Nothing has felt cringier and more humbling than writing my own lyrics, recording them, and

It’s a really powerful exercise for me in letting go of shame https://twitter.com/harlanonym/status/1318419099706417152

Sometimes I would work on one line of vocals for hours. Trying to perform them decently and drenching them w pitch correction anyway. https://twitter.com/seanmombo/status/1250066711203713031

You can hear in those above 2 clips that I’m sorta monotone and quiet. Low energy and suppressed.

This thread here was one of the first times I explicitly tried to sing loud and powerfully at my recording setup. I was alone in my house and it still gave me near crippling anxiety https://twitter.com/seanmombo/status/1302706551354949633

When I listen back to these now tho. Idk they’re pretty cool. I can hear their flaws in both audio engineering and vocal execution, but they don’t make me recoil with existential cringe anymore.

Feels good man

Some rawer freestyle recordings I made one night while driving home.
These might still make me cringe a bit https://twitter.com/seanmombo/status/1250471985051766785