Welcome back!

Very nice pop punk piece, love the guitars harmonies. Drums sounds crisp, are they acoustic tracked drums?

Solid first submissions. (I feel bad about mine now... ooops. I'll come back stronger. )

Welcome back! Very nice pop punk piece, love the guitars harmonies. Drums sounds crisp, are they acoustic tracked drums? Solid first submissions. (I feel bad about mine now... ooops. I'll come back stronger. ;) )

Damn dude, massive improvements over the past year in many ways. The mix is stellar and your vocals have been taken up more than a notch. I can tell you aren't straining and you seem to be projecting comfortably. I should take some notes . As for the mix, the intro does a great job of demonstrating the space between each of the instruments since you can hear the two panned guitars introduced at separate times, shortly followed by that crisp bass tone. The snare also has a perfect "pop" to it. And the dynamics as so good, like that pause at 1:04. All in all, excellent upbeat punk rock tune, tons of energy and everything grabs at my attention.

Damn dude, massive improvements over the past year in many ways. The mix is stellar and your vocals have been taken up more than a notch. I can tell you aren't straining and you seem to be projecting comfortably. I should take some notes ;). As for the mix, the intro does a great job of demonstrating the space between each of the instruments since you can hear the two panned guitars introduced at separate times, shortly followed by that crisp bass tone. The snare also has a perfect "pop" to it. And the dynamics as so good, like that pause at 1:04. All in all, excellent upbeat punk rock tune, tons of energy and everything grabs at my attention.

amazing work, everything is just tonally spot on. awesome guitar solo and breakdown!

amazing work, everything is just tonally spot on. awesome guitar solo and breakdown!

Excellent! Love the bass line and tone. Intro and lyrics are very cool. Rock on.

Excellent! Love the bass line and tone. Intro and lyrics are very cool. Rock on.

Welcome back!  The guitars sound great on this and you really nailed the pop punk vibe.  Looking forward to hearing some rock this year.

Welcome back! The guitars sound great on this and you really nailed the pop punk vibe. Looking forward to hearing some rock this year.

Genuinely pro level work. Your mixing and production are top notch

Genuinely pro level work. Your mixing and production are top notch

Hey Blighters, happy 2024 and happy to see you here again!

Perfect way to start the year with a cool punk song, which captures the vibe of late 90s punk, especially with the choruses, the perfect guitar and bass sound, the singing. That bass tone you're capturing is especially great. I love the composition there! I could listen to a whole album of this. I need to dust off my skateboard and go do some kickflips now. Looking forward to more tracks!

Hey Blighters, happy 2024 and happy to see you here again! Perfect way to start the year with a cool punk song, which captures the vibe of late 90s punk, especially with the choruses, the perfect guitar and bass sound, the singing. That bass tone you're capturing is especially great. I love the composition there! I could listen to a whole album of this. I need to dust off my skateboard and go do some kickflips now. Looking forward to more tracks!

So good in all aspects, nice!

So good in all aspects, nice!

I love it, perfectly structured, executed, recorded and mixed. You definitely play in another league man!

I love it, perfectly structured, executed, recorded and mixed. You definitely play in another league man!

Oh hell yeah. Those guitars right from the intro. Like the panning. Then with the bass. Cool drive throughout. And that hook at the chorus 'sounds a lot like lies' with the extra vocals is awesome. Like the use of gaps as well for emphasis. Damn this is a high mark for week 1. Awesome work dude.

I was always gonna like this one by you given those influences, super dig! More, please!
Also didn't know you were a Midtown fan, they were one of my faves back when! Also really enjoyed the new Blink album, back to form with Tom.

Glad you're back too. Look forward to hear more!

Oh hell yeah. Those guitars right from the intro. Like the panning. Then with the bass. Cool drive throughout. And that hook at the chorus 'sounds a lot like lies' with the extra vocals is awesome. Like the use of gaps as well for emphasis. Damn this is a high mark for week 1. Awesome work dude. I was always gonna like this one by you given those influences, super dig! More, please! Also didn't know you were a Midtown fan, they were one of my faves back when! Also really enjoyed the new Blink album, back to form with Tom. Glad you're back too. Look forward to hear more!

I like the fly away sound of your vocals. I am taking lessons on the instrumentation. You are writing complete songs that sound very finished and complement your vocals. Good work.

I like the fly away sound of your vocals. I am taking lessons on the instrumentation. You are writing complete songs that sound very finished and complement your vocals. Good work.

Good stuff!  Great sounds and structure

Good stuff! Great sounds and structure

Wow, this is fantastic! Great mix and songwriting! I think you skillfully tackled this sound. Welcome back!

Wow, this is fantastic! Great mix and songwriting! I think you skillfully tackled this sound. Welcome back!

welcome back! super cool track! it really feels polished and everything sounds clear and well glued. the composition is awesome, has a bridge and everything!

I would say for extra punch there could be more low end in the mix. when listening after some of the other tracks, albeit in totally different genre of some kind of funky techno type beats, the bass is lacking in yours and it's not fair cause the composition is super cool and would hit even harder with better sound. I'm not sure that simply more low end would fix it but it's just a gut feeling, that something can be done to the sound. Or depends what you are going for, there are def rock bands that sound like this.

Anyway great to hear your music again, excited to hear more this year!

welcome back! super cool track! it really feels polished and everything sounds clear and well glued. the composition is awesome, has a bridge and everything! I would say for extra punch there could be more low end in the mix. when listening after some of the other tracks, albeit in totally different genre of some kind of funky techno type beats, the bass is lacking in yours and it's not fair cause the composition is super cool and would hit even harder with better sound. I'm not sure that simply more low end would fix it but it's just a gut feeling, that something can be done to the sound. Or depends what you are going for, there are def rock bands that sound like this. Anyway great to hear your music again, excited to hear more this year!

wonderful recording and mix of the instruments, congrats on week 1!

wonderful recording and mix of the instruments, congrats on week 1!

love the drive in the guitar parts and the way they intertwine in the beginning gets me riveted from the start. great songwriting!

love the drive in the guitar parts and the way they intertwine in the beginning gets me riveted from the start. great songwriting! <3

Nice track! brings back memories

Nice track! brings back memories

This is rocking!

This is rocking!

guitars sound great. nailed the huge layered distorted sound. do you use any distressor compressors (or similar?)

guitars sound great. nailed the huge layered distorted sound. do you use any distressor compressors (or similar?)

wow. can you keep this level up for the coming 51 weeks? looking forward to it!

great composition, great mix, great playing, great drums. love it.

wow. can you keep this level up for the coming 51 weeks? looking forward to it! great composition, great mix, great playing, great drums. love it.

Solid, got me rocking! Happy 2024 WB!

Solid, got me rocking! Happy 2024 WB!

This sounds awesome! 

My partner overheard it from bed and demanded to know who it was and how to spell it (twice).  Sampled remarks: "This is awesome!" / "dude, this rocks" / (after being told it's the artist's week 1 weeklybeat:) "Tell them they're crushing it."  I don't know if they've ever been this excited about a weeklybeat before.

So: it looks like you have two new fans

(+fav, obviously)

This sounds awesome! My partner overheard it from bed and demanded to know who it was and how to spell it (twice). Sampled remarks: "This is [i]awesome![/i]" / "dude, this rocks" / (after being told it's the artist's week 1 weeklybeat:) "Tell them they're crushing it." I don't know if they've ever been this excited about a weeklybeat before. So: it looks like you have two new fans (+fav, obviously)

You've really taken everything up several levels with this one! The vocals sound great, some of your best vocals yet. The bass sound is fantastic as well. It's got that low end fullness but still has a nice high end twang which sounds really good. The drums sound excellent and the lyrics are great as usual! Nice work. Looking forward to hearing more tunes this year!

You've really taken everything up several levels with this one! The vocals sound great, some of your best vocals yet. The bass sound is fantastic as well. It's got that low end fullness but still has a nice high end twang which sounds really good. The drums sound excellent and the lyrics are great as usual! Nice work. Looking forward to hearing more tunes this year!

WOW!

Also that Bass sounds crisp

WOW! Also that Bass sounds [i]crisp[/i]

This is actually amazing, it feels so complete, feels right at home in a skate park.
- Devieus

This is actually amazing, it feels so complete, feels right at home in a skate park. - Devieus

Holy crap this rips!!

Holy crap this rips!!

Thanks! Yes, acoustic drums. My room is still not as good as yours, but I'm getting better at mixing them

Thanks a ton! I have definitely been keeping busy in the off year trying to chisel away at my biggest weaknesses.

Really appreciate it!

Thanks, mate!

Thanks a ton! It's all I know how to do, so expect more

Thanks mang!

Thanks so much! I think I bottled a little bit of lightning here, and it just all magically came together. Hopefully I have my bottle ready next time lightning strikes.

Thanks a ton!

Thanks, bud. Wish I could play guitar like you, though!

Thanks! I haven't checked the new blink album yet, but I guess I need to. Yeah, that Midtown album "Living Well is the Best Revenge" was one of my faves, and also pretty much anything on Drive-Thru records back then. They wrote very poignantly about trust and betrayal. Glad to have you back as well, looking forward to your stuff!

Thanks! Looking forward to hearing your creations this year as well

Anthony is leaving comments on my stuff Thanks for listening. Always open to hearing your comments and criticism. You really know how to make stuff rip.

Thanks so much! Welcome back!

Hey, welcome back! Thanks so much for the constructive criticism! I have changed my monitoring situation from Yamaha HS-5 + subwoofer to Avantone CLA-10A with no sub. I think I'm still learning to dial in the low end with this setup. Please keep the feedback coming.

Thanks for listening!

Happy to see you here again! Thanks a ton!

Rock and roll! Thanks

Thanks for listening!

Funny you ask that. I've been ogling distressors on eBay and Reverb for a while now. Haven't gotten a hardware unit, but I just picked up the UAD distressor as part of a bundle over the holidays. This is literally the first mix where I've used one. Still learning it, but I used it on some of the drums and vocals. Good ear! Also a bunch of 1176 and SSL bus comp.

Short answer: no. But, I really wanted to push hard for week 1 and set a high bar for myself. Hopefully I can top it a couple times this year.

Thanks! You too!

This comment wins! . I wish they could all be this good, but hopefully at least a couple more this year will perk both of your ears up. Thanks a ton, to you and your partner.

Thanks, mate! It's exciting to hear that the work I've been putting in on singing is paying off.

Thanks a ton! Jazz bass + Sansamp. IYKYK

Thanks a ton! Really appreciate it.

[quote=djippy]Welcome back! Very nice pop punk piece, love the guitars harmonies. Drums sounds crisp, are they acoustic tracked drums? Solid first submissions. (I feel bad about mine now... ooops. I'll come back stronger. ;) )[/quote] Thanks! Yes, acoustic drums. My room is still not as good as yours, but I'm getting better at mixing them :D [quote=ViridianLoom]Damn dude, massive improvements over the past year in many ways. The mix is stellar and your vocals have been taken up more than a notch. I can tell you aren't straining and you seem to be projecting comfortably. I should take some notes ;). As for the mix, the intro does a great job of demonstrating the space between each of the instruments since you can hear the two panned guitars introduced at separate times, shortly followed by that crisp bass tone. The snare also has a perfect "pop" to it. And the dynamics as so good, like that pause at 1:04. All in all, excellent upbeat punk rock tune, tons of energy and everything grabs at my attention.[/quote] Thanks a ton! I have definitely been keeping busy in the off year trying to chisel away at my biggest weaknesses. [quote=midimachine]amazing work, everything is just tonally spot on. awesome guitar solo and breakdown![/quote] Really appreciate it! [quote=prophisee]Excellent! Love the bass line and tone. Intro and lyrics are very cool. Rock on.[/quote] Thanks, mate! [quote=CosmicCairns]Welcome back! The guitars sound great on this and you really nailed the pop punk vibe. Looking forward to hearing some rock this year.[/quote] Thanks a ton! It's all I know how to do, so expect more ;) [quote=akyeager]Genuinely pro level work. Your mixing and production are top notch[/quote] Thanks mang! [quote=Kedbreak136]Hey Blighters, happy 2024 and happy to see you here again! Perfect way to start the year with a cool punk song, which captures the vibe of late 90s punk, especially with the choruses, the perfect guitar and bass sound, the singing. That bass tone you're capturing is especially great. I love the composition there! I could listen to a whole album of this. I need to dust off my skateboard and go do some kickflips now. Looking forward to more tracks![/quote] Thanks so much! I think I bottled a little bit of lightning here, and it just all magically came together. Hopefully I have my bottle ready next time lightning strikes. [quote=zpeisman]So good in all aspects, nice![/quote] Thanks a ton! [quote=Zatelite]I love it, perfectly structured, executed, recorded and mixed. You definitely play in another league man![/quote] Thanks, bud. Wish I could play guitar like you, though! [quote=myfirstpunksong]Oh hell yeah. Those guitars right from the intro. Like the panning. Then with the bass. Cool drive throughout. And that hook at the chorus 'sounds a lot like lies' with the extra vocals is awesome. Like the use of gaps as well for emphasis. Damn this is a high mark for week 1. Awesome work dude. I was always gonna like this one by you given those influences, super dig! More, please! Also didn't know you were a Midtown fan, they were one of my faves back when! Also really enjoyed the new Blink album, back to form with Tom. Glad you're back too. Look forward to hear more![/quote] Thanks! I haven't checked the new blink album yet, but I guess I need to. Yeah, that Midtown album "Living Well is the Best Revenge" was one of my faves, and also pretty much anything on Drive-Thru records back then. They wrote very poignantly about trust and betrayal. Glad to have you back as well, looking forward to your stuff! [quote=lhrin]I like the fly away sound of your vocals. I am taking lessons on the instrumentation. You are writing complete songs that sound very finished and complement your vocals. Good work. [/quote] Thanks! Looking forward to hearing your creations this year as well [quote=PantherMountain]Good stuff! Great sounds and structure[/quote] Anthony is leaving comments on my stuff ;) Thanks for listening. Always open to hearing your comments and criticism. You really know how to make stuff rip. [quote=pineapple_dan]Wow, this is fantastic! Great mix and songwriting! I think you skillfully tackled this sound. Welcome back![/quote] Thanks so much! Welcome back! [quote=horatiuromantic]welcome back! super cool track! it really feels polished and everything sounds clear and well glued. the composition is awesome, has a bridge and everything! I would say for extra punch there could be more low end in the mix. when listening after some of the other tracks, albeit in totally different genre of some kind of funky techno type beats, the bass is lacking in yours and it's not fair cause the composition is super cool and would hit even harder with better sound. I'm not sure that simply more low end would fix it but it's just a gut feeling, that something can be done to the sound. Or depends what you are going for, there are def rock bands that sound like this. Anyway great to hear your music again, excited to hear more this year![/quote] Hey, welcome back! Thanks so much for the constructive criticism! I have changed my monitoring situation from Yamaha HS-5 + subwoofer to Avantone CLA-10A with no sub. I think I'm still learning to dial in the low end with this setup. Please keep the feedback coming. [quote=nedsferatu]wonderful recording and mix of the instruments, congrats on week 1![/quote] Thanks for listening! [quote=RajaTheResidentAlien]love the drive in the guitar parts and the way they intertwine in the beginning gets me riveted from the start. great songwriting! <3[/quote] Happy to see you here again! Thanks a ton! [quote=codydjango]Nice track! brings back memories[/quote] Rock and roll! Thanks [quote=cfurrow]This is rocking![/quote] Thanks for listening! [quote=zirafa]guitars sound great. nailed the huge layered distorted sound. do you use any distressor compressors (or similar?)[/quote] Funny you ask that. I've been ogling distressors on eBay and Reverb for a while now. Haven't gotten a hardware unit, but I just picked up the UAD distressor as part of a bundle over the holidays. This is literally the first mix where I've used one. Still learning it, but I used it on some of the drums and vocals. Good ear! Also a bunch of 1176 and SSL bus comp. [quote=snoopy over the hills]wow. can you keep this level up for the coming 51 weeks? looking forward to it! great composition, great mix, great playing, great drums. love it.[/quote] Short answer: no. But, I really wanted to push hard for week 1 and set a high bar for myself. Hopefully I can top it a couple times this year. [quote=miraclemiles]Solid, got me rocking! Happy 2024 WB![/quote] Thanks! You too! [quote=ineff]This sounds awesome! My partner overheard it from bed and demanded to know who it was and how to spell it (twice). Sampled remarks: "This is [i]awesome![/i]" / "dude, this rocks" / (after being told it's the artist's week 1 weeklybeat:) "Tell them they're crushing it." I don't know if they've ever been this excited about a weeklybeat before. So: it looks like you have two new fans (+fav, obviously)[/quote] This comment wins! <3 <3 <3. I wish they could all be this good, but hopefully at least a couple more this year will perk both of your ears up. Thanks a ton, to you and your partner. [quote=Saguaro Gigante]You've really taken everything up several levels with this one! The vocals sound great, some of your best vocals yet. The bass sound is fantastic as well. It's got that low end fullness but still has a nice high end twang which sounds really good. The drums sound excellent and the lyrics are great as usual! Nice work. Looking forward to hearing more tunes this year![/quote] Thanks, mate! It's exciting to hear that the work I've been putting in on singing is paying off. [quote=Dizzi800]WOW! Also that Bass sounds [i]crisp[/i][/quote] Thanks a ton! Jazz bass + Sansamp. IYKYK [quote=Devieus]This is actually amazing, it feels so complete, feels right at home in a skate park. - Devieus[/quote] Thanks a ton! Really appreciate it.

Wow like everyone said this got movin and groovin right from the start and didn't let up.  Oh the vocal harmonies are excellent with your vocals.  Love how it changes up towards the middle with the triumphant feel.  Excellent drum fills too.

Wow like everyone said this got movin and groovin right from the start and didn't let up. Oh the vocal harmonies are excellent with your vocals. Love how it changes up towards the middle with the triumphant feel. Excellent drum fills too.

Oh yeah! I love the energy! I didn't need any coffee to wake me up! Keep on rocking!

Oh yeah! I love the energy! I didn't need any coffee to wake me up! :) Keep on rocking!

whaddya mean LOWS?

I'M ABOUT TO LISTEN TO A 4 TRACK BLIGHTER'S ROCK EP LET'S GO

holy crap my dude is coming out SWINGING

never heard Midtown before but might have to after this

UGH I'm remembering the month that I almost bought a jazz bass because of you and now i'm back on it dang it

LOVE THE BACKING VOCAL SHOUTS

oof unfortunately relate to these lyrics whoops

whaddya mean LOWS? I'M ABOUT TO LISTEN TO A 4 TRACK BLIGHTER'S ROCK EP LET'S GO holy crap my dude is coming out SWINGING never heard Midtown before but might have to after this UGH I'm remembering the month that I almost bought a jazz bass because of you and now i'm back on it dang it LOVE THE BACKING VOCAL SHOUTS oof unfortunately relate to these lyrics whoops

Awesome, this one hits hard.  Love solo on this one and the all the vocal layers.

Awesome, this one hits hard. Love solo on this one and the all the vocal layers.

Thanks a ton!

Woo! appreciate it

Jazz bass is the one true bass. Glad you dug it! Thanks

Thanks a ton!

[quote=Tone Matrix]Wow like everyone said this got movin and groovin right from the start and didn't let up. Oh the vocal harmonies are excellent with your vocals. Love how it changes up towards the middle with the triumphant feel. Excellent drum fills too. [/quote] Thanks a ton! [quote=TibitheOtter]Oh yeah! I love the energy! I didn't need any coffee to wake me up! :) Keep on rocking! [/quote] Woo! appreciate it [quote=orangedrink]whaddya mean LOWS? I'M ABOUT TO LISTEN TO A 4 TRACK BLIGHTER'S ROCK EP LET'S GO holy crap my dude is coming out SWINGING never heard Midtown before but might have to after this UGH I'm remembering the month that I almost bought a jazz bass because of you and now i'm back on it dang it LOVE THE BACKING VOCAL SHOUTS oof unfortunately relate to these lyrics whoops[/quote] Jazz bass is the one true bass. Glad you dug it! Thanks [quote=Chrisfoo]Awesome, this one hits hard. Love solo on this one and the all the vocal layers.[/quote] Thanks a ton!

the intro is simply amazing, and the way it all ties together, so good, (chiefs kiss)

the intro is simply amazing, and the way it all ties together, so good, (chiefs kiss)