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Today, Portland band Southerly begins a new series of song releases. Every week through February 19th, frontman/songwriter Krist Krueger will be writing and producing a new song -- at least initially to be performed entirely by Krueger as well -- and released here. (This follows on last year's series of 8 songs from Southerly, released by Greyday Records.

As Krueger says, the series is an opportunity to witness a songwriter working freely outside the limits of an album, and for that matter outside conventional style or genre distinctions. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are his notes about the songs:

1. Picture Perfect  (written and performed by Krist Krueger)

Notes: I've lately been getting more interested in utilizing and experimenting with various vocal effects as well as wanting to write more songs directly rock related. The adage that frequently has imposed itself on my thoughts while writing as of late is "keep it simple stupid."  I've always used various tools such as doubling in addition to using harmonies to build melody lines within a song but with this title I've used effects over a single take to infuse the vocals with the instrumentation.

 Download "Picture Perfect" (Right-click and choose "Save As" to save on your computer)

 

2. She Doesn't Know (written and performed by Krist Krueger)

Notes: "She Doesn't Know" is an experiment with varying layers of background noise and effects, not only to fill in the "empty space" between phrases but also to accent and bridge those gaps. Again working with various vocal effects as with "Picture Perfect" but also utilizing a similar effect on the drums to meld those tracks and create a further separation from the other instrumentation.

Download "She Doesn't Know" (Right-click and choose "Save As" to save on your computer)

 

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