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The Everyday :: Artist Site [Day 075]
Sitework | Brand https://theeveryday.band The Everyday on Day For Night
Eric Scott & The Everyday :: Vigilant [Day 046]
CD | Download “Vigilant” (Day 046) presents eleven tracks by Eric Scott, leading with the Britpop-tinged “My Nature”, and merging smoky trip hop, brooding melodies and dark keyboard layers, with the occasional upbeat diversion.
Eric Scott & The Everyday :: A Priori [Day 043]
CD | Download “A Priori” (Day 043) collects ten tracks by Eric Scott, merging smoky trip hop, brooding melodies and dark keyboard layers, with the occasional upbeat diversion. “I wrote much of this in the early half of 1997. At that time, I was experiencing some turmoil, and documented almost everything in audio journals, and in […]
Eric Scott & The Everyday :: Tensmith [Day 036]
CD-R | Downloads | Journal A collection of daily acoustic demos, recorded between July 2009 and December 2021, and encompassing the entire songwriting catalogue by Eric Scott, for Day For Night/Editions La Nuit Américaine. Eric: “In a way, this project represents a kind of re-invention; where the freedom of hearing oneself re-interpreted, as many as […]
Eric Scott & The Everyday :: The Drowning Fish [Day 033]
CD | Download “The Drowning Fish” (Day 033) is a collection of contemplative-yet-upbeat pieces for electric guitar, with a shift of emphasis upon arrangements that “could be reproducible live”…This is not to suggest that Eric Scott has any performance dates planned for the near future; the composer/producer prefers the studio environment above all else. “I really […]
Bluebottles :: Acid Skiffle [Day 087]
CD | Download “Bluebottles” (Day 087) merges faux-nostalgia, breakfast-jazz and anemic (I think he means ‘anthemic’ – Ed.) 1930’s dance-band jingleism, to create a parody of a much maligned genre. Musical director Eric Scott proclaims “Jazz is part of much that is Day For Night… but that’s a relative statement. “Improvisation is at the root of almost […]
Eric Scott & The Everyday :: Waterfalls [Day 016]
CD | Download The brooding “Waterfalls” (Day 016) is an odd diversion from a mostly instrumental legacy, but Eric Scott puts the record straight: “I’ve always been attracted to dark songs. I wrote this one to be slow, evem though I’m truly not into ballads. After having played all the instruments, sang all of the parts, […]