A song I've had stored in my head for quite awhile, though never committed to tape (erm... binary code) - probably because I thought it was a bit simple and even trite. Having to come up with an album's worth of material in a month cured me of…
this is about a couple who are at odds with each other because of their goals, could also be viewed as a guy who wants his partner to commit suicide with him?
i usually play this on guitar, but for the RPM Challenge, i wanted to do it electronically…
This was the second track for my 2009 RPM Challenge album "Relative Polyphonic Mutiny. It was written and recorded in an hour and a half in the middle of the night. Also the first time I ever played keyboards of any sort and there was no time…
turning point #1
lyrics:
It was spring time, or their time depending on which one you asked
how much it mattered to two birds flying away from the cold.
She sang and he'd swing, together a flight all their own on wings she swore were made…
clarity during a swift beginning is a mirage yet unknown
lyrics:
Momma, you've got to see this man I've found
clean cut, honest, and so handsome
We're thinkin' 'bout pickin' up and movin' on
he'll get a job where we'll go
and he'll make…
From your parents you will learn everything and nothing without even realizing
lyrics:
Don't look in the mirror, your skin will never seem as soft
Don't wait in the middle when your mind is already made up
Just make it home, please…
Simon & Garfunkel meets Cat Power - love it!
Great lyrics - especially the lines at the end: "Eskimo kisses completeness/Sweaters and branches and sweetness/Noses and cheeks are my weekness" — fantastic.
Grew out of my frustration at having to sing, play all the instruments, and engineer my own recording...
Baby, Would You Be My Engineer?:
Baby, would you be my engineer
and keep my headphones sounding clear?
I desperately need someone…
this is about a couple who are at odds with each other because of their goals, could also be viewed as a guy who wants his partner to commit suicide with him?
i usually play this on guitar, but for the RPM Challenge, i wanted to do it electronically…
This is truly sublime. I'm glad we had the chance to correspond about a new spin and for you turning me on to "Your" new music... Really love it. Thanks I will spread the word.
-Barney
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love this.
Listening to this as the morning sun streams through my window. Lovely :)
Thanks, Black Pepper, Iron & Wine's definitely my biggest influence for this kind of thing :)
this sounds like the evil cousin of belle and sebastian on ny-quil...in a good way.
I wish I could play guitar like that (or at all, for that matter.)
This is something Conor Oberst wishes he wrote.
Great tune - I'm a sucker for hand claps too! I love short songs that have lots of content - great.
Beautiful - and I'm a sucker for glockenspiel!
good job!
Harmonies like that are very difficult - nice job.
You have a great voice - I'm jealous! Nice music too!
Simon & Garfunkel meets Cat Power - love it! Great lyrics - especially the lines at the end: "Eskimo kisses completeness/Sweaters and branches and sweetness/Noses and cheeks are my weekness" — fantastic.
Every DIY'ers dilemma! We can all relate... nice tune.
Alas, ordinary people don't like such kind of music. But it's a great music!
Nice album. This song was my favorite!
Awesome!
This is truly sublime. I'm glad we had the chance to correspond about a new spin and for you turning me on to "Your" new music... Really love it. Thanks I will spread the word. -Barney
Another BEAUTY!
OMG, OMG...what a GREAT track! Love the harmonies!
This is WONDERFUL! You amaze me, as you always do Colin...