This song takes place at one of my favorite bars Doc’s Clock in the Mission District in San Francisco. The last verse and chorus take place at the famed Farolito tacqueria a few blocks down from the bar. Writing this is making me hungry. Recording the song was a blast to record and play. Adam, [...]
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Section of Sky
August 16, 2008 – 11:51 pm
This was written on the same day that I wrote Flowers circa 2005. The recording was basically the same set up as Flowers, in that I played live with Tim on drums while strumming and singing. Immediately after, we added Sadie to the mix, she really makes the track for me. Again, Wil Hendricks lent [...]
Flowers
August 16, 2008 – 11:50 pm
I wrote this in Pacifica, after a rough day at the bottom of an emotional well. I had to write it to light the way out, though it might’ve plunged me further. The original demo was done in one sitting, lyrics, melody and all. When I went in to record the album, I wasn’t intending [...]
Red Balloons
August 16, 2008 – 11:50 pm
This is another song about long distances, which seems to be a common thread throughout this album. I recorded the basic guitar parts at home and had 2 verses written, with the last verse and chorus instrumental. A couple of months later, I was staying in a hotel room in Sacramento and had to do [...]
Flipside
August 16, 2008 – 11:49 pm
This was supposed to be a psychedlic bossa nova, believe it or not. It ended up turning into a bit of an Elvis Costello inspired jam.
Telemachus
August 16, 2008 – 11:49 pm
The band and I were rehearsing the song “Ulysses” at the recording session,and started messing around with the chord changes. We didn’t know it, but the recording engineers Bryce Gonzales and Kurt Kurasaki hit record and captured this little jam. I’m glad they did. I love Adam’s keyboard work on this.
Suitcase
August 16, 2008 – 11:48 pm
This is one of the oldest songs on the album, written shortly after I finished the Daylight Savings album. It’s a sad/hopeful song about long distances. The last line was my attempt at writing a Raymond Carver poem.
Weight of the World
August 16, 2008 – 11:47 pm
Odessa Chen writes beautiful, poetic, minor key songs that I like to describe as “wintery.” With this in mind, I wrote this tune. Somehow, it’s “Christmas-y” but without the cheer.
Ulysses
August 16, 2008 – 11:45 pm
I have an early incarnation of this song with the lyrics “you listen, you listen” which eventually turned into “Ulysses.” I have no idea why, my only explanation is that it was some voice from beyond telling me that I needed to name it that. I wrote the riff with Tim Bulkley’s drumming in mind, [...]
Hangman
August 16, 2008 – 11:44 pm
My friend’s little sister started a game of hangman with me, and it immediately sparked an analogy to writing/composing in my head. I often have one word or phrase that I start with as inspiration and after that, it becomes a bit of a crossword puzzle or guessing game in order to finish it. This [...]