Secret Preview 👀 (Patreon)

I definitely won't be doing this all the time, but just this once...

The official pre-release of "I'm Here" for your listening pleasure! Only one day early...but still!

This was such a wild process to get produced for you all. Since we initially decided to release this song as an acoustic version so I could get it out earlier (the plan is to re-release a fully produced version on the future "Pretty Lies" album), it was a bit of a different process for vocals.

When Alanna asked for the BPM for the song, I had given here 3-4 different numbers for different song parts. But unfortunately, because it's meant to be just an acoustic song, there's no real buildup or easy way to transition between song parts, or in turn, different tempos 🫠

When you're playing a song live, it's natural to have variation in the tempo, so gradual shifts are easier to accomplish. But in a produced version, things are more exact. So to switch between tempos, especially so frequently, would end up being too jarring.

So, after much trial and error, we landed on a tempo that felt doable and not too far a departure from the original in any of the song parts. For me, it still sounds super strange to hear it this slow. And when I was recording the vocals, it meant that every single long-held note in the usually faster parts of the song were elongated...who needs to breathe, anyway? 😅🙈

So, when you're listening, I would like you to take particular note of the transition out of the bridge and into the last chorus; there is a pause there where there isn't normally, but I think that's because I normally skip a beat when playing? Or maybe we added a pause for dramatic effect? I'm honestly not sure. But that note. Is so long. And I did not remember to breathe before it. So the entire last line was sung in a single breath. And because of the slower tempo compared to how I usually play this song, not only is the held note longer, but every single word is slightly drawn out. So it's all longer. And good golly was that a long time to sing without breathing 😂 Noted for next time.