stories
Demo: Is This What They Call Romance?
This song was previously demo’d about a year ago, and even shoddier than this demo I’m posting today, but nonetheless, the song has come together more in my head, and I’ve a clearer idea of it now than I did 12 months ago. It’s a cute little pop song that kept popping into my head [...]
Dancing to the Dublin Gospel Choir at Electric Picnic
This was the highlight of my summer. The Sunday morning of Electric Picnic, myself and three of the guys I was performing with as part of Werk at thisispopbaby headed off to get coffee and food. The Dublin Gospel Choir were on stage in the main arena, singing wonderful music. We sat and finished our [...]
Free Download: Water Phoenix (demo)
I knew what I wanted from this song as I wrote it. I knew what I was writing about, and how the song would be structured, more or less. But I was still surprised by the melody that came from the lyrics. Sometimes I can sit and just hear the melody that is meant to [...]
Children’s Stories For Adults, Part 5: A Story For Amanda: Greta The Grinder
Amanda’ coffee grinder is often a cause for concern. So, recently I was in her café one one of those afternoons when the grinder stopped working, and she had to get another. It inspired this addition to my silly children’s stories for adults, which as you are aware, is ~amazing art~ ________________________________ Greta the grinder [...]
Children’s Stories For Adults, Part 4: a story for Lorcan: Lorcan the Chameleon.
Lorcan was bored in a lecture and asked for entertainment, so I texted him this quick little story that I wrote on the spot. Obviously it is ~amazing art~ ___________________ There once was a chameleon called Lorcan, Who could change his skin to blend in, But soon Lorcan realised, That it’s far more fun to [...]