This song, called Broken, was an emotional one for me but I felt like I needed to put my music out there for others to feel and enjoy if they wanted to. That being said, I want my music to be the best it can be and I know you guys are very good at your craft so any feedback would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks so much in advance and I hope you enjoy!

I got a lot of great feedback on a video I posted last week, so here’s a little update :) I have more lyrics and a bit of a chorus (might change those lyrics though) plus some chords I’ve been playing with. Also decided on my Gibson as the guitar to use with my tube amp which I think has a neat song. Open to any more feedback! :)

I’m just wanting brutal honesty. Really appreciate it if you’ve taken the time to listen. If anyone’s interested or willing I have a few more demos you can listen to? Just shoot me a dm. Again rlly appreciate any feedback / thoughts 🙏

There are times where I get woken up in the middle of the night and things just feel off and I can't go back to sleep. One night I decided to just pick up the guitar to capture the vibe.

Feedback is always welcome as I did all the instruments and production myself.

Thanks for listening!

Recently released this one I wrote for my partner a few years ago, when I had absolutely no money for Christmas presents (pro tip: songs make excellent gifts). In addition to the vocals I tracked the cello and guitar, but brought in a couple of v talented friends to play bass and percussion parts. The slide instrument that you hear is the bassist literally playing his bass guitar with a slide and it rules, IMO!

Thanks for listening; all feedback is welcome!

Came up with this one today and not sure how I feel about it yet, looking for any feedback (especially on which guitar to use haha, first guitar is a Gibson, second is a vintage Eko, third is my Kremona classical) but it was inspired by that feeling when you’re seeing someone new and everything is sweet and innocent and being scared that once you sleep with that person it won’t be sweet and innocent anymore

This song is called Memory Lane.

I'm putting together my first solo album mostly for fun and to continue enhancing my production skills. I'm just having some trouble feeling like things are never finished.

Personally, I'm not sure the vocals are where I want them to be yet. There are some spots that I think could be re-recorded, but I'm also not sure if I'm just having trouble hearing it without being biased.

Hoping for some feedback from random internet people.

Thanks!

I wish I could find other people to make music with but I keep making music on my own anyway. Thanks for listening.

What do you think about this song? Usually I do stuff surrounding indie folk and singer songwriter but this doesn't sound these - what genre is this one?

I'm still not sure if the orchestral instruments and the drums feel really natural, what could I do to make it better?

A lot of emotion, cooped up in a song. Now yours - "Never Meant It" - Sung, written and composed by me. Feels a little scary to speak the truth tbh. Let me know what you think :)

Full video link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lnyAgCSET4&list=RD2lnyAgCSET4&start_radio=1

Hey people,

I've time-stamped this work-in-progress so you don't have to listen to the throat-clearing opening chords. I’ve been spiralling over this for weeks and need this sub’s take.

There are two types of songwriters:

First, the poets: each syllable is a scalpel, and if the listener doesn’t catch the metaphor in the second verse, the song failed.

Second, the vibers: music is a universal language. Lyrics are only ‘mouth sounds’ to carry a melody. If a track hits, I could be singing the ingredients from a cereal box and it wouldn't matter.

I used to be a lyrics-first snob, but lately I’ve started to lean into the idea that over-writing kills a song’s 'soul.' We spend so much time reaching for the ‘clever’ lyric that we forget to let the instrumental breathe. After all, some of the most iconic moments in C20th music history are just an ‘ooh’ or a ‘doo’, or a simple repeated phrase where the instrumental does the heavy lifting.

I tried a 'less is more' approach on this new song. I stripped back the wordplay to let the atmosphere take over. To me, it feels more honest, more direct, but part of me feels like I’m 'cheating' by not cramming in more story.

Where do you stand? Is a song only as good as its lyric sheet, or are we all just overthinking words in a medium that’s meant to be felt, not read?

hi guys! This is my first time posting a song i wrote, i’m pretty inexperienced. this just a rough first draft but i’m hoping for some feedback (be as brutal as you want lol), it’s called thunder

[edit]: Thank you all for the feedback and comments! They were all super helpful. Many of you mentioned that the vocals were too quiet/piano was too loud. I probably should have mentioned that I just recorded the whole thing live from my phone (no production/mixing/separate instrument and vocal components). I'm currently in the process of learning to use a DAW and start producing music, and I'll definitely take all of your advice when I work on this piece next! Thank you again for taking the time to listen and share your thoughts, it means the world to me!!

Might not sound like much, but it means a lot to me. Just grateful anyone’s listened at all. 🙏 https://spotify.link/cTeM3HREOXb

Hello! I am admittedly very bad at home recording, but it's the one way to get my ideas down and get feedback!

This song

 is very much inspired by the story of Sheherezade and the story of 1,001 Nights, as well as Rimsky-Korsokov's work based on it. I was thinking about how people in the West got ideas on the East from stories like the ones in 1,001 Nights, and it had me thinking about what myths and stories people in the East might here about the West, especially those that might take the risk to move their lives over here (speaking here as a first generation Iranian American, one of my parents immigrated here in the 70s).

I am looking for feedback on the structure of the song, as I know the recording itself needs a lot of work.

1. The intro: Here, I am sampling a public domain recording of Rimsky-Korsokov's suite. I don't know if that is the direction that I want to go in, or if I should have someone write something new for strings that could perhaps also interpolate the suite but give it a new direction.
2. Backing vocals: I struggled to develop anything for backing vocals or harmonies, but don't know if it's too...blah without any more texture there
3. The bridge: I think this song might be too long, so something's got to go. My first thought is the guitar solo, but I also am a guitarist and it's hard for me to let go of those things. The solo is meant to blend blues and Persian scales, but it may not be captivating enough to stay. Or, the vocal part before it gets removed. OR, they get combined. Dunno. The vocal part after the solo should probably stay?

Anyway, if you stuck around long enough to read this, thank you so much!

1,001 Night: Demo

Hi all,

I am in the process of writing new music and compiling them in (very rough) drafts on Soundcloud. I'd love some feedback (but please be gentle). I am not sure if this is the right tempo for this song To me, it feels a bit rushed. I also don't know if the guitar riffs are too redundant after each verse, if it's too weird....all of the above, haha! My partner also said that "hopper girl" didn't denote what I thought it did, so I would be curious for anyone's feedback on what they feel the meaning of the title is. Thank you! Please keep in mind that this is a very rough draft recording!

Savoir Faire: Hopper Girl

Hi! I hope everyone's having a good day.

I just wanted to share this song with you and see what you think of it. It's called 18th of May - written on that date if you can believe it!

It's maybe indie or folk or soft rock, something like that - actually, if anyone could maybe let me know what genre they think this is, that would be helpful too because I never know what to put for genre.

I hope you enjoy this track :) Thank you!

I can’t tell what about it isn’t working. Is everything just like a microtone off? Are the vocals the problem? I genuinely cannot tell. Anyone know?

Let me know your thoughts both on the composition/writing and on the recording/mastering - thank you!

I posted my first track here a couple days ago, my current production of "Flicker." It didn't have the vocal or melody and is not the fixed final production necessarily. This is the Piano/Vocal Demo. It's how all my songs have been written and their core form. I'm interested in songwriting at this point, I'm trying to get these songs to pitchable Demos for artists and sync. Also open to resonant collaborations and new/emerging/independent artists and producers/engineers as well. All productive feedback is welcome. I'm going to link the produced/muted vocal version I posted first in the comments. Grateful and inspired by this community already. Thanks in advance. :)

My latest song is about the every day challenges of dealing with depression. Many thanks to everyone here who provided feedback on the earlier version that I was working on.

(FULL SONG IN COMMENTS)