Inspired by: Winter 2014, my first Chicago winter.
This is either the first or second song I wrote after moving to Chicago (the other being "Since We Last Spoke"). I had this song forever, and really loved the beat and the verses, but had no idea what to do for the hook. I sang scratch vocals that was kind of Pharrell/NERD influenced, but they didn't really match the vibe of the rest of the song. I had a friend sing those lyrics, but they didn't really work out with the track. Like two years after recording the song, I reached out to fellow HOIST artist Sports Boyfriend (who is amazing, seriously check out her Soundcloud), and she totally saved this song.
credits
from I'm New Here,
released May 1, 2016
Produced by: SVNTY6
Mixed by: Emma Gyger
Mastered by: Kevin Cairns
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