Behind the music
Some songs are written and produced within days/weeks, some songs take years. I wrote Count Me In back in 2016 but i never quite nailed it down until now. I was reflecting on shifting to a new phase of life at the time which included my first regular commute and a lot of sitting in traffic, which is a theme of the song. But more than that, it's about being committed to a new stage of life. "Wherever I go and wherever I've been has led me to the state I'm in / so whatever's coming round the bend, count me in." Thematically, it's a track about being stuck in traffic on your commute home - reflecting on the road to get here and the road ahead. Musically, it's a song full of surprises - I'm especially proud of the way the melodic bassline intertwines with the guitar riff in the intro, the driving feel of the verse, and of course the synth solo (stick around for that!). I experimented here with some arhythmic timings, especially if you listen to the glitchy stuff happening in the background of the intro/verse. Spoiler alert, I'm trying to get into that direction a bit more as I integrate more tape loops and other experimental elements into my songs, as they are naturally arhythmic in a way that adds a really interesting organic feel, as if I'm not entirely in control.
i did a little drum playthrough of the Count Me In verse on my instagram as part of a giveaway promo i was running. check it out!
Reviews
Count Me In received some favorable reviews from notable music bloggers after release. You can read their reviews here:
https://fortuesday.com/reviews/blog/little-dose-of-indie-count-me-in
https://fortuesday.com/reviews/blog/ear-to-the-ground-music-count-me-in
https://fortuesday.com/reviews/blog/east-of-8th-count-me-in
https://fortuesday.com/reviews/blog/kings-of-a-r-count-me-in
https://fortuesday.com/reviews/blog/chalk-pit-records-count-me-in
Listen to Count Me In on Spotify or Apple Music or your streaming service of choice.
Official lyrics
For Tuesday - Count Me In lyrics (also available on Genius)
I've been thinking about all these cars
All the brake lights on the boulevard going home
We're all going home
I used to sing with the radio
But tonight they're playin a song I don't know on the station
That used to feel like home, it used to feel like home
And I've been thinking bout the Hollywood stars
The ones I used to watch on the VCR
And how time never rewinds, it keeps moving on
Wherever I go and where I've been
Tangle together in a strange rhythm
My darkest days and moonlit nights
Brought you by my side
Wherever I go and where I've been
Has brought me to the state I'm in
So whatever's coming round the bend
Count me in, count me in
I'm stuck on the highway
On a thin red ribbon that cuts through the twilight
I'm bleeding out slowly
As the flesh pink sky gives way to the night
And another day slips by