So…for any of you who might have an interest, I’m announcing here a new bonus album to accompany my recent release CHICORY.
AI AND I is made up of 15 songs (40 minutes) all written and composed by myself. The performances are accomplished through the use of AI. This was done with much thought and care, each song going through a self-directed process with sometimes up to 20 or so different takes on any given song. I do think it came out really well.
The style of AI AND I is—with a couple of exceptions—American roots music. Though I love almost all kinds of music, this would be what I listen to most often. I sometimes wonder if this affinity might have something to do with my Scottish heritage. I don’t know.
Here is track one, YOU NEVER LIKE MY SONGS. Over the time since I started songwriting about 15 years ago, I’d on several occasions written songs for—and then shared with—women I had a crush on. For reasons I’m not sure about, I never got much of a reaction, if any.
The thing is…I truly liked these tunes. So I wrote this song about it. And I actually like it, too.