Thursday, February 23, 2012

Not Today


I wanted to write something to kick off the record, "Us Against Ourselves." I wanted something anthemic, with lots of attitude and a huge dose of cheek. Skot wanted actual three-part harmonies so he recruited the gifted and lovely Robin (from Muscle Memory and I'm So Sorry) and Joe (who played Sax on Little Girl and who is an outrageously talented guitarist, bassist and singer in his own right, and they laid down the third and the fifth for the choruses. Skot also recruited his daughter Emily and her friend to record vocals for the gang-chorus at the end, and you can hear them laughing and being silly after the guitars start to fade. Skot also contributed a sick cry-baby style lead with a ton of peel and feedback for the solo, arranged the drums, played bass and mixed the resulting song, which is "Not Today."


Irony intended, obviously.