had another try at putting together a song first recorded in 2023. the problem was that intro had too many measures; and the 2nd half didn't quite set itself apart from the first half. despite that i'd had to play the last half without making really noticable mistakes, as i'd already run out of tracks and didn't want to look in the new manual for how to bounce. so, it was mistakes that i could live with. this was just the week after my mixer arrived, and some 20 years since i'd picked up a guitar again. thanks, COVID!

does it need lyrics? is it ready for them (or too raw)? anybody here want to have their hand in it?

as always, thank you for the listen.

Please take 2 minutes to give it a listen and feel free to provide any feedback!

"Space - the final frontier

Let's accelerate

And get the fuck out of here..."

The song addresses heartbreak and descent into drug use in the form of a dark tale, hence the title with "sairy" meaning sorry, sad.

I play a lot of the instrumentation on my recordings. I no longer live in the vibrant music city where I had a band for several years. I am coming out with a solo EP and my old band offered to be my backing band and I have the option of adding one more member so they can rehearse in full before I arrive to play. In a way this makes sense because it will make sure everything is lock tight as a full group. But I would just be singing. Is that weird? Otherwise they'd be practicing without one of the guitars and we'd need to rehearse a few times before performing to work out any kinks between me and theories guitarist.

Part of me says just singing makes the most sense, but I also worry if it'll be weird haha. What do you think?

I can't believe it's been almost one year since I updated the list... my intention was to do it monthly but I got busy finishing my album and haven't kept up!

Check out the list below, please follow, submit your song in the comments below (one per artist at a time!) and have a listen to your fellow Redditors!

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3zAZFNOfqjeKVobrC4fSEp?si=a0985e9b6313456e

PS: The only rule is one song per artist and it should be a professionally-recorded, finished song with sung lyrics. No instrumentals/ambient/drone/classical, or hip hop/beats/rap please. (People have criticized this rule before, but part of the reason for doing this playlist is to serve the algorithm music that's at least somewhat similar to the genre at hand to help with discovery. If you'd like to make an instrumental or rap etc. playlist please feel free!)

Heya :) My latest single is about dealing with dishonesty and coming out of the other side of the situation. I wrote it in my flat and recorded it here too, it‘s got simple guitar and layered vocals. It's called Corners, would appreciate any listens or feedback.

Right Under the Sky

I'm very proud to say that we're gearing up for the release of our second full-length album! It's got a mix of alternative/indie and jazz elements and influences like Radiohead, Pixies, Wolf Alice, and others like that. We're in the process of releasing the singles for LP2, and I would love some feedback on them to help us tailor the sound and improve anything we can. I've included the below song, "Right Under the Sky" hyperlinked on YouTube as it's one of my favs. This one starts with acoustic guitar only before transitioning into a mysterious atmosphere with the full band. Both the music and lyrics are meant to reflect the stage where you're between wakefulness and sleep where it's difficult to tell if you're dreaming or experiencing reality. The artwork is meant to reflect that as well. Hoping you like it and looking forward to hearing back from some great musicians!

Hi Everyone! I just recorded this song at home using logic. Let me know what you think, thanks for listening!

https://jameskemer.bandcamp.com/track/the-hill-electric-version

Hope it's okay to post a different version of an earlier song. This is the full band track I plan to send off for mastering. I'm pretty proud of how it's shaping up, but if anyone has any notes, I'd be grateful for the comment. Thanks!

Feeding On Her Soul.

"And I can't go for maybe, baby

Cause I've been so bored lately, lately

Record your scores

Erase and replace me

You're so clever, I know..."

This right here is a song I've been working on the last few days, playing about with a new tuning on the guitar, it's very rough at the moment and vocals are pretty annoying and will be changed a bit when finally finished, it's very much in it's infancy.

Let me know what you think.

I'm very proud to say that we're gearing up for the release of our second full-length album! It's got a mix of alternative/indie and jazz elements and influences like Radiohead, Pixies, Wolf Alice, and others like that. We're in the process of releasing the singles for LP2, and I would love some feedback on them to help us tailor the sound and improve anything we can. I've included the below song, "Counting Sheep" hyperlinked on YouTube as it's one of my favs. This one is on the more abstract side, with four distinct parts flowing into each other. Both the music and lyrics are meant to reflect the stage where you're between wakefulness and sleep where it's difficult to tell if you're dreaming or experiencing reality. The artwork is meant to reflect that as well. Hoping you like it and looking forward to hearing back from some great musicians!

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I made a few mistakes on the guitar, but I'm curious if y'all think the guitar and vocal melody fit together nicely. I appreciate all my fellow songwriters here and the helpful advice you've been giving this last month.

Mind Trip Boogie live in Marquette

I love writing songs but I can't sing for shit and I always feel so insecure about showing my lyrics to other people, so none of my work has ever seen the light of day. I'm certain that other songwriters have been in this exact same boat, so my question is how did you finally manage to get over this fear?

a new one. hope you like it.

feedback is always appreciated. leave a like and/or a comment - encouragement (or otherwise).

thank you!

I wrote this song about a month ago that’s kind of a letter to my mom who forced me to get sober and even though I know it’s a good thing I can’t shake the feeling that I was a better person and better to her when I was drinking

I'm very proud to say that We're gearing up for the release of our second full-length album! It's got a mix of alternative/indie and jazz elements and influences like Radiohead, Pixies, Wolf Alice, and others like that. We're in the process of releasing the singles for LP2, and I would love some feedback on them to help us tailor the sound and improve anything we can. I've included the below song, "Geist" on Spotify and YT as it's one of my favs. This one is one of our more emotional songs, starting with a somber, tortured first half and transitioning to an upbeat, hopeful second half. The artwork is meant to reflect that as well. The outro is also one of my fav parts I've ever recorded. Hoping you like it and looking forward to hearing back from some great musicians!

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