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I have been experiencing some writers block as of late so I am concentrating on getting some of the acoustic versions done for my Acoustic EP that I plan to release later this year. Usually when I hit a road block I start recording covers to keep my recording chops, but in this case I am basically recording covers of songs I wrote, so it is proving to be interesting. Here are the first two I have attempted:

Why Did You Do It? - Acoustic EP
Had Enough - Acoustic EP

I’m finding it pretty easy to get these acoustic versions down, and some have even started to take on a life of their own. I have also realized how dark some of my lyrics are lol.

On a some what happy note, I have covered one of my favorite Beach Boy songs “God Only Knows”. The song itself is not the happiest of Beach Boys song, but I think the way I did it makes it sound happier than it really is lol. My version sounds like it should be in a Shrek movie or something……… anyways enjoy.

God Only Knows (Beach Boys Cover)

Here is another tune for you guys. This song was more or less an experiment in trying to write a super simple song, but still have it be some what interesting. The song only features 3 chords, but for the most part I only uses two. I also was trying to get away from that folk acoustic type sound, and get more of an indie or alt sound. Lyrically the song is kind of out there, and actually is two songs combined, but hey it works lol. An interesting fact about this song is the fact that my cell phone rang while I was recording the main solo. You can’t hear the ringing, because of course the ringer was off, but you can hear how the cell signal screwed up my guitar at the end of the solo, and it actually sounded cool so I left it in. Drums are straight forward, recorded with the V-Drums via midi and then switched out with Ezdrummer. Guitar is my Strat through a Fender Blues Junior using an SM-57 driven by my Focusrite Octopre. Bass is direct into the Octopre

After my PC crashed, and I switched to Pro Tools I have decided to release some of the songs I recorded using Sonar as a Digital EP. The “pre Pro Tools” EP if you will. The EP will have about 5 or 6 songs, and maybe an unheard demo or two and will be digital only. I will have a series of posts documenting how I am going to release it, and where you will be able to download it. Stay tuned, and for now check out Had Enough, and some other music!

Had Enough
Music/Lyrics - Driscoll
Had Enough

Here are a couple of the latest songs that are in the works.
“Not me” is an old song lyrically that I updated musically.
“Lonely Eyes” is a new song, with lyrics by Bill Sweeney.

Not Me
Music/Lyrics - Driscoll
Not Me
Lonely Eyes
Music - Driscoll / Lyrics - Sweeney
Lonely Eyes

Remember you can always check out the latest mixes over at the music page.