Andrew Russe

This is a remix of this song.

It was recorded in 2010, and I was in a hurry to post it elsewhere because I’m so fond of the song itself. But I’ve always hated the old mix - I lost the essence of the guitars and choirs during mastering because the lead vox was so ear-piercingly sparkly in the…read more

First new one from me in a long time.

Kind of a love song, I guess.

Recorded in my new “studio” (3rd bedroom in the new house). Almost up and running now… shine and don’t stop wondering!

Shine - A A J Russe

On my way
To bring you comfort
I found a girl
At the side…read more

Pop-rock song. Recorded 2009.

I wrote this several years earlier and rehearsed it with the last band I was in.

The recording was my first “serious” project on my Boss MBR, I was stunned that you could do something like this on a little silver box that fits in your shirt pocket.

The only…read more

Acoustic tale recorded Christmas 2010.

I wrote it years ago. Even tried rehearsing it with the band I was in at the time. But I couldn’t play it properly. It took several weeks of practicing DADGAD (never really used it in anger before) until I was prepared to give it a go this time.

I…read more

So I was locked in the broom-cupboard, checking out some old songs that need recording.

I’d just picked one and then suddenly this thing came out of nowehere. It started with one of those guitarist doodles that other musicians love so much at rehearsals.

That doodle became the intro to…read more

Well, here we go then…

Cobwebs - A A J Russe

Yeah you know what it is that I want
Oh you knew, didn’t you, before I did?
How many times did you wonder whether I would dare?
Oh never mind…
Take off your underwear

Over in your wine-rack, go and find a familiar friend…read more

Here we go.

This one started out one morning several weeks ago when the sun was still shining…

If it’s as wet and dark as it is here, just close your eyes, I’m sure you can imagine it if you try hard enough…

Lollies, chips, and beer… what more could a chap want on his holiday…read more

New original from me, hot off the old wotsit.

When it was half written yesterday, I was considering binning it as a throwaway exercise - I do that quite often. But I played the songwriting demo to someone else and, er, apparently I should finish it…

So here it is finished. Hope they don…read more

New one from me. It’s ended up as a bit of a “crying into yer beer at Bob’s Country Bunker” sort of song lol…

I’ve been sat on these lyrics in some form or another for absolutely years. I first wrote them one very dark night a few years after my first marriage ended.

I’ve written a song…read more

A tale of keeping your head above the water, or not…

Recorded Jan-Feb 2011.

I wrote it many years ago, never thought I’d ever do anything with it.

I intended to record this with just an acoustic and my new EDB (electric upright bass), but I couldn’t quite keep the interest up with…read more

Recorded Oct 2010.

It was meant to be a full band pop-rock song. But I started overdubbing on the original exploratory demo I’d done to work out the arrangement (with no click track). I kept coming back to it intending to start afresh… but then it ended up like this and I knew it was done…read more

Acoustic love song. Written and recorded between Christmas 2010 and the New Year.

I’d just finished recording Elizabeth’s Room and was tooling up to record a pop-rock song when this little beast popped out of nowhere, almost perfectly formed in the time it took to sing it a couple of times…read more