Vagabond I

This is the first in a series of small projects I'm starting called Vagabond. After periods where I'm making a lot of music, I often find myself in more of a mood to learn and absorb. But I still want to find ways to create during those learning periods.
So I came up with Vagabond: small projects with a mix of covers and original music to tie them together. This is a space for me to have fun, experiment, and learn about the harmonic and lyrical things that make me tick from my favorite songs. (and learning about the production side of things, cause that stuff is so hard for me) I'll also be sharing some of the photography that I took during the period of time that I was working on the music!
Today is Indulge Me by Moses Sumney, and Being Alive by Stephen Sondheim. Moses Sumney often achieves this incredible intimacy within his music, both sonically and lyrically, that's always been really appealing to me. Indulge Me is a perfect song to me. It's simple, but still has a depth and almost a desperation to it.
Being Alive felt like an interesting match because it shares those themes from Indulge Me: seeing others engaging with this part of life that you don't have access to, having an almost cynical view of it, but then arriving in a place of desperately desiring it. This song was a challenge because I wanted to try singing in a way that I haven't sung for many years. It's tough not to be critical of your own voice, but I'm genuinely proud of how this one turned out.
I hope you enjoy, and thank you for listening!
Tracklist:
00:00 - wandering (intro)
02:18 - Indulge Me (Moses Sumney Cover)
04:17 - Being Alone
07:12 - Being Alive (Stephen Sondheim)

[@RobinBaggett]

4:19 "Being Alone" made me misty eyed. You play the piano so gently and beautifully!