So we want to give everyone a little insight as to what went on during the recording of our new EP, Okay, Cool, these past few months and decided to do a track-by-track analysis, which we will be posting one track at a time on our blog!! Here goes…

“Fall”

We came together on the first day with very few ideas about what we wanted this EP to sound like, let alone where to actually begin. Luckily Bobby had one song nearly finished so we decided to jump right in and start recording. We recorded the acoustic guitars and followed with the vocals, since they were already finished. We still had no idea what we were going to do to fill out the rest of the song and thought about leaving it at that - just acoustic guitar and vocals. Originally we thought maybe the whole EP would sound like that, with no drums, bass or other instrumentation. We recorded some percussion (at the beginning of the song) to keep it moving but still weren’t satisfied with the sound. I remember a few days passing, wondering what we could do to really make the song stand out. When we decided to record drums we weren’t sure what they might add to the mix but after hearing it we knew we were on the right track. Bass followed and then the rest of the backing vocals.

Throughout the EP, we focused in on the vocal arrangements and tried to create interesting harmonies and thick vocal pads to fill out the sound but still adhere to the natural element of everything. We wanted the acoustic guitars to stand out along with the vocals and for everything else to serve as support. We feel we succeeded and this song is a great example of the sound we were going for. While it remains upbeat and catchy, there is a rawness to it that highlights the honest and open nature of the lyrics. This rawness and openness (lyrically and otherwise) is a recurring theme throughout the EP as well.

So “Fall” became the first song we recorded and subsequently the first track on Okay, Cool. We felt it was an appropriate opener as it jumps out at you instantly and is a good measure of what is to come. Speaking of what’s to come, check back soon for the next song, “See You!”

-Bobby & Jeff