Three Hours Drive To Grandma's House
By Lizenn on January 17, 2026 8:14 pm
The idea behind this week 3 is that I wanted to create a square lead with this feel of soft nostalgic touch. I played the game Perfect Tides (It's so good, play it !!) recently and one of the tracks gave me those feels (I think it was "Island at Night" ?). So I tried replicate this feeling I had during my time playing the game. The memories, teenage wierd and sad years, the feeling of time passing. I'm not sure I'm convinced by the structure of the track itself but the overall vibe is satisfying to me.
Took out a banjo I got and almost never played, and overall, I'm happy about what it gave to the vibe (It was my first time recording an acoustic instrument on a daw and I was scared but in the end I think I kinda nailed it ?). I don't technically know how to play the banjo but I love the sound. I wanted it to sound like Phoebe Bridgers "Graceland Too" but it ended up feeling more like a "Outer Wilds" track haha !
On the flip side I feel like it's not a very interesting track. I wanted to play a bit more with space and silence but, maybe it's a bit too much ? Also not being a good guitar/banjo player make the banjo part a bit poor ? Anyway, I had a hard time making this track because of a huge lack of inspiration, but I got it done !! :DD
Congrats on YOUR week 3, and thank you very much if you share any feedback to help me get better, and/or if you took time to listen to it !!
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