366 Songs: January EP

I’m releasing a “best of January” compilation today from my project 366 Songs. If you haven’t listened yet, give this a shot and see what you think.

The month of January was about 30 days ago so I took some time to pick out my favorite tracks. Hopefully some time passing has allowed me to be more objective.

You can download the entire EP here.

The tracklist:

1. Voodoo Sasha– I was going for a Keith Richards vibe and also questioning some recurrent themes…

2. My Little Donkey– This was my favorite track of that month, and one of my favorites so far. It was pretty effortless and originally started out as a Christmas song.

3. Camera Man News is a little twelve-bar blues I put together, and it’s fairly straightforward. I was working on hooks with this one.

4. Roman Holiday– This is an alternative music imitation. I made it on my sister’s computer as mine was broken at the time. And no, it’s not about Mitt Romney.

5. Retire– This is a song about regret. It has a wistful melody. I particularly enjoy the line “I used to be a Ballerino,” which almost seems to make sense.

6. Freight Elevator– This is based on an old precarious freight elevator in my apartment in Pittsburgh. I was stuck in that a few times. I had to use it to do the laundry.