Embers,
This song is just for you.
I quite often set myself targets that are borderline ludicrous — and this was probably one of them.
Until now, I’d never properly recorded anything myself in my little studio. I didn’t even have a song when I started. So two weeks ago, I wrote this. Then I taught myself how to record, and I mixed and mastered it.
Normally, I work with Dave, our producer. He tells me when a take is good and handles most of the mixing. What I didn’t expect when doing it all myself is how every decision suddenly becomes mine — and I’m rarely satisfied. I could keep tweaking this forever, but then you’d never hear it.
Some days I love the little imperfections. Other days they bug me. But honestly, most modern music is so over-polished that we’ve forgotten how much soul lives in the flaws. When you listen to old recordings, it’s often the cracks and quirks that hit the hardest.
So with all that in mind, here it is: Embers — a song just for you.
Much love,
J
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