Well, the single "Nothing But Love" is in (hopefully) good hands and all I can do is wait and continue with my work. Writing and recording new material. Currently there are some 5 songs in circulation with working titles:
"Hösten 2009" - Roland TR808 drum machine + Yamaha CP80 and accoustic guitars. A lot of anxiety and "lostness" in the lyrics. This one's been draining all of my energy. But it's really good. Or will be. When it's done.
"One Hell of A Drive" - Fast song with tom-beat and accoustic guitars along with organ, mellotron and moog. The mellotron strings in the chorus gets a 60's vibe according to Padoan. Maybe he's right. I love this song. Lyrics about hard work, hope and the painful journey to follow your call.
"And There I Found You" - Perhaps one of the hardest songs to write, even though it's based on 3-4 chords. Anyway, it's a ballad. Don't know if it's supposed to be organ-driven or guitar-driven. Working on some kind of mix between the two. There's a really haunting delayed strat swelling in on a simple thing that really set the mood for the song. Lyric-wise it's one of the hardest ones to write too. Maybe too honest and depressing. But with a little hope.
"The Ocean" - Sort of the sequel to Nothing But Love (the first single of "Meanwhile"). I've really tried to make it as simple as possible with verse and chorus only based on two chords; G major and E minor. The verse melody is played/sung by different instruments/choirs throughout the song in a kind of symphonic way. The song right now consists of the TR808 drummachine, my friend Simon's precision bass (played thru Pod 2...works perfectly), some DX7-ish vibrating sound and of course the accoustic guitar which I really don't know how to fit into the song properly. Maybe abandon it totally. Killing darlings tend to be effective. Lyrics about following your heart and leaving everything that defined you, in search of something more true and honest, and what happens when you get lost. Sort of like one of the lyrics described above. This is gonna be a hit I think. One of the most commercial songs I've written.
"Hope Coming In" - One of the very very VERY few shuffle-songs I've wrote. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, "dansbands-groove" is perhaps a good way of describing it. Anyway, it's a song about hope but played through minor chords. Influences but Kings of Convenience and Coldplay song "Spies".
Maybe I'll stick to these 5 songs and release as EP. Plus one more song maybe. There's some kind of post-rock (you know, Sigur Ros-ish) thing I've been working on, based on 4 chords and a really simple melody consisting of like 3-4 notes. Otherwise I'm still struggling with my mood and getting the dishes done. More melancholic than cheerful, but with hope this time. Pray for me. To whatever God you like.
Out
/Calle
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