A bunch of new songs from Ghostwater that I forgot to post here.

I've been really awful when it comes to updating these. I'm sure you know this. Blogger keeps changing and I keep getting busy with either work, the actual writing of songs or my masonic lodge meetings that I keep ignoring this. I shouldn't.

So here are some songs that I've uploaded on tindeck and forgot to post here. I love each of them equally and I'll spare you the lyrics. They differ sonically and I hope you can decipher the vocals.

By clicking on the part of the player that says tindeck, you'll be sent to where you can download the track.

"In Flannel"




"January"

DIAL L-O-V-E (I am so bad to you, blogger, I really am)

"Dial L-O-V-E" - Swimmingpool The Band

As I'm sure many of you have figured out, I rarely write direct love songs. Often they're coded and semi-modest. Well, considering valentine's day has recently passed and the birthday of a certain someone (who I wont name if only to avoid embarrassment) is coming up, I figured I'd post this.

I'm skipping ahead in my recently completed discography as this is not on the album that I've featured in the last few posts ('Ghostwater'). It's the first off of the 'Ghostwater' follow-up entitled 'House Of Beauty'.

As always, I provide all of the vocals and play all of the instruments (largely acoustic guitar and keyboards).

The song itself is structured, crisp and heavily acoustic. It retains many of the staples of my previous tracks (shimmering reverb, keyboards and a coda of drone), but is more cohesive in a good way. It's almost more directly pop and though the lyrics can be fluffy, they're also very sincere. I hope you like it. The lyrics are below and the download link is at the top.

'…You've got a limp when you walk
and you stutter and sigh.
Your bones ache in the cold
and you're still afraid of the night.

There is nothing out there
but here, my arms are for you.
These arms will work themselves raw
and I'll do whatever I have to.

Dial L-O-V-E-
Love.
Don't hang up.
Don't leave me hung up.

When I have my dips,
or when I stumble and trip,
I know I can count
on your tenderness.

Sometimes I feel
like it's the only steady thing.
Aside from the nightmares
and the fears in me…'

House On Fire (I really really need to stop ignoring my blogspot)

Download: "Houses On Fire"


“House on fire” is the first track off of my next album ‘Ghostwater’. It’s texturally a departure from some of the album and a lot of my previous songs. It consists of heavily looped vocals, with keyboards/synth, piano and clarinets layered over them.

It invokes, I hope, something haunted. I wont go into it too much. I love it a lot and I hope you do too. The lyrics are below. The link to download is above.

"…Darling, wasn’t this our dream?
To live in a haunted house, on the cliffs, overlooking the sea.
Well everyday, the coastline is shrinking.
While you and me are growing farther apart.
I used to think the dream was ours…"