Music News – New Album; Tender As The Night Before

The first House EP of the year and, as always, something upbeat and danceable. I called it Tender As The Night Before as a reference to a bad headache from the night before, out drinking, which I don’t actually do anymore since I was in my late 20s, maybe early 30s. Still, I remember the headaches and the embarrassing memories which made you tender from the night before.  I don’t really drink beer or lager as it’s quite bloating, but obviously, I drink it if someone brings me a pint at the pub. But I like spirits better: JD and Coke, otherwise known as Jack Daniels. Captain Morgan rum, Barcadi and Brandy, mainly Courvoisier and I love Ciroc which is a light refreshing Vodka not like plain Vodka which is over powering and doesn’t taste too good that’s the only spirit I don’t like. Those are the drinks I like to drink when I go out, and there were plenty of rounds of Jack Daniels and Barcardi with coke. The reason why I stopped drinking and only resort to drinking on special occasions and when I’m out is I drink too much and become sick I really can’t handle my drink too much and go way over my limit which I’m quite small for my age so I really don’t need that much but I can drink a lot and before I know it my head is spinning and I’m crawling on my knees being sick which is not good and I never liked that feeling also horrible motion sickness. I had this job where it was demanding and was a lot of gatherings and celebrations which meant more drinking it was most nights and even though you pull the I just have a orange juice gag which is refreshing for a hangover and something good for your stomach unless you are pregnant they still shove the drinks in your hand and I couldn’t handle the drink flow which meant being sick in the morning and having a banging headache so drink never worked for me but I still would drink really I should drink a little more and liven up the night. The first track Hey There, is a bassy vocal number I quite like and is danceable and energetic. As always and like all the tracks on this EP, I got the vocals from Splice.com, and the drums are from my own collection of drum loops I mostly bought off Loopmasters a long time ago. I like the bass and the vocals, which I think give the track an energetic feel and make the track into something. I also like the ending, where I change it a little bit with more vocals and synths added over the bass. The next track Show You (How About) is another bassy, high-energy track, and the bass reminds me of old Acid House basslines. I had fun picking the vocals to this one, as they were amusing short snippets which made me laugh, and there were so many to pick from. I was looking for some spoken word and found the ones on the record, and more so, I thought it was funny, so I went with them. I like the strings to this one, and they give it that high-energy feel to it, and I like both the ending strings, which are reversed and the first set of strings it’s hard to get strings that sound like rave strings and making a rhythm but I think this one sounds good and is my overall favourite on the EP. The next track Done With It is another bassy but more easygoing track you can just chill to. I like the vocals over the bass, which I think goes well and is a favourite on the EP. I also like the end, where I change the rhythm up and pick up the pace a bit and make it come to a big bang. The last track, Fade Away (If I Start) is another chilled but upbeat number that tackles a real question of mine and something I see time after time in my own life and in other people’s but with success there’s the point where you come down maybe you’re hit hard and where are all the people that was with you at the your heights but that’s a whole different topic I won’t get into here. I like the vocals and the ending to this one, where again I bring it to a big bang and closure to the track with more vocals and extra synths and bass for the finishing touch.