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Chemical Ace
Kinda country plus the Cure. the song's about Einstein and Uri Geller and serotonin re-uptake inhibitors, and the shady little place they all meet.
posted on Aug 14, 2008 - View this thread
Dear Editor
Awhile ago I spent way too much time reading a thread on the always excellent Marginal Revolution blog discussing possible tactics for dealing with sudden and unwelcome time-travel to 1000 A.D. Clearly the thread needed to be put to music. (OK, it was clear to me at least.) That was so much fun that I thought it might be fun to do it again. And Tyler over at Marginal Revolution was nice enough to participate for another round.
Then Tyler announced the topic -
“Are Books Overwritten?” Ruh ro.
posted on Aug 5, 2008 - View this threadCinematheque
An old New Blind National's song from when we were listening to a lot of Spoon.
posted on Aug 4, 2008 - View this threadDays Like This
It seemed time for an uncomplicated pop song (not that any of my songs are super complex in the first place). But in this nice little package you get everything you’re looking for in a standard radio-friendly pop song (does anyone listen to the radio anymore?)...
posted on Jul 28, 2008 - View this threadBarking Nymph
Jazzy power-punk ballad for those long summer bike rides. I think I meant for this to be soft and sparse, but you know how I do. Could use some help with a new name for this.
posted on Jul 22, 2008 - View this threadSkyMall (Jonathan Coulton cover)
A few months ago I decided I wanted to try and do a cover. Based on the result, it was clearly a bad idea. I probably should have been discouraged but instead, after months of therapy, I decided to try again. The victim this time was one of my favorite artists - Jonathan Coulton and his excellent song SkyMall.
posted on Jul 22, 2008 - View this threadundulate underling
A short, lyrically strange new song partly based on a dream.
posted on Jul 20, 2008 - View this threadVictor's a Dictionary
Written back at the turn of the millennium (oh the good old days) this song is about our old friend Victor. He’s an ethnic Chinese, Australian born doctor who abandoned medicine (and Sydney) to embrace the “structured” world of computer programming and the United States. Once you understand the laws that govern Victor’s existence you can compile him quite reliably.
posted on Jul 15, 2008 - View this threadPrivate Island
Wrote this a few years ago. An introspective song about a place to be introspective.
posted on Jul 14, 2008 - View this threadTerry (The Probably Drunk and Definitely Angry Stewardess)
Song about an unreasonably angry stewardess. Everyone's written one of these.
posted on Jul 10, 2008 - View this threadcasanova ruins
I was walking around in the garment district at night on valentine's day years ago, and spotted a beautiful woman walking alone across the street. Despite being glamorously dressed up, she looked like she had lost all faith in men. She was carrying a heart-shaped balloon and huge flowers. This song is sort of about that.
posted on Jul 9, 2008 - View this threadRule 34
Let's Sneak Off
Polygamy (or more accurately - group marriage) gone awry.
posted on Jul 4, 2008 - View this threadStone Mover
Another demo for our album that is in production. Sung by my friend and drummer Neil who has recently found his voice. A song of regret and the often crushing weight of unconditional love.
posted on Jul 3, 2008 - View this threadHey, Little Sprout!
A song written for my oldest nephew (he's the giggling in the beginning and the talking at the end). His nickname is the monk, not little sprout.
posted on Jun 30, 2008 - View this threadBetty (Sugar Fix)
This song is about a love rectangle. The singer is in love with Betty, she’s in love with a boy who treats her like crap. He is in love with Betty’s rich best friend who treats both him and Betty like crap. Everyone’s pretty much miserable except possibly for the best friend who’s oblivious to people’s feelings.
posted on Jun 30, 2008 - View this thread1000 A.D. (Sugar Fix)
Inspired by the Marginal Revolution thread giving advice on what to do if you find yourself suddenly transported back to Europe 1000 years ago with nothing but the clothes on your back.
posted on Jun 26, 2008 - View this threadThe Stranger
Demo of a song that my band is in the process of recording for our album.
posted on Jun 24, 2008 - View this threadSlip or Fade
Acoustic number in the works, just looking for some advice & feedback about this song (see description)
posted on Jun 13, 2008 - View this thread'Til We're Dead
I think I managed to write a somewhat upbeat song! Well, upbeat if you ignore the title and lyrics. It's got: hammond organ, celesta, acoustic guitar, bass, drums, and some epic "Woo-oo-oooh" back up vocals.
posted on May 26, 2008 - View this threadThings I Used to Know (demo)
"Our minds are permeable to forgetfulness; I myself am distorting and losing, through the tragic erosion of the years, the features of Beatriz."
-- Jorge Luis Borges
posted on May 16, 2008 - View this thread
Steel Trap Attacks
The third and final song off the O Captain! My Captain! EP. It's about the dark alleyways of a crazy, lustful mind- and the fruitless help proffered.
posted on May 15, 2008 - View this threadChester v3
Half
A new song idea, hatched out of procrastination for finals. It kind of grows. I write songs backwards, I realized today.
posted on Apr 30, 2008 - View this threadIn Piles/On File
Were my rock band to have a "hit single," it would be this. It filts squarely into the description of "thrilling guitar driven indie-rock music" if that's your thing.
posted on Apr 25, 2008 - View this threadBlackbox Blues
Piano! Mellotron! Squealing guitars! Stewardesses!
I've been working on this for a few weeks now. It's one of the more complex arrangements I've attempted in a while. I think I'm getting close to done, but I could really use some feed back. Thanks, folks!
posted on Apr 22, 2008 - View this threadFever Dream
A song written and recorded today in one go. Can you guess what it's about?
posted on Apr 19, 2008 - View this threadKissinger's Diaries
A folky ditty about a perceived lack of love in the city.
posted on Mar 20, 2008 - View this threada perfect preservative
I pretty li'l ditty about jelly, pirates, and (of course) true love. still getting my bearings as far as recording in my new apartment. two guits and a glockenspiel for the win?
posted on Mar 19, 2008 - View this threadReservoir
A song about the places that are the most emblematic of your teenage years and the people who you enjoyed spending your time with there.
posted on Mar 19, 2008 - View this threadNot The One
You know how sometimes you find yourself in a relationship because everyone thinks you just look so damn good together? Me neither.
posted on Mar 17, 2008 - View this threadThe Last Time I Saw Moscow
A very lo-fi one-take recording by The Grandma Sylvias. Acoustic guitar and vocals only; all apparent distortion is coming from knobs turned very high.
posted on Mar 4, 2008 - View this threadSecret Book (Vocal Mix - Redux)
Follow
This is the last in the RPM 08 songs that I have done. I came down with the flu this last week, and work the next few days. Therefore, I have fallen short of the goal. Enjoy my failure!
posted on Feb 27, 2008 - View this threadSecret Book (Vocal Mix)
This is a new version of Secret Book, of which I originally posted an instrumental version
here. On the new mix, my wife Lori sings beautifully, and I wail a bit at the end.
posted on Feb 20, 2008 - View this threadYour Own Sound
Just a day behind*, I give you song six for the RPM08 Challenge.
posted on Feb 19, 2008 - View this threadSilverpills
Dumb Dynamo
A short, wild song featuring my good friend John Bonham on the skins.
posted on Feb 16, 2008 - View this threadWeekend
Another quick song for RPM08. Not so happy with the mix, but I like the way the song turned out.
posted on Feb 15, 2008 - View this threadBrandywell
Engine
Rounds
on and on and on
An atheist's song about the nature of politics and religion in the U.S.
posted on Jan 30, 2008 - View this threadBananas
Ghosts and Robots
Or "Hooray for the Humans"
a meditation in Post-Apocalyptic Folk-Rock!
Every now and then, someone favorites (or unfavorites) this little line, which I dropped as a comment on a great post about the world after humans. It's actually the opening line to a song I've been mean to post forever. Here's the cleanest version I've got so far.
posted on Jan 28, 2008 - View this threadChester
This is the intro to a song my band has played live a few times. Live, I do it with loops, although it's not quite this developed. This is another Pro Tools experiment, thanks to the wonderful
Swem Library Media Center.
posted on Jan 25, 2008 - View this threadi'm a piece of hell
I'm a piece of hell, burning like a champ. I'm in love with you. I don't know exactly what you're supposed to do about it.
(it's a touch noisy)
posted on Jan 16, 2008 - View this threadHad Enough
Here is a song off of an EP I just released.
posted on Jan 15, 2008 - View this threadGhost
Um, here's a song I wrote in my bedroom/basement.
posted on Jan 14, 2008 - View this threadPlow
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