George's Record Store • 9 months ago

I have several hopes: 1. That the fact that has the word “demo” in the title doesn’t deter anyone from purchasing this song (also, LOVE the $10 price point - this IS valuable and I wish more artists would recognize their value - not their fault, of course, but…let’s normalize the concept….sorry, i digress.) 2. That if/when this wonderful, perfect piece of music goes from “demo” to something more produced that this version continues to exist (maybe, the $10 signifies scarcity. I don’t know).

I love “demos” - anyone who has ever created anything knows that it’s very hard to catch the magic of the initial impulse. It’s like once it goes from your brain to some tangible/recorded form the Grecian urn has been smashed. You ain’t never getting that back. It doesn’t, of course, mean that once a song goes from a demo to a more produced version it can’t improve (often vastly), but it can never capture the immediacy and intimacy. It’s why true fans seek out demo versions from their favorite artists…they want to get closer to that moment.

The Mammoth Song illustrates this. It’s right there. Like you’re being sung to as it’s emerging. And its emergence is beautiful and something you want to come back to and continue to unpack.