Hi here's a personal song in an Americana vein.

It's Natural

Hope you like it! Comments and constructive criticism most welcome.

Style is _ACCNTRY.STY
RealTracks in style: ~518:Bass, Electric, Pop HalfNotes Ev 085
RealTracks in style: ~~369:Pedal Steel, Background Ev 065

Mixed in Logic Pro X with the addition of several instruments and 'mastered' using Izotope Ozone.

It's Natural
The hills around this town ring with thunder
They ring so loud I can’t hear my name
The light inside this cage shines like diamonds
If I close my eyes I can almost numb the pain

It’s natural that I love you
It’s natural that I hurt
It’s natural that I think of you
Every single moment since you went away
Without a word
It’s natural

An owl is pressed up tight against the window
He stares so hard I can almost taste his fear
The wind howls all along the rooftops
I can’t hear the wind no more

Bridge:
I keep on looking at your picture
I wish I knew what I hope to see
I try so hard not to remember
But all of you is so much a part of me

This is indeed very American and very atmospheric, one of your best I think!
Very nice build up too.
I do detect a slight syncing problem with the drums, especially in the intro.
(But that's just a small nit ;-)).

Rob

Matcham,
I enjoyed this darker, moodier side of your writing.
An excellent choice of style for the song and the layered guitars work very well.
I especially liked the powerful imagery in the verses.

Robert

Excellent tune. Loved the resonator and vocal. Very cool lyric

Thanks heaps Scott, Robert and Rob. Man I've put some hours into this one. Rob I know what you mean about the intro. I've kinda been ignoring it the way that you do until someone mentions it. It's not the drums; it's my guitar tracking at the beginning. Easy fix in the DAW. Thanks!

Beautifully gloomy. It certainly all hangs together.
A bit of the Leonard Cohen sound in there.
No criticism. Much enjoyed. Cheers.

Hi Matcham, Great job on this! - The guitars are solid and create a soft vibe. Well done!

Matcham
Excellent nice moody piece - strong melody - great choice of backing band.
Really well done.

Peter

Thank you again for the comments. It's interesting the Cohen comparison, which I've been getting since I started writing and singing. I'm flattered of course, esp as I've been a fan since my teens. But because of the comparisons I try to keep him at arm's length as an influence. Not working obviously!

Matcham,

This is a very cool sound for you... Love the vibe of this one. Excellent job.

Bob

My thoughts too.



I don't know if he ever covered Cohen, but this song strikes me as something Johnny Cash would be all over were he still with us.


I enjoyed this one a lot. Great job on the write, arrangement and production.

Charlie

We enjoyed the foreboding feel that you established. It works very well with the
lyric which is what around here we would refer to as Southern Goth, a la
Flannery O'connor.

The write, vocal, RT choice and the mix are all in the pocket. Your hard
work paid off.

Kudos!

J&B

Good write, love the moody sound of this one.

An owl is pressed up tight against the window
He stares so hard I can almost taste his fear
The wind howls all along the rooftops
I can’t hear the wind no more

love these lines, very creative

Kenny

Hey thanks you guys. You're right J&B there were hard yards put into this one. Just finding the right electric guitar tone took a day. The free Soundboys tremolator plugin I downloaded late last year (mentioned here in a forum) did the trick.

Really enjoyed this, great mood and a good write, and I like your vocal. I like the way your guitar and the BIAB steel trade off towards the end, very effective.

Matcham, You are a very skilled lyricist! You have a way of weaving words that I envy. Great job on the track. Everything works so well together! Thanks. Torrey

Cheers Dave and Torrey. Much appreciated.

Matcham,

Very atmospheric! The backing is a great fit for your work. You mention above that you spent a bit of time with this one. Seems to me it was time well spent.

Regards,
Noel