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Covered -1/11/96
This is the last song I wrote before moving to NYC May '96. It's about not wanting to procreate: "I'm the last in a long line/ the ball was handed to me from/ father to father, but I couldn't bother." The singing is out of tune but who cares. New Year -1/11/96 Ok I had said "Covered" was the last song I wrote before moving to NYC -- but "New Year" was written on the same day, so maybe it was the last song written before the move? Oh well, it hardly matters. Judging by the lyrics to this miserable little ditty, I was more than ready for a change of scenery at this point in time. Really like this song, despite that the vocals are very rough around the edges. "The world doesn't owe me, the world doesn't know me." Drive All Night -9/15/96 I wrote a handful of tunes in my first few months in New York, most of which don't excite me all that much -- but there's a certain melancholy charm to this one. I think I was a little depressed that the summer was over and I was broke and didn't really know anyone in the city yet. That would change very soon. The Beginning -9/23/96 I like the brooding, autumnal quality of this particular track. So sad how the fidelity of these recordings has degenerated over time. Aged photographs is all they are. The Spin -10/21/96 This song was written about an annoying person who was unavoidably a part of my life at the time. Here's a sample verse: "your words are turds; you're unctuous and shallow; I don't give a shit about your gold records." Only time I've ever used the word "turds" in a song. Ditto for "unctuous." Witchlight -10/28/96 It was nearly Halloween so I wrote a Halloween song. I remember having a hard time singing in tune while recording this; I was using headphones and trying to keep the volume down because my next-door neighbor was a horrible complainer. Anyway, it was nice to give this song proper treatment on the "Rise and Fall of P*S*K" record. Always loved it. Hello to You -11/27/96 Another one ripped from Gene Loves Jezebel -- this song is loosely based on the vibe and pacing of their song "Steven." Not one of my favorite songs, but I like feeling of it and the way the recording came out. |
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