This one has been through a pretty public metamorphosis. For contrast: One year ago, raw and hard was the best I had. Fun to play, fun to make, but not entirely consistent with the spirit of the song, really. Click for the original post.
Months later, I was playing it with friends late at night, and [...]

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Another song in the can. This song really came together for me with Morgan’s contributions, not the least of which was singing backup. A lot of differences from the last attempt: I redid the main guitar line because I didn’t like the sound of the earlier recording, even though the playing was fine. The bass [...]

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This song has undergone a pretty substantial transformation since I wrote it. Originally it was a much harder-driving song, very electric and groovy (click here for the first post). Then, after playing around with Morgan and Nando, the song grew into a much steadier, kind of gentler thing.
The kernel for this song first appeared in [...]

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This was my first attempt at recording Proverbs, not long after having written it, and several months before rehearsing it with Morgan and Nando. Actually, I enjoy how the song is taking shape now. It has become much slower and gentler, and has turned into more of a contemplative song – and less of the [...]

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