Backseat Goodbye | BLOG - Album Progress (day one).

March 1, 2010

And so, I begin the documentation of my second full-length album with this post…

Here’s where the album stands, thus far:
Possible Songs - 18
Recorded Demos - 3
Finished Lyrics - 4

I’m shooting to choose just 10 songs for the album’s final tracklisting once this is all said and done… With plans to give the left-over songs a home as bonus tracks & b-sides. I used to put as many songs as possible on my releases, but I’ve done some real studying on my own music & my favorite artists releases, and I’ve found that ten tracks really seems like the golden number for a perfect album tracklisting that does over-do it and leaves you wanting more if you do it right… And really, what more could you ask from an album?

As for where I’m at right this second with the whole album process - I’m in FINISH WRITING THESE SONGS mode. Many of the songs have their skeletons, and now I just need to give them personalites and skin… a.k.a. - I’ve got partial lyrics, verses, choruses and chords ready, now I just need to finish the lyrics and add full instrumentation.

I’m very much a creature of inspiration from pressure when it comes to finishing albums I’ve found. In literally four of my main releases ever, I’ve written the most popular songs in the last days leading up to recording. So, really, this is the most exciting part for me. I believe the song that’s going to be that for this album has come in the last couple of days. Right now, it’s tentatively titled “I Get So Lost”, and I’ve had the verses & chord structure for at least a good month or two now, but it never really had a chorus. Then, a couple days ago, a melody popped in my head, and out came what is my favorite chorus of the album so far. The best songs come completely effortlessly and get stuck in your head, and that’s what’s happened with this whole song. I really wanted to make sure not to force it, and waited, and waited, and waited (while beginning to think that maybe the song wouldn’t have a chorus)… Then, finally it came to me. Needless to say, I’m very excited about the song, because not only does it get stuck in my own head, but I find myself playing it on the guitar to myself a lot, just because it feels so good to play.

That’s where the album stands, so far. The date that’s been set for actual recording to begin is March 20th in New York… So, in short, I’ve got 19 days to finish this thing, which isn’t a lot… But like I said, I’m a creature that thrives under pressure, so, bring it on.

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