Archangel - "Now friends [beat] it's time they died" (0:45) | | | ^ | ^ | add additional harmonies to "The people see Quin Murietta... (the 5th of the tonic) Corkscrewed Wine - "Slept than saved" (0:30) should be either brethier or sung with more raw power "It's comin down" repeats in the bridge "...fable" on each chorus just doesn't work for me, try to find a different way to sing it The transition from the intro to the verse feels a little abrupt. the acoustic guitar sounds a little too plasticy/piezoy -- Let's run it through an amp or just pull it down a few db. Let's try "slept then saved" sounding - choked up - angry/horse "...fable" -- let's try just staying on the higher note (no more _-_) In the last chorus. lets get 2 kick drums in the no-drums part before the 4 8th note kicks this transition feels a little abrupt too. In the choruses The decending trumpet/violin line between vocal lines should draw more attention. Let's boost it about 6db for just those 3 notes. Dead Leaf Dance - bass needs to be cleaner. Refer to the intro of Fitz and the tantrums recording I've included for a reference point on the bass tone I want. (0:08) Hits in the intro need more power. Maybe distortion? Liz needs a de-esser (Across the board). "we don't need to sleep" -- let's add a harmony on the slide up "sleep" Little less reverb on the trumpet around 1:50 Bass: you're almost there -- needs a multiband compressor with a boost on the 50 - 150Hz band Also slicing out all the silent parts will make it sound less washy, which will also help Excerpts from a Book - "My call" (0:41) in the first chorus "I heard a story down the hall" changed to "from the hall" "You love me, guide me" changed to "You loved and led me as you could" Let's try going up a whole step to call instead of down. Jim Lead Vocals need a De-esser across the baord Bass sounds a little twangy, let's give it a little more low end When the sound is supposed to sound loud (I'm thinking 1:23, 2:25), let's give the kick some more around 100Hz. It feels weak. Feels Like Snow - need additional harmonies on the chorus, at least 2 discrete additional parts Liz sounds great on this song. Cello needs a little autotune aroun 0:20 Trumpet is too loud. It's making the whole song to pump. Liz needs a de-esser. Let's try a reverse cymbal at 3:24 National Hero I like how you make the vocals sound a bit thin. "soon" 1:18 -- We can try sliding up a whole step to resove with the first chord the violin comes in on. I love the way michelle's harmony sounds at 2:15. "soon" 2:40 -- let's try having a second group come in half way with another "soon". I think it'll sound cool, and it'll cover up the weird ending on the current "soon" "long" in the second prechorus (2:10) -- I think I want to have this one resolve up, that should feel more uplifting than the first one. "their" in the second chorus (2:31) -- I actually like this one, how much do you hate it? The timing of "But cleary eyed..." is not what I want, I tried to change it in post but not it sounds odd, the notes are right, timing is off "but" on beat 2, "cleary" on beat 3 ? Rope Walker song is distorted need to shorten jim vocals at 1:18, they extend past the end of michelle's "below" I don't love the guitar slide up at 3:31 :/ Ruminations Let's make the piano quieter in the intro. The hits don't have enough contrast and they feel weak. Maybe making them a little longer would help too. The balance of the root to the third on the piano changes on the 7th hit. can we change this to the down beat? It throws you off balance because it feels like the change should be on a down beat. Choruses sound good The bass on this one sounds like how I think you want it to sound on Dead leaf dance Satellites Mike sounds muffled "never on your side" 1:06 has a weird timing piano could use some low end starting around 2:10 Stars over Sayville We could ease off the output limiter just a bit on this song. More notes: Let's do a little Kanye West style sample reuse. Use certain samples in two songs to help tie the album together.