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Song of the Month Club #2: “Coney Island Sideshow Freak Girl”

   » My Freak Girl «

An exploratory journey into the world of old school country ballads

Here’s a tune I came up with around last Christmas. In the spirit of the season, I was listening to a lot of Tom Waits, finding myself particularly drawn to rootsier ballads, especially “Looking for the Heart of Saturday Night.”

At the same time, I saw an episode of Miami Ink where the gang went to Coney Island to tattoo some of the sideshow performers.

Suffice to say, it didn’t take long before my subconscious started singing the praises of the women in the sideshow in a decidedly Waits-ian manner. Now, I’m no Tom Waits, to say the very least, but I tried to record the song staying as true to the original inspiration as I could.

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Song of the Month Club #1: “We All Agree”

   » Looking up the centre of a derelict tower «

Let’s kick it all off with a sea shanty!

There’s some words I thought I’d never say. Oh well, it would appear that I don’t seem to have any real control over the ideas that pop into my head that eventually grow into songs. So I was as stunned as anyone when I woke up one morning a couple of years ago with this little ditty rolling around in my noggin.

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Song of the Month Club Announced

   » A new song every month; who could ask for anything more? «

Recently, I’ve hinted at big changes in the way I approach music in general and production specifically, so now it’s time to put my money where my mouth is and share those ideas with the world.

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