#320
Shay D ft. KYLA - The Rolling River
Friday 20th May, 2016
They Say: “I used to play in Belfast folk-rockers Jackson Cage many moons ago. I started getting back into writing and recording last year and got to finishing some old songs and writing some new ones.
The Rolling River is a metaphor for life. The track is very personal, it was about coming to terms with personal struggles and trying to just get on with living.
I wrote and produced this track at home myself with Logic Pro X. I pretty much did all the instrumentation, mixing and mastering. Influences for me are anything from Neil Young, J Mascis, Norah Jones, Ryan Adams, Regina Spektor... .any good music really.
I had been listening to Regina Spektor prior to making the track and thats kinda were I got the notion for the Pizzicato on the bridge part of the song. Kyla and myself kinda thought of a Fleet Foxes dreamy reverb for the harmony vocals. The reason I don't sing on it myself was the production I had in mind merited finding a voice to match what I had in my head, which was female and better than me!
So, fortunately, I found Kyla - an amazing 21 year old aspiring artist from New Zealand. I got in touch via the old interweb about collaborating, and we worked together on getting the vocals captured. It was mega inspiring working with a young artist on the other side of the world over the web. We ended up making an EP.”
We Say: “Folk music with quirky production, a pop sheen and a wonderful female voice - what’s not to like? The title track is a mere hint of greatness on what’s a wonderfully adventourous EP.
'The Rolling River' is taken from the EP of the same name, available to buy now.
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