Brian talks about the fourth track on his new album, Something For Everyone.
This was a song that I did not know would definitely work until Chris Pedenc mixed and mastered it and brought out the attempted-magic that I had in mind.
The starting point with this track was the continuous snare drum roll pattern, followed by the jangly guitar part. Then I wanted a chorus that was very catchy and a total change of dynamics from the verse. The kind of change of dynamics I had in mind was Dreams Never End, by New Order, 53” into the track. I’m not saying I achieved anything like it, but that was my aim.
With what I hoped would be an ear worm chorus, I decided to focus on that at the expense of further verses and a potential ‘middle eight.’ In my head I can hear what that musical change after the second chorus could have been (quite chaotic, with drum roll mania), but I decided to try to get that musical worm into the listener’s ear, including a gratuitous third chorus. I think I had in mind this being a single, but have subsequently changed my mind.
A few seconds after the track appears to have ended, there is a short echo of the main music on strings, but in a different key and slower. Arty or what?
Moving on to the lyrics, if there is one song that exemplifies what I have said about how lyrics are not poetry or prose, or at least mine aren’t, it’s this one. Yes, I chose words, phrases and concepts that appealed to me and were vaguely related to each other, but that is where any meaning ends.
However, I believe that the lyrics of a song belong to the listener. So, if they have meaning for you, then that’s great. That is the mystery and magic of music.
To hear I Know A Place, go to any major music platform and type in my name. Find my album, Something For Everyone, and it is the fourth track. Enjoy!