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Manhattan

The last song from my new record, "Beauty, Grazing at the Trough". Since I completed it last December, I've been posting a song per week, and this is the last one. It's also the last song on the record. After some aggressive, loud, dense songs (some of which are not particularly chipper), I wanted to end things more simply. So this song is acoustic-guitar driven and uses only hand-percussion (including some triangle that I reversed in one spot, to cool effect, if I do say so myself). I also borrowed a friend's Gretsch for the electric guitar parts. Final word goes to a harmonica solo over some pretty arpeggios. Site, myspace.
posted by fingers_of_fire on Mar 13, 2007 - 8 comments

Losing Ground

Loud, bombastic rock. Lots and lots of chords. I was aiming for "Down By The River", or "Polyethylene". Site, cd, myspace.
posted by fingers_of_fire on Mar 5, 2007 - 0 comments

Crawl

The weirdest song on my new record. Unrelated harmonies, weird backwards noise, weird melody, weird guitar solos. Tried to make the production fit, though.
posted by fingers_of_fire on Feb 26, 2007 - 13 comments

I Know The Truth

A mopey country ballad that someone once told me sounds like Townes Van Zandt. More info here, here, and here.
posted by fingers_of_fire on Feb 20, 2007 - 7 comments

Chronic

A little bit of "Sympathy for the Devil", guitars inspired by Jonny Greenwood and The Edge, a China cymbal, Reason, some backwards editing, some speeded-up and smashed together vox, some slowed down vox - let's just see where all this gets me. Site, cd, myspace.
posted by fingers_of_fire on Feb 12, 2007 - 3 comments

I See You

I've been posting a song a week from my new record, "Beauty, Grazing at the Trough", and here's the latest installment! Loud, raucous rock and roll, lifted from Wilco lifting a groovy 70s vibe. "I see you in my dreams at night/sometimes in color, sometimes black and white." Site, cd, myspace.
posted by fingers_of_fire on Feb 5, 2007 - 6 comments

Leave Me Alone

A goofy romp in the spirit of Elvis Costello, with a sort of "All My Loving" kind of vibe to it. The bridge reminds me of the Beach Boys...Site, cd, myspace.
posted by fingers_of_fire on Jan 29, 2007 - 7 comments

Goner

An unapologetically moody ballad, aspiring to describe the intersection between Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Radiohead, and the Band. Any excuse to use a pedal-steel guitar and brass, really. Site, cd, myspace.
posted by fingers_of_fire on Jan 16, 2007 - 6 comments

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