.demilo.

writing anything is a strange process.

for me, songwriting starts with a glimmer—something that emanates from a conversation, someone i pass on the street, an idea or an experience. that glimmer becomes a theme. once i have the theme, all i need is some cogent adjectives to fill out the verses with detail.

recently, i’ve been having a brand new experience: i’ve been getting inspired by books.

my reading material over the last two weeks:
-brave new world
-1984
-animal farm
-the glass castle
-outliers

it’s a lot of negative utopias, a memoir and a statistical analysis. strange that emotive songs could have their beginnings there. as a result, many of the lyrics—most of which are penned on the inside of their back covers—center around greed, the limits of the human condition, alcohol… and pigs. yes, pigs. (having the swine flu may have helped inspire that one. don’t worry: the pig is not named snowball.)

meanwhile, travis wrote a killer song yesterday. it’s still in early stages, but it could be my favorite song on the upcoming album. we’ve been discussing combining pop song structure with a jazzy arrangement for “pink friday.” imagine the style of the beatles songs “all my lovin’,” “please please me” and “baby you can drive my car” with the production of damien rice meets the rescues. EXCITED.

in other news, i am getting really tired of not owning a piano. was going to buy myself one for christmas, but now considering getting one in the next few weeks. i will keep you guys posted!

xo
-aimes

ps for shitsngigs, and because i can’t stop listening to this song: