Hey alright! I love this one. Great team effort. I was surprised at how much I liked the sax. It's an interesting addition. Gentle is the right word.

Hey alright! I love this one. Great team effort. I was surprised at how much I liked the sax. It's an interesting addition. Gentle is the right word.

A perfect indie folk song. I love everything about this. It is so good.

A perfect indie folk song. I love everything about this. It is so good.

Oof, that saxophone is exactly what this needed. Very nicely glued with the rest of the mix. The double vocals are beautiful.

I don't quite understand the lyrics but I'll keep trying. Intriguing writing!

Oof, that saxophone is exactly what this needed. Very nicely glued with the rest of the mix. The double vocals are beautiful. I don't quite understand the lyrics but I'll keep trying. Intriguing writing!

Another comfy and cozy little tune to snuggle up with.  The double vocals sound great as does the sax.  I know all about those voice memo sketches that are just waiting to be developed.  I need to dig into some more of those myself.

Another comfy and cozy little tune to snuggle up with. The double vocals sound great as does the sax. I know all about those voice memo sketches that are just waiting to be developed. I need to dig into some more of those myself.

Super nice song! I also don’t really understand the lyrics but it feels like there’s sense in the somewhere, which is very cool. Love the pictures… “strangers barking at moonlight”. Very cool writing!

Super nice song! I also don’t really understand the lyrics but it feels like there’s sense in the somewhere, which is very cool. Love the pictures… “strangers barking at moonlight”. Very cool writing!

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Man this is a killer song! The tenor sax is such a nice touch, and the vocals sound SOOOOOOO perfect.  Oh, and I really like the highpassed intro, it setups up the track very nicely. Instant Favorite.

Man this is a killer song! The tenor sax is such a nice touch, and the vocals sound SOOOOOOO perfect. Oh, and I really like the highpassed intro, it setups up the track very nicely. Instant Favorite.

thank you so much! and yeah, my initial thought was to keep this one even more minimal or country it up a little... but something told me to see if Gary was hearing anything on it and i'm so glad i did. we've collaborated on a few things this past year and he is such an intuitive & thoughtful player.

oh, thank you! 

thank you, rplktr! re: the lyrics, ha - that makes 2 of us. 
it is more stream-of-consciousness/ impressionistic rather than a linear narrative. i tend to gravitate to lyrics like that where it's more about how they make me feel or how they feel to sing instead of a story to follow.

if you find the sense, please let me know 
thanks so much for your kind words and for listening.

dang! thank you, Napear! opening the files from Doty & Gary felt like xmas  ＼(￣▽￣)＼

[quote=ENC_]Hey alright! I love this one. Great team effort. I was surprised at how much I liked the sax. It's an interesting addition. Gentle is the right word. [/quote] thank you so much! and yeah, my initial thought was to keep this one even more minimal or country it up a little... but something told me to see if Gary was hearing anything on it and i'm so glad i did. we've collaborated on a few things this past year and he is such an intuitive & thoughtful player. [quote=Q-Rosh]A perfect indie folk song. I love everything about this. It is so good.[/quote] oh, thank you! :) [quote=rplktr]Oof, that saxophone is exactly what this needed. Very nicely glued with the rest of the mix. The double vocals are beautiful. I don't quite understand the lyrics but I'll keep trying. Intriguing writing![/quote] thank you, rplktr! re: the lyrics, ha - that makes 2 of us. :D it is more stream-of-consciousness/ impressionistic rather than a linear narrative. i tend to gravitate to lyrics like that where it's more about how they make me feel or how they feel to sing instead of a story to follow. [quote=Cosmic Cairns]Another comfy and cozy little tune to snuggle up with. The double vocals sound great as does the sax. I know all about those voice memo sketches that are just waiting to be developed. I need to dig into some more of those myself.[/quote] <3 [quote=Suhpos]Super nice song! I also don’t really understand the lyrics but it feels like there’s sense in the somewhere, which is very cool. Love the pictures… “strangers barking at moonlight”. Very cool writing! [/quote] if you find the sense, please let me know :) thanks so much for your kind words and for listening. [quote=emily] <3[/quote] <3 <3 <3 [quote=Napear]Man this is a killer song! The tenor sax is such a nice touch, and the vocals sound SOOOOOOO perfect. Oh, and I really like the highpassed intro, it setups up the track very nicely. Instant Favorite. [/quote] dang! thank you, Napear! opening the files from Doty & Gary felt like xmas ＼(￣▽￣)＼

The acoustic guitar sounds excellent - I lack a technical way to describe it but it feels like it's being played in front of me. The tenor, electric, and harmonies create such a delicate arrangement. What a treat

The acoustic guitar sounds excellent - I lack a technical way to describe it but it feels like it's being played in front of me. The tenor, electric, and harmonies create such a delicate arrangement. What a treat :)

Man, I love how mellow this feels. So chill. Exactly up my alley. Thanks so much for this

Man, I love how mellow this feels. So chill. Exactly up my alley. Thanks so much for this <3

Gentle lovely song. A calm summer day floating in a boat. That sax gave me warm fuzzies. Awesome about the podcast, I'll check that out!

Gentle lovely song. A calm summer day floating in a boat. That sax gave me warm fuzzies. Awesome about the podcast, I'll check that out!

love the collab, great harmony!

[img]https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExeGcxZXdhOTI5YXJkcm1zZjQ5eWMyMHNyeXNnbDNlbmd6cG9lZXZ2bCZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/3o7TKT816ntgvhZ9W8/giphy.gif[/img] love the collab, great harmony!

Love the pacing of the guitar strums and your vocals.  The sax was a sneaky addition that fits in so nicely.  At first I didn't realize it was the sax cuz it came in so smooooothly.  Really relaxing track

Love the pacing of the guitar strums and your vocals. The sax was a sneaky addition that fits in so nicely. At first I didn't realize it was the sax cuz it came in so smooooothly. Really relaxing track :)

I don't even like this style of music and I love this song

I don't even like this style of music and I love this song

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh gosh.  I was scrambling with making dinner and gave this a listen and all the feels hitting me at once, goosebumps, way more emotional than I was ready for. The vocals are lovely, the guitar is so clean and mournful with those little 7ths, and holy crap I wasn't ready for the sax! There moments here that bring me back to the best, heartstring-pullling moments of Cowboy Bebop. Absolutely fantastic.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh gosh. I was scrambling with making dinner and gave this a listen and all the feels hitting me at once, goosebumps, way more emotional than I was ready for. The vocals are lovely, the guitar is so clean and mournful with those little 7ths, and holy crap I wasn't ready for the sax! There moments here that bring me back to the best, heartstring-pullling moments of Cowboy Bebop. Absolutely fantastic.

thank you! i'm stoked to hear that cuz i always like how your acoustic sounds.
it sometimes creates some mixing challenges, but for some songs i find i sing more naturally when i'm recording guitar and vocals at the same time - this was one of them. i had an SM7B up by my noggin, and a little AKG P170 pointing at the 12th fret and fairly close to the acoustic. there's some mic bleed, but that's never really bothered me.

cheers, i'm happy to hear that!

thanks for coming along on this little boat ride!

sneaky sax attack! thank you, Friend

a great compliment, thank you!

oh wow, thank you so much for that! you made my night 

[quote=Cursory]The acoustic guitar sounds excellent - I lack a technical way to describe it but it feels like it's being played in front of me. The tenor, electric, and harmonies create such a delicate arrangement. What a treat :) [/quote] thank you! i'm stoked to hear that cuz i always like how your acoustic sounds. it sometimes creates some mixing challenges, but for some songs i find i sing more naturally when i'm recording guitar and vocals at the same time - this was one of them. i had an SM7B up by my noggin, and a little AKG P170 pointing at the 12th fret and fairly close to the acoustic. there's some mic bleed, but that's never really bothered me. [quote=jegasus]Man, I love how mellow this feels. So chill. Exactly up my alley. Thanks so much for this <3[/quote] cheers, i'm happy to hear that! [quote=miraclemiles]Gentle lovely song. A calm summer day floating in a boat. That sax gave me warm fuzzies. Awesome about the podcast, I'll check that out! [/quote] thanks for coming along on this little boat ride! [quote=mzunguko] love the collab, great harmony![/quote] <3 [quote=Tone Matrix]Love the pacing of the guitar strums and your vocals. The sax was a sneaky addition that fits in so nicely. At first I didn't realize it was the sax cuz it came in so smooooothly. Really relaxing track :)[/quote] sneaky sax attack! thank you, Friend [quote=george bowles]I don't even like this style of music and I love this song[/quote] a great compliment, thank you! [quote=neon liminal]Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh gosh. I was scrambling with making dinner and gave this a listen and all the feels hitting me at once, goosebumps, way more emotional than I was ready for. The vocals are lovely, the guitar is so clean and mournful with those little 7ths, and holy crap I wasn't ready for the sax! There moments here that bring me back to the best, heartstring-pullling moments of Cowboy Bebop. Absolutely fantastic.[/quote] oh wow, thank you so much for that! you made my night <3

this sounds wonderful! the recording and mix is chef's kiss. I especially like the vocal and harmony. favorited

this sounds wonderful! the recording and mix is chef's kiss. I especially like the vocal and harmony. favorited

oh wow, thank you so much! 

[quote=nedsferatu]this sounds wonderful! the recording and mix is chef's kiss. I especially like the vocal and harmony. favorited[/quote] oh wow, thank you so much! <3

beautiful songwriting, once again. don't need more lines of words when they are all this interesting. did you make bark-boats out of birch as a kid? that was something I did, watching them sailing down the river

beautiful songwriting, once again. don't need more lines of words when they are all this interesting. did you make bark-boats out of birch as a kid? that was something I did, watching them sailing down the river

thank you so much. and yes i did! the still picture from the video i posted is me when i was little sitting in front of the birch tree that my folks planted when i was born. that's so great that you did the same when you were a kid 

[quote=Minnamari]beautiful songwriting, once again. don't need more lines of words when they are all this interesting. did you make bark-boats out of birch as a kid? that was something I did, watching them sailing down the river[/quote] thank you so much. and yes i did! the still picture from the video i posted is me when i was little sitting in front of the birch tree that my folks planted when i was born. that's so great that you did the same when you were a kid :)

Wow, that is so precious. And amazing they planted the tree when you were born. Such a wonderful gift.

[quote=jwh][quote=Minnamari]beautiful songwriting, once again. don't need more lines of words when they are all this interesting. did you make bark-boats out of birch as a kid? that was something I did, watching them sailing down the river[/quote] thank you so much. and yes i did! the still picture from the video i posted is me when i was little sitting in front of the birch tree that my folks planted when i was born. that's so great that you did the same when you were a kid :)[/quote] Wow, that is so precious. And amazing they planted the tree when you were born. Such a wonderful gift.

Nice one. Looking forward to checking out that podcast ep.

Nice one. Looking forward to checking out that podcast ep.