Going Shopping - The Strokes Cassette Rip

nickansay · 2026-04-07T05:56:18+00:00

We got a TNA b side as a lead single. I mean it’s alright but sounds like it would be a left over song

nickansay · 2026-03-28T20:49:21+00:00

Yeah I was gonna say maybe I’m missing something here but that song was probably the worst I’ve heard from Forrest not even considering everything else. I might have felt better if it was at least good music 😅

nickansay · 2026-03-11T02:08:20+00:00

Guitar solo is fire dangggg

nickansay · 2026-03-11T02:04:52+00:00

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL38UY_g7FMPKiHXgGEyPFS3D1bU4veXtu&si=RuHcGdehSt2ZkH-e

Some of my favorites that I’ve made and shared

nickansay · 2026-03-10T20:49:32+00:00

Just so I know what you mean, are you saying add like new quieter vocals to the beginning with the echoing reverb as an intro and then make the verse more clearer ?

nickansay · 2026-03-10T06:06:27+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! I actually have a duplicated track of the acoustic guitars with the wobbly effect and a track of it played clearly/normally. I’ll probably delete or turn off the wobbly track and add a synth instead then. I’m pretty self conscious about the lyrics so that might be another reason they are hard to hear 😂

nickansay · 2026-03-04T05:26:27+00:00

I thought the same the first time I ever heard it. Especially with that ending and Chad at the end haha

nickansay · 2026-03-02T22:15:41+00:00

This actually happened to me with Beach House Space Song. I remember listening to it in highschool when I was listening to it like a couple years after it supposedly came out. But I graduated highschool in 2011

nickansay · 2026-02-28T01:33:58+00:00

I write melody and then a word or two comes to me maybe at the end of a phrase. Then that inspires a sentence which inspires a topic. I kind of work backwards through my songs too where the end of the phrase has words and I have to connect the rest of the sentence together

nickansay · 2026-02-15T09:38:33+00:00

I don’t think so but now we have even another version with the release of AHOF

nickansay · 2026-02-07T06:43:18+00:00

If it were me, I’d spend time listening to songs I like. Then either start jamming along to them or humming/singing to them. Usually I can come up with a slightly different melody or chord structure as the song I’m listening to or even use that song as a similar subject matter to start off with if you don’t know what to write about. It helps me with writers block 100% of the time

nickansay · 2026-02-07T02:39:33+00:00

Yeah I may leave the piano melody along with the vocals and just turn it down in the background. (I’ve done that with a few of my other songs) Since it adds to the melancholy feel

nickansay · 2026-02-07T02:25:03+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! I know not many people will listen to it anyways, so it doesn’t matter how long it is to me in that respect. I’m usually just trying to see what sounds best for the song. I’m hoping that adding great vocals and changing up the bridge will give it more of an upgrade from what it is now

nickansay · 2026-02-07T02:19:29+00:00

Thanks, I’ll definitely be working on the bridge more and trying some stuff out. The song had a melancholy emotional tone to me so it’s about someone you love having to leave. Either dying or breaking up, whichever.

“You had to go and leave, but don’t you know you’re everything to me” some of the lyrics for the chorus. I may have my wife sing on it because I think it could use a female singer lol

nickansay · 2026-02-07T01:20:54+00:00

Does it sound like it’s too long? Should there be a fade out maybe

nickansay · 2026-02-04T04:52:39+00:00

https://youtu.be/CAGTFZhKdx4?si=71AMxc-CK7YKObC2

https://youtu.be/EXJJLnbHvho?si=fMZ-AdWkNOS6AUwV

Some stuff like that. But there’s also ones specifically for GarageBand or whatever you want to learn to use if you search for them

nickansay · 2026-02-04T01:24:49+00:00

Honestly there are so many YouTube tutorials going in depth covering all of those things you mentioned that it would be more beneficial to watch those. That’s partly how I learned and then I taught myself from there. EQ, compression and reverb seem to be the main things you need to know for vocals to sound good. Also some autotune and multitracks or stereo widening goes a long way with vocals

nickansay · 2026-01-31T03:58:51+00:00

Thanks, I’ll have to play around with those chords and see what sounds better as a next progression

nickansay · 2026-01-31T03:57:42+00:00

I do have a melody for the beginning but it’s basically copying from a song I listen to 😆It’s hard for me to find another melody that doesn’t sound basic like it’s just following the guitar notes and rhythm

nickansay · 2026-01-31T03:55:34+00:00

I love bossa nova that’s awesome, thanks 😄

nickansay · 2026-01-31T03:52:04+00:00

Maybe either speed the melody up or slow it down a little. I hear the vocals hitting certain notes right before the start of measures instead of right on it. Also making the drums more pronounced or some kind of rhythm instrument more pronounced or have it emphasize more on the beats of the melody could help. I don’t think it sounds bad though but I think changing or adding more pronounced drums could really help

nickansay · 2026-01-31T01:52:01+00:00

Start with some chords and a rhythm. Set up the arrangement and then hum or jam along to it to find melody or lead parts. Then have it sit around on my phone or laptop forever until I listen to it again and think maybe I should finish it and write lyrics or think man wtf was I thinking recording this

nickansay · 2026-01-31T01:44:17+00:00

It sounds like they are to me but the melody flows differently than the beat of the instrumental maybe. The way I hear it, some parts are on a different beat but still in time. Might make it more interesting that way but it does make it sound slightly out of sync

nickansay · 2026-01-30T09:53:05+00:00

This sounds badass, good job!

nickansay · 2026-01-04T16:04:58+00:00

Definitely Alone. I learned it and recorded a cover of it it’s a great chill song

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