PhonoBrainer

So when does it come out and how do I buy it? Take my money!!! Awesome!

Love the guitars, great bends! Vocals and bgv's are getting there quick, you might bring up the lead vocal volume. The lyrics are working for me big time! I agree with Wookie on the toms, a bit pokey loud in the mix when the fills come along. I'd also somehow get the bass guitar tone more focused, you might eq it more narrowly and pump the volume of the bass guitar a bit so it drives the song a little harder? those guitars, back to those - awesome! As you dive a bit more into the mix, try your ears on the snare hit, very much the same exact sample each time. You might room up the kit a bit with a a killer drum compressor of some type. It wasn't too long for me and I'll definitely check in to see where you take this! cheers, -Tom

Great singing, I must have caught vocal version 2.0 . . . Lyrics and feel gave me a Rush vibe, no finer compliment possible. Guitars are a treat. I agree you could ramp up and let loose in the bigger chorus! Easier said than done, but you will definitely find your way on this. Great song. Catchy to say the least! cheers, -Tom

What a great tune with some very high mix highlights! First off the vocals, great as usual but holy crap the bgv's are smoooooth. All guitar tones are spot on, the arpeggiated noodle is crisp without being pokey, and that dreamy guitar in the "chorus" has great panning. Maybe an idea would be on the bass guitar, in the intro, back it off a bit? Seems like as the song advances, the bass comes down in the mix a lot. In the intro, it seems boomy, like you might want to lower volume and suck out some 250hz from the bass. This idea comes with a heavy disclaimer: I listened on headphones, and I'm getting over a wicked sinus infection! So my ideas could be more rubbish than usual. that was a good listen, thanks!

I think a wonderful musical event just unfolded and washed over me. Many thanks! Great listen as is. I did drift away a bit in the middle as there was no "second part" really coming, but it was undeniably a pleasant and thought-provoking drift, so all good sir. cheers, -Tom

Your mixes are improving for sure, well done here. Love the chord choices, the guitar tone as well, and the vocal delivery (particularly in the first half where instrumentation is sparser) really has impact. A mix thing to try would be eq'ing away all of the bass guitar above 500hz or so, it sounds like something in the upper mids or mids is masking a bit of vocal? Worth a try perhaps. You also seem to have a buzz in your vocal mic, but weirdly the buzz is louder (much) when you are not singing. Louder buzz in the vocal gaps. Totally worth getting rid of that, wherever it's coming from. A skosh of reverb on the vocal (to match the guitar's space a bit) would be interesting as well. But, super creative chord changes, all good, and I couldn't ever predict what was coming next. Very good! cheers, -Tom

I've been eyeing this one for a while.

I was going to get you a plugin, but you already have them all So just a "happy birthday" will have to do. Cheers!

Brian May is not pulling Queen's catalog from Spotify, he needs the money. He's just a Po boy from a Po family.

As I was already in the black hole, I played it backwards and wormed my way out. A very exotic sonic adventure! Well done sir

If you've got it, flaut it, baby.

Do it!!! Bring those papers out of the attic of memory, where the mice of time have been nibbling the edges away, and into the light of this very forum. Love to hear that! As for cringe, I'm sure all the rest of us smiths started penning nothing but stately and profound lyrics of wisdom and pathos, with a full knowledge of the vicissitudes of the human condition, since the age of 15. ?

Beautiful chords and voice!!! More bass would also be my vote. Bgv's are absolutely killer, what a treat for the ears! cheers, -Tom

Yes to the vocals, and I think they could be a smidge louder in the mix, unless my headphones are suppressing the midrange, in which case nevermind. I got an Alan Parsons vibe which I quite liked! Video-wise I found myself wondering, how do these different people know each other??? I think less people helps us build our own narratives. Maybe? cool tune! cheers, -Tom

I think it's a Photoshop morph of Chuck Norris and Pat Boone???

Does "self-assured" really rhyme with "doors"? What a bunch of hacks.

The Smiths and the Joneses can't play guitar half as well as you.

I had the hr824's, and I believe your picture above is the older model. Which I had. Things sound great in listening but I found they hype the bass, so your mixes on these may not translate well to other systems unless you account for that. Which is a pain. Can't speak to the others. Good luck, that's a fun search and an important studio upgrade!

Anyone have and use Drawmer 1973?

Slap anything you want, it's a great song!

The build of this was a fun ride, and the panning or movement of the sitars really tied the room together! Mix has a lot of depth and space. The exception for me is the violin or string that comes in on the left, does that seem a bit dry,? You clearly know how to soundscape so just my .02 parsecs. Great piano line. Haunting, supportive, ambient but not boring. Reverb is perfect, what did you use? The lady's voice is perfect for this, and the sampler phrases fit well, if you had Melodyne or equivalent you might pitch a few of her notes up just a smidge, 1:38-1:39 as an example. Now that's super picky of me, so I will get me coat and wander off to die alone in the desert. Nice one! -Tom

Yes, very seasonally nice. Great tone on guitars. The organ background is supportive. Scratchy Danelectro pot or jack noise @:57 ? I used to have a sweet Danelectro, so that sounded familiar . . . The drums could use some programming variety, that would take things to the next level. This I think is my favorite of yours. Cue the winter tumbleweeds! cheers, -Tom

Whichever one is on sale for $29.

Steve! A master of disaster, quite possibly. Glad you liked the video - we are all at the mercy of the Gods of Stock Clips. Here we go - to be honest I didn't line that up but now that you mention it, yes they don't match. UNLESS you view urban beauty as something dystopian in itself. Which, I do. When I lived in big cities, I was continually aware that the myriad daily stimulations could make it more than possible to live an entirely unexamined life. "The Serenity of Distractions." And as our wisest modern philosophers would have it: "And for that reason, I'm Out." The video, I agree is beautiful! It is a collective beauty, like leaning in to an ant farm. many thanks for the listen and excellent commentary! Thanks, Jack! The bass guitar is most often a clavinet patch cooked up from the Acousticsamples D9 Clavinet, and the "fretless"-ish bass is from Dune 3. The "horn section horns" are EastWest Hollywood Pop Brass, ad the solo trumpet towards the end, which I fear is too loud, is AudioModeling SWAM Trumpet. thanks for the ear time! thanks a lot Mark! I'm still sweating the horns in the mix, will keep in mind your observations. Much appreciated, thanks! thanks HS for the listen, and the retro remark as well! This is all an in-the-box version at pulling off what you and your band does so well in real time. Much respect.

I love this song. 'nuff said. Maybe the vocal could have a tad more air or upper eq? I listened to your previous version and thought that vocal had a better sheen to it, actually. No, not what anyone wants to hear!!! It might be worth an A/B comparison but I'm sure you have already done that 1,000 times! Could be just me. That piano add in the outtro is haunting. The rhythm builds as you go along, really pulls you in. cheers, -Tom