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Time is Ticking

By blighters_rock on March 31, 2024 11:27 pm

Holy hell, I had a really hard time writing this week. Eventually I decided to just record some simple punk rock riffage and worry about lyrics later. My usual process is to write melody and progressions together. So this felt backwards and awkward for me.

In the bridge, I share my true feelings about the song.

happy 1/4-of-the-way-through-the-year and way too kick it off! (and good job with the lyrics for 30min to do it)

Of course 2:16 is the highlight of the track. smile I liked the 90s punk energy of this track and the meta comments about the track as part of the lyrics. There is something deeply templatized about 90s punk, but that's ok. It's like a good hamburger - it does not revolutionize cuisine but it makes you feel good.

digging this! so good, reminds me of the 2000s!!

This is a solid pop-punk tune. The energy is there (and the angst) and the riffs are pretty killer. I think maybe you're selling yourself short a bit on the quality of the song. Also, farting in your song is some real punk rock energy for sure, haha.

Some solid punk stuff here! 'I made the verses too long' haha. I thought the verses are pretty decent actually. Good work on showing up and putting one out

this is so good!  your speedtrash is better than most ppls full effort.

I'M ACTUALLY BEING JUDGEY AND THEN THE LYRICS SAID DON'T BE JUDGEY BUT I WAS BEING POSITIVE BUT WHATEVER

me: "what band does this remind me of?"

you: *gigantic fart*

me: "ah yes, the imitable Blink-182"

smile

Man, you rock. Drums and guitars are spot on and your vocal timbre really works well with that pop punk rock vibe.

Haha love the lyrics and what a fun song! I've been wanting to write a punk song. Sounds like a bunch of fun!

wait the lyrics are self-referential haha! the flow is great, didn't realize at first! great production

yes farts !!!!!!!

very ars poetica of you

“One more line until the end” was actually really good though

This is a solid punk jam! I enjoyed the straight ahead driving energy of it. I also like that you leaned into more of a minor tonality for this one, at least in the verses. Nice job!

b bro wrote:

happy 1/4-of-the-way-through-the-year and way too kick it off! (and good job with the lyrics for 30min to do it)

Kedbreak136 wrote:

Of course 2:16 is the highlight of the track. smile I liked the 90s punk energy of this track and the meta comments about the track as part of the lyrics. There is something deeply templatized about 90s punk, but that's ok. It's like a good hamburger - it does not revolutionize cuisine but it makes you feel good.

tweidner103 wrote:

digging this! so good, reminds me of the 2000s!!

ViridianLoom wrote:

This is a solid pop-punk tune. The energy is there (and the angst) and the riffs are pretty killer. I think maybe you're selling yourself short a bit on the quality of the song. Also, farting in your song is some real punk rock energy for sure, haha.

myfirstpunksong wrote:

Some solid punk stuff here! 'I made the verses too long' haha. I thought the verses are pretty decent actually. Good work on showing up and putting one out

orangedrink wrote:

this is so good!  your speedtrash is better than most ppls full effort.

I'M ACTUALLY BEING JUDGEY AND THEN THE LYRICS SAID DON'T BE JUDGEY BUT I WAS BEING POSITIVE BUT WHATEVER

me: "what band does this remind me of?"

you: *gigantic fart*

me: "ah yes, the imitable Blink-182"

smile

djippy wrote:

Man, you rock. Drums and guitars are spot on and your vocal timbre really works well with that pop punk rock vibe.

Lukayu wrote:

Haha love the lyrics and what a fun song! I've been wanting to write a punk song. Sounds like a bunch of fun!

horatiuromantic wrote:

wait the lyrics are self-referential haha! the flow is great, didn't realize at first! great production

yes farts !!!!!!!

very ars poetica of you

prophisee wrote:

“One more line until the end” was actually really good though

Saguaro Gigante wrote:

This is a solid punk jam! I enjoyed the straight ahead driving energy of it. I also like that you leaned into more of a minor tonality for this one, at least in the verses. Nice job!

Thanks all. In hindsight, I prob should have left out the fart (held it in?) but, it's on the record now.

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