We'll Sweep Out the Ashes in the Morning

Who doesn't like a song about forbidden love? An acoustic cover for a Wednesday.

I’m trapped at my parents’ condo in the suburbs *shudder* while our house is being torn apart. I have limited resources. Yesterday was rainy and it was like I was in jail so I wanted to record something.
Guitar, bass and the big can of loose change which is the profit from our recent yard sale.

• play
• pause
• min volume
• max volume

posted by chococat (6 comments total)

jesus that dual voiced lead.
posted by es_de_bah at 1:40 PM on July 10, 2014

Fantastic! That can of loose change sounds really great. What kind of can is it? I would have expected it to sound clankier annd tinnier... it almost sounds like brushed drums, in a way. Are you shaking it in the air, or onto your thigh or something?

Uh, and yeah, the vocals are amazing.
posted by edlundart at 11:46 PM on July 10, 2014

Thanks guys!
Re: the can, it's actually more of tin I suppose. I just sort of gave it as precise a shake as I could, about 2' under the mic. Double-tracked for the chorus. EQ'd a bit.
posted by chococat at 6:20 AM on July 11, 2014

Ah, cool! Thanks so much for the picture. I'll be trying to copy that trick at some point.
posted by edlundart at 12:03 AM on July 12, 2014

Brilliant as ever, chococat! You captured the feel of this just perfectly. Love everything about it.
posted by saulgoodman at 7:31 PM on July 23, 2014

Yeah, that tin is recorded just right. Wonderful.
posted by Corduroy at 10:41 AM on November 16, 2014