Country : Alternative Country

My attempt at a country ballad. Nodding to both 'Tumbleweed Connection' and 'Madman Across The Water' - my 2 favorite Elton John albums. The bridge of this songs especially recalls that period of his writing.

Alternative : Brit Pop

A song about losing one's confidence and losing one's self, or perhaps its a song about losing someone you love. Whatever the case, it's about loss and lamenting loss.

Alternative : Brit Pop

A very Beatle-esque approach. Particularly mindful of the 'White Album' which has proved an enormous influence.

Alternative : Brit Pop

One of my few collaborations. In this case, I wrote the music after my esteemed friend, the writer Jim Windolf, sent me a set of lyrics which to this day seem pretty cryptic to me.

Alternative : Brit Pop

Probably my best piece of storytelling. About a man and a woman separated by years and continents. The song takes place in the hours and minutes before their imminent reunion.

Alternative : Brit Pop

Recorded on the KORG D1600. Very basic guitars keys bass and drums. With a pretty dry vocal. About a spy in retirement.

Alternative : Brit Pop

This is one of those songs that could have one in a number of different directions. Posted here is a 'fast' version recorded as a rough but charming demo.

Alternative : Brit Pop

I wanted to try slowing down the tempo of this song so I could emphasize the 'call and response' of the lyric. This wound up becoming the 'released' (online anyway), version.

Urban : R&B/Soul/Pop

A bizarre and eclectic song mixing various elements including urban R&B. A psychological purge of 9/11.

Alternative : Brit Pop

A bit of self-analysis, pop psychology, and introspection. Inspired equally in part by Brian Wilson, Paul McCartney and Burt Bachrach.

Alternative : Brit Pop

A second attempt at this song. A 'Burt Bachrach meets Damon Albarn' twist yields some interesting results.

Rock : Cover Songs

This is one the greatest pop songs ever written. Composed by the great, great Ray Davies, it's the only cover song I've ever recorded.

Electronic : Trance

An instrumental experimenting with drum loops and orchestral samples. The melody came to me in a dream while I was in Greece the summer before I recorded this.

Alternative : Brit Pop

Anger, frustration, resentment, disappointment. In the end an escape from a bad relationship. Culled from too many conversations I've heard and overheard over the years. Written in '03, demo recorded '04.

Alternative : Brit Pop

A song about deciding whether to leave the city or stay and stick it out....I left.

Alternative : Brit Pop

I recorded this song on my Korg D1600 digital deck (16 track). The drums are me playing live on an electronic kit. I was rediscovering some 'Tumbleweed Connection-era' Elton John at the time, and the stab at the orchestration certainly nods to that.