Road. Trip. (virtual or otherwise)

It's officially summertime (sort of?). Aka, time to try something new. To explore and adventure. To experience and encounter. And if you're stuck at a desk right now, then it's time to think about getting out from behind it. Music is a vehicle. Get in and drive.

https://www.dropbox.com/

user: mamitastember@gmail.com

password: roadtrip

Musica

I came across the modern equivalent of a dusty old shoebox full of tapes on the Internet last night. These are a few songs I wrote and recorded roughly 5 years ago when I first discovered Garageband. The quality is shoddy to say the least but it's kind of a fun visit to another time, and some of the harmonies I'm actually kind of proud of. Welcome to my attic. Dust off and take a listen:

Sinner *one of the first songs I ever wrote/recorded.

Whose Face Do You See *back when I lived in the East Village, my neighbor John Newell asked if I would sing a song he'd written lyrics for. Here's what I came up with.

What Is Left Is Love *I was clearly listening to a lot of Coldplay.

Falling *Written for a good friend who was entering tricky romantic waters.

Mama *I believe this was the second song I ever wrote.

New Song : Forgive

It's been a long while since I wrote or recorded anything but I was talking about childhood with a friend yesterday and it led me to pull out my dusty keyboard and lay down this thumbnail sketch of a track on Garageband (sans mic, hence bad tinny recording).

Forgive from Alexis Stember on Vimeo.

Forgive yourself for not being everything you thought you had to be,
Forgive yourself for falling short,
You couldn't save him no matter how much you gave or thought he needed you,
You can't blame yourself anymore.

Forgive yourself for not being everything you thought you had to be,
Forgive yourself for falling short,
You can't make him or any other person your responsibility,
You're a big girl now, not the child from before.