Category Archives: New Song

New Song: “Here Comes the Sun” Trio Demo

Posted on 02/14/2010 by danzp

Here Comes the Sun [Trio Demo] This song’s gone through many permutations, settling (as usual for me) into something that falls well short of the three minute mark, even when recorded with a full band. It seems like every time … Continue reading →

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New Song: “Bury the Lead” One-Miker

Posted on 11/24/2009 by danzp

Bury The Lead [One Mike Demo] This is a song I’ve been chipping away at for what seems like forever but is probably more like a year. I definitely pictured it as a grand recording, with an anthemic twin-guitar outro, … Continue reading →

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New Song: “Everybody Looks Like Somebody Else”

Posted on 11/19/2009 by danzp

EverybodyLooksLikeSomebodyElse Not a whole lot to this one, but it’s fun. You wouldn’t believe how many takes I needed to get the dumb little gentle guitar line. Lyrically, I imagine this phrase morphing in meaning from comfort to terror and … Continue reading →

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New Song: “The Oldies Station” One-Miker

Posted on 09/07/2009 by danzp

The Oldies Station Just recorded the basic tracks for a full-on rocking version of this (notes here), but it’s also come into its own as a solo piece, so I thought I’d get down a one-mike demo of it. As … Continue reading →

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New Song: “Wallace’s Dogs”

Posted on 08/16/2009 by danzp

Wallace’s Dogs I have maybe too much to say about this song, since it’s kind of a trifle, and it doesn’t even have words.  But ephemera:  that’s what blogs are for, yes? First, the music:  “Wallace’s Dogs” represents the longest … Continue reading →

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