As spring approaches, so does a new 366 Songs EP.

Get the best of my March recordings here. As a whole, I was much more comfortable with this month than the previous two. It was a little harder to cut it down to six.

1: Petunia ‘Possession’ is nine tenths of this song, which I recorded in my favorite open tuning, Open E. ‘Projection’ is probably the leftover tenth.

2: Ashes and Ashes I couldn’t decide, would it be ‘wailing wall’ or ‘western wall’? In this take ‘wailing’ made the cut, and the drone was most convincing here, so I went with it. Half of this take’s lyrics are improvised, which is a technique I like to use so that the demo doesn’t become too stodgy.

3: The Sound of Squealing Brakes I cannot count the number of times I have driven around late at night with the windows down and radio on. I am usually too worried about whether I’m speeding or going too slow to fall asleep. That’s where this comes from, it’s sung with a bravado that seems unusual to me.

4: Doing Fine Old folks homes interest me. I imagine they’re a lot like dorms, except you get your own bathroom, which is nice.

5: Laughing Stock I really wonder what my neighbors think when I’m recording backing vocals like these. The walls are paper thin, they can’t hear the rest of the song playing in my headphones. It must sound like strange moaning. One day I’m going to get some backup singers.

6: Goose in My Pillow Another duet with myself. Sleep was a major theme this month as I had bouts of insomnia. At one point I became completely nocturnal. I feel that was helpful, but I’m done with that now.