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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Strummer The Loneliness of the Long Distance Strummer
2-2-11 Song 2 for the RPM Challenge. Completely different than the first
What What What What What What
Feb 1st 2011. First song of RPM 2011. Done quickly and pretty much a cookie cutter Tones tune.
Singer/Songwriter Singer/Songwriter
4-1-10 Completely inspired by seeing Brett Anderson of Suede singing ballads with an acoustic guitar. All played, sung, written and recorded by me.
Meet You In The Center Meet You In The Center
3/6/10 First song after a long break. A slumpbuster. As usual I played all the instruments, wrote, sung and recorded it.
Bad World Bad World
11-02-09 This song was written (in demo form) by Albert Forssell. I produced it, I used his bass and guitar riff but did the rest of the instrumentation myself. More of your typical Tones style pop/rock with a dance feel.
Yellow Room Yellow Room
Sept 2009: An attempt to throw song energetic punkishness into my songs, written and recorded fast, rough edges galore.
Midnight Sun Midnight Sun
7-11-09 A quickly produced rocker, all guitars. Written & performed by me. Not really about anything, I got some good phrases from a book and wrapped something around them
Here Comes Conrad Here Comes Conrad
May 2009 - A new tune from The Tones. Played everything myself on this one, sang it out and didn't double the vocals for once.
Breaking Windows Breaking Windows
04-10-09 Dave Criddle on bass (funky bass at that) a little guitar and backing vocals. Everything else by me. One or two people out there know what this is about.
History Girl History Girl
3-14-09 A fantastically fun collaboration with Nick Abraham for Australia. Nick laid the track out and did all the guitars, I did everything else. Dave Criddle also appears on bass
Make Her Mine Make Her Mine
Feb 2009 - A song done by Dave Criddle and I (super group = The Tiddlers). I wrote the original song and had the idea and sang my part. Dave did all the music and mixing etc.
The Sleeping Man The Sleeping Man
02-17-09 After laboring for months and abandoning / working on, so many songs I just wrote and recorded this one in about 3 hours (I think that's the magic key). Features Zoetrope on the S3 synth organ during the chorus.
The Day After Fairy Tale The Day After Fairy Tale
12-03-08 On a Killers kick and trying to make a similar song, of course it just ends up sounding like me.
Same Mistake Same Mistake
Nov 14th 2008 - A new one, I think this one is pretty good, based around an Interpol riff but changed a lot :) Much more the style of music I prefer to be making
Turn The Light Off Turn The Light Off
10-04-08 A different tune for me. I spent a lot more time creating coherent lyrics. I've always wanted to do a ballad but never had the musical chops for the musical parts. Enter Dave Chick, he's playing the piano from a tune I wrote.
You Could Be My Girlfriend You Could Be My Girlfriend
08-17-08 Wrote this song quickly and had very clear ideas of what I wanted it to sound like. I had no belief I could get it there. I was aiming for Pulp and ended up somewhere nearer a hetrosexual Pet Shop Boys
Beautiful Like You Beautiful Like You
08-10-08 Working on a lot of ideas these days but not many of them come to fruition. Another song here that is what it is.
Girl In A Graveyard Girl In A Graveyard
07-07-08 A bit of experimentation here. My first time ever with 7th and 9th chords, tried to create some mystery with the lyrics. As usual just sounds like me
Golden Gate Golden Gate
6-21-08 Trying to both 'make a noise' and be more wordy. Not my best but I'm happy with it all the same and I think that's the point.
Umbrella Full Of Rain Umbrella Full Of Rain
5/25/08: Another attempt at a ballad. Described as good enough but not my best :)
