The Siren Beckons

Side blog of GhostOfTasslehoff. Just for music - covers, old demos, unfinished lyrics, and I may even post some songs I did backing vocals on. Feel free to send requests or asks!

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I realized that I’ve been neglecting my instrument during self isolation, and I honestly don’t know why! 😵 So I decided to hop into my karaoke app and record a few things. This is probably my favourite recording from today... and while I love Pink’s in-your-face, filled with sass songs, the ones that really make me feel something are her softer, more introspective songs. This is a particular favourite.

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More 4th Syndicate! This song is about the desire to break free - of abusive situations/relationships, of toxic thought processes, of anything that is holding you down or back from who you want to be. Acknowledging that sometimes you can’t be everything to everyone else, and sometimes the only person you can ‘save’ is yourself? I think it’s something that should be celebrated more.

This song, along with all the other 4th Syndicate songs I’ve shared, are available for purchase on Bandcamp. (And if you would like to buy it, I get to keep everything I make today!) If you like it, please reblog!

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Supporting Artists During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Support artists directly this Friday on Bandcamp.

As a singer who mostly makes money off of playing covers live, having everything shut down is really affecting me HARD. And as of Monday, I will be officially unemployed. 😓 I would definitely encourage everyone to read this and spread the word if you’ve ever considered supporting your favourite unsigned artists.

If anyone who follows me has liked my music enough to want to buy it, I do have a short ep of original demos up on bandcamp here. (Includes Haven, The Revelation, and Lament, as well as others I haven’t shared.) Please consider holding off until March 20 if you are interested in throwing a few bucks my/your favourite artists’ way! And most importantly, stay safe!

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My band had two gigs this weekend! Saturday night, a friend showed up to take this video. We love us some Joan Jett. 😏

Siren Song

I hate myself. Not. 😏

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Wanted to share a really old demo, just me and my old guitarist sitting down and jamming, recording whatever came out. This was done in one take, and as you can hear, was never fully realized. But even still, I like it a lot!

If you follow the link, this song, and the other 4th Syndicate songs are available for purchase if you would like to have them to keep. But that’s entirely optional. Thank you for listening!

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It’s been a busy couple weeks, so I thought I would share one of the more popular (and arguably one of the heaviest!) songs from when I was in 4th Syndicate. Fun fact: the lyrics vaguely reference one of my favourite book series. Can anyone figure out which one? 👀

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This is my current band, Siren Song! I wrote this song (chords, structure and lyrics are all mine) near the end of 2015, dealing with my decision to leave the band I was in at the time despite everyone telling me I was making the wrong decision.

This is the band version, and a veeeery rough demo. It needs to be re-recorded, but this is very close to the finalized track. Hoping to actually release this and our other original sometime this year!

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Here’s a song I wrote and recorded with my very first band! It’s one I’m still quite proud of even 13-15 years later. (And actually, all of the 4th Syndicate songs are available for purchase if anyone wants them.)

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https://youtu.be/AEU_PaJZ3Wk