
Episode 132 - Hozier
Sodajerker On Songwriting
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The Chorus on Shrike Is a Sweet Spot in the Vocals
In a demo, i might write something in a key because i can write in this key easier than i can another. And then the key might be changed just to make it more comfortable for the voice. In the case of shrike, i think i wrote that in a different tuning and then moved it to, like, an open sea tuning, which was a nice em experiment. The chorus came out of that, moving it on from one tuning to another. So, yes, it's more just, this feels rit this sounds right. A need them to be in them so that you have as much of the arrangements as possible before getting into studio.
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