A little pop song. I was so proud of my guitar and bass playing on this one, it was really holding together for a long time for me. There was a cool flange-y guitar effect on one of the tracks. I love the breathing sound of the drum loops too.
Then we started recording the record, and after the first pass with this one it was apparent that no, I'm not a guitarist and a bass player and the song needed the real guys. Gretchen played that lead throughout and it instantly became a song. We kept my original little rhythm track and the flange thing, but they're really just textures now, as they should be. Rob played what I'd been trying for but like a million times better.
The vocals on this one are a little out of my range, but that made sense with the song to me. It should have a little desperation to it, that's definitely in there.
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A Drummer Becomes A Frontman In 3 Easy Steps
About
- Clem
- Clementine was a founding member and drummer of the NY heavy rock trio BOTTOM, and spent 3 years as Phyllis Rudd in the popular SF band AC/DShe. A founding member of Zepparella, she began writing songs in their foray into original music as The House of More.
Clem steps out from behind the drumset for Francis Bakin into the role of songwriter / frontperson / vocalist. On the album, Zepparella guitarist Gretchen Menn developed the melodies with stunning slide guitar work. Robert Preston laid a heavy foundation with his fretless bass playing, and Clem incorporated live drumset playing over the electronic beats. The result is a unique sound with all her favorite things: interesting lyrics, slide guitar, danceable grooves, and things that go "boing."
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