just made me cringe a bit. No empathy, I guess.īranching off from the lyrics, let's talk about the vocals. Pretty standard motivational fare that seemed like any passerby would iterate when faced with an individual voicing their depression. The lyrics, to me, were really cheesy and generic, and didn't really have any substance to me. Also, it was painfully obvious that they were digitally programmed, so they sounded pretty synthetic and disconnected. The instrumentals were okay, I guess, but nothing to really write home about for me. Paradise I'm going to be candid: That was really bad.
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