Lionize
I’ve never been quite sure where I stole the chorus at the end from but I’m pretty sure it’s been done before. The first half was built onto that, drawing on Guided By Voices for inspiration. Another surprisingly disciplined mix.
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Meant to mellow things out at the end. I think this was meant to have lyrics to tie it all up in a bow.
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Song kept building. Rare attempt at sincerity in songwriting. Don’t hold me to it.
Birchbach (Every Coffee is a Story)
Theme song from the Birchbach episode of Unpacking Coffee.
The Victim (Alternate Vocal)
A much calmer take on the vocals, without the autotune effect and stereo double-tracking. I kept this one around because I liked the lighter feel of it. The guitar part is different as well, I felt like even though I was playing the right part, it kind of sounded wrong, which is why I went…
Diabolickal
Not only did this track provide us with a name for our act, but the laid-back groove gave us our second video, which is sufficiently abstract that I think it holds up pretty well.
Bye Bye Little Sue
Thus begins an unlikely “concept album”… about a river tsunami. And what such album would be complete without a song about a girl?
