BTS: The Making of "For Your Sins" pt.1 (Patreon)

I'm double-posting today!

Especially since I just posted the studio BTS talking about how I get into the right headspace for each song, I wanted to really show you what a difference it can make! There are always takes I like better and takes where I felt like I wasn't really feeling it. Low-key, I will not be listening to every take to figure out which ones are which 😅 BUT what I am doing is showing you the vocals recorded to a track that didn't feel like the right vibe (this one) vs the vocals recorded to a track that felt right.

For the full effect, make sure to listen to pt.1 and pt.2 back to back, even pausing after certain sections to compare!

This track is full of pauses that didn't feel right to me (and even really threw me off in the end 🫣), and ultimately the music just didn't quite feel right. Something was missing. It leaned too far into sad, to the detriment of the story behind it, I felt.

I took it to the studio with me anyway, because I figured I could at least get vocals recorded and we could adjust the track later. But it didn't feel right. I didn't feel like I was singing it as well as I wanted to be. Even without messing up lines and timing, I felt like I really couldn't give the vocals my all. So I genuinely didn't even bother to record another time after this one take with it. I waited for the track to feel right first.

Because having the right backing track makes a huge impact on how well I'm able to get into (and stay in) the right headspace. And you can hear that.

This take isn't just full of little mistakes. It's full of uncertainty. And confusion. And hesitation. It's full of frustration and disappointment that I couldn't get it right.

And you can hear it.

I am so very glad I decided not to keep trying and to just go back in with a fresh slate and a better suited backing track 🙌 So go check out pt.2!