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This week I had the pleasure

of re-discovering an old song idea 

I had recorded on my phone 

from a couple of years ago.

I’m always having song ideas

come to my brain so I usually record

them on my phone to 

come back to later.

Fun fact, before smart phones

I used to record all my song ideas

on a cheap cassette tape player.

Then when I wanted to hear what

a harmony vocal or second guitar part

sounded like together with the main parts

I would hit record on a 

second cassette tape player,

hit play on the first player,

then play/sing along to my first recording.

It was always horrible quality since

the second player was recording

whatever was coming straight from

the speakers of the other player

plus whatever I played/sang

out loud with it lol but this method

would help me write 

all the parts of a song haha!

So I’m noticing a slight theme/overall vibe

on this new album with 

a few of these songs and 

I’m not mad about it lol.

It’s this sort of “swung” cowboy rock feel.

I’m not sure where the inspo 

is coming from for it all

but maybe it has to do with

my upbringing as 

an Arizona desert native lol!

I’m just rolling with it for now.

I say that now though I think because

most of my songs start 

on acoustic guitar which naturally 

gives that western-y vibe.

But as you’ll soon hear on 

the song-in-progress page for this one,

songs usually progress to a different

electro-rock feel once recorded in the studio, but

I may challenge myself on this album

to try to keep more of that 

original acoustic feel in 

more of these songs for this album.

As you can see on the 

songs-in-progress home page

I’m getting close to the total number of

songs that usually make up a full album.

When I get to this point I like to evaluate

all the songs I have so far

and start playing around with song order

to get a feel for if the overall arc of 

the album feels complete.

My full albums usually tell a story

whether or not I recognize it 

right away or not,

it’s usually always there.

So at this point I evaluate 

what kind of story the inspiration has

led me to create, 

consciously or subconsciously.

Then if there are any 

missing pieces to the story

I look at writing a couple more songs

to fill in the gaps.

I seriously love this process!

And I’m so excited about 

the direction this album has taken.

Do you see any overarching stories

or themes within all the songs so far?

If so, let me know!

/n8

“Fenwick & the Futures

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