so i've spent the past two nights recording some songs with Kyle. It's going well, even though last night was cut short by lightning. there's still some mixing that needs to be done but "lies dipped in gold", "cynical", and "nostalgia" are all recorded. my original idea was to add a bunch of layers but now that we've actually begun recording, and having a chance to listen to the songs a little closer (having the same song on repeat for an hour, even if you wrote it, can be irritating), i think i'm going to keep them simplified. With the new EP, will be a moniker change. I'm retiring Urban Electric Company and going with By Sea / By Land. Kyle informed me that UEC sounds more like house music and I'd have to agree. I like the name, but just didn't fit the style. I've already changed the soundcloud so any links in previous posts won't work. As of now, I'm going to call the EP "The Hathaway Sessions" because, I live on Hathaway Dr and I wrote all of these sitting inside the music room at my house. Makes sense to me. Hopefully, after I get back from Baltimore next week, Kyle and I can wrap up these last song or two and I'll get it out to the world.
also, on a completely separate note, i've realized I am, in fact, NOT a loner. a simpleton yes but not a loner. i've called myself a loner for so long that i had become to believe it but the fact of the matter is, i love being around my friends. i don't care for big crowds or doing anything "big" (i.e. harbor cruise) all the time but if i could sit around every evening with kyle, andy, dj & lori, the hefs, etc..., i'd be more than ok with that. or sit around in a bar and have a couple of drinks, completely down. i don't prefer to be myself, it's just kind of how my life has worked out. i'm ok with me time, but i rarely turn down an invite to go do something so i can sit around by myself. plus being around people i care about, really helps with the whole overactive brain thing that i mentioned in the previous post. just because a lot of people annoy me (looking at you ed hardy shirt dude) doesn't make me a loner, it makes me picky, that's all. there are plenty of labels that can be applied to me, some i wish i could change, others i'm glad to have, so there's no need to give myself labels that don't actually apply.
speaking of labels, a friend of mine (chick) informed me for the millionth time in my life that i'm a nice guy and that girls don't like nice guys. ok, cool, whatever. one, that makes no sense at all, who wants to be with a douche? and yes, if you ask me to do something for you, more than likely i'm going to do it, but i expect the same in return (even though my pride rarely allows me to ask for help) so i see no issues with that. but it is what it is and i'd rather be labeled as a nice guy a billion times over than ever be accepted as a douche/shithead/asshole dude. plus, i don't really think i'm that nice. maybe in comparison to today's selfish, fucked up society, i am essentially part gandhi haha. ok, that's a stretch. but really, i'm not that nice, just not a complete shithead.
anyways, rant is over. hopefully i'll have the EP up in a couple weeks. if you really only read this for the music suggestions go pick up Polar Bear Club's new EP "The View. The Life", The Story So Far's "Under Soil and Dirt" and Sainthood Reps "Monoculture". There ya go, new tunes.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
moniker change and loner status and being labeled a "nice guy"
4 comments:
Nice guys are where its at, don't sweat it. Just because you're brutaly honest doesn't make you not nice.
Ugh, in my prev post I did spell brutally correctly. Cell phones.
know what, that chick might be right: GIRLS don't like nice guys--WOMEN do.
...and I don't wanna talk shit about your friends especially ones I don't know but that chick must be some kind of crazy. Instead of a "nice guy" (which yes, you are) I'd definitely call you a gentleman. And let me tell you, the world could seriously use more men that fall into that category--you're a dying breed, sadly. And I consider myself EXTREMELY lucky to have snagged one myself ;)
Annnyway, i'll step off my soapbox.
Oddly enough, I also came to the friends helping overactive brain conclusion this weekend myself. Which...makes sense. So I've definitely got to work on my loner status as well. :)
thanks leah :), like i said, i'd much rather be known as "too nice" than anything else. and my friend means well, she just has a bit of an odd perception about things. i think she was referring more of my tendency to avoid conflict, but i've never had an argument that actually solved anything, so i don't see any point in it. i'll just wait it out until we can talk rationally.
and i'm super stoked you found a good one. i've never met noah but if you give him the thumbs up (which you obviously do since he's your husband and all) then he's alright in my book.
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