Background Notes

Best World is about the bliss of early marriage and the simple things in life. A newly-wed couple is basking in the glow of a future together, enjoying each other’s company, not needing anything more.

Lyrics: A fiercely private person, I started my songwriting journey steering well clear of autobiographical storytelling in my work. Uncomfortable with sharing aspects of my own life, I’d instead draw on the experiences of friends, family and acquaintances to create the characters and…

The Writing Process

As a musician first and foremost, melody/chords are my favourite elements of nearly any song. So for me, it makes sense to start with the music. But that’s not to say the melody won’t change once the words are in.

Music: A bossa nova-inspired track, Alchemy was entirely music-driven from its inception. I had the chords, groove and melody before I even set pen to paper, but went on to change large swathes of the melody once I had the lyrics in place. When tied to the words, my original…

When a song starts as a joke and you end up producing and releasing it anyway

Song Notes

Lyrics: I wrote this in response to a songwriting prompt (more on that below). As I fleshed out the lyrics I was curious to see how far I could push the metaphor, and challenged myself to include as many medicine-related words as I could without letting the lyrics verge on the ridiculous. In the end, I think I went a little too far! I was in two minds about putting this track out, but given that some lines still make me…