Times Are Changing

Hey guys! Marshall here. It’s been a while since we’ve done anything, really. Just in case you missed it, let me fill you in:

Over the last few weeks we’ve announced some new band members, posted a new song and started recording a new EP. A new EP?! What?! Please, calm down and let me explain. Jeeze! Hahah. Due to the constant change in this band we’ve post poned released our debut EP on Itunes (which comes out next week officially now, thank God!) Due to that, we decided to release another EP this Winter to follow up the original EP. It will be completely free! Yayayayayay! It’ll have 3-4 brand spankin new songs on it, so get stoked! That’ll be out early next year. 

Due to some life choices and personal issues Andrew and Dakota are no longer a part of Sound of the Stereo. Whether this is perminent or temporary is to be decided. As of now Tony and myself are the only ‘real’ members. We are currently looking for a new bassist. If you’re interested please get a hold of us via Twitter or Facebook (www.twitter.com/marshallsots, www.twitter.com/tonysots and www.facebook.com/soundofthestereo) Our good friend Deon Garcia is filling in on drums and our good friend and old band mate Josh Wilson will be filling in on bass. Tony and I will be recording the new EP as just us two playing everything. It’ll still be the same SOTS

Within the next few weeks we will be announcing our Winter headlining tour dates, as well, with out good friends from The Missing Kids. Check them out! We’ll be doing some midwest/east coast dates in December/January. 

I promise after a while we’ll kick it back into high gear. We’re doing all we can to make sure we’re in tip-top shop to full time tour the second we graduate high school. Can’t wait to see you all on the road and hear from you on Facebook. We love you all so much! If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!

Four Twenty.

Today is a special day. No, not because I smoke weed, because I don’t. It’s special because in exactly one week I will be recording the final track for my first EP! I could not be more excited! The last song I’m recording is a song called “City Lights”. It’s probably the most summer themed song on the record. It’s about that feeling you have when someone breaks your heart and you just want to move away and forget them. In the song it’s about going to a beach and getting away from it all, but at the end of the day you hear a song or see something that reminds you of your ex and you’re just as sad as you would be back at home. Always wondering what they’re doing and feeling lost due to being somewhere else. It probably sounds super serious from the description, but it’s honestly one of the funner songs on the record. It’s real upbeat and gives off this urban/beach vibe. The EP will be out in time for summer, for sure. I’m hoping late June. perhaps July. June seems more realistic though ;)

I hope you’re all as excited as this boy is! <3

Recording

Welp! Tomorrow is another day in the studio! You know what that means?! That’s right! I’m one song closer to finishing this EP! Tomorrow we go in to lay down this sick acoustic song I wrote. My live drummer, Dakota, is coming in to lay down some live drums. It’s got kind of a “Remembering Sunday” feel. I can’t wait to finish it! After we leave the studio tomorrow I will have officially recorded five songs for this six song EP! That means when I return to the studio in a few weeks I’ll be done! FINALLY!

I didn’t plan on releasing this EP until Summer. I’m kind of curious as if I should still wait until Summer or try and get it out late Spring? It’s absolutely a Summer album. Thoughts?

I’ll take some pictures tomorrow of Cody laying down drums and put together a video of us in the studio! As soon as I get the mastered version of the song back I’ll post it! I can’t wait for you all to hear it! It’s kind of like an anthem for depression. I think it’s a song everyone can relate to. Don’t worry though, it’s still got that Sound of the Stereo feel! No major changes yet!

Well, time for me to get in the shower, make a glass of chocolate milk andjouney off into dream land. Until next time folks! I’m Marshall and this is my brain.

Week Three

I don’t know what to say. It’s been three weeks and it’s not getting better. I pretend it’s better everyday. I tell people I’m fine. I tell myself I’m fine. I throw on a fake smile and call my friends and ask them to hang out everyday. Tonight it hit me hard. You’re gone. The feeling is horrible, painful and terrifying. I’m shaking as I write this. I’m trying so hard to not break down. I’m tired of people telling me time will heal all and that you aren’t the one. It’s not true. I grew up with you. I fell in love with you when I was 12 years old. You’ve been there to see me grow up and I’ve been there to see you grow up.

I hate how everyday I have to wake up to nothing. I had a best friend that I talked to every single day for two years and now I have to wake up and act like it never existed. No one gets me like you do. They say when it doesn’t work out you find someone better. Honestly, I can’t see that happening. You have everything I want and more. I hate this. I miss you. I miss your eyes watching me. I miss your lips. I miss the way you feel and I miss your laugh. I miss every single thing we had. What hurts me the most is that you’re doing fine. I tried to fall asleep at 11 o’clock tonight and it’s not 10 minutes to five in the morning. I can’t sleep. I hate it. I miss you terribly.

It’s so weird. I thought I know you. I thought I knew what you wanted. I thought we were basically one. We aren’t. I didn’t know you at all because if I did we wouldn’t be in this situation. All I want is a phone call. Just to talk.

Everyone says you hate me now. If this is true, for whatever reason, I want you to know I’m not bitter or upset. I look at all the pictures I have of you on my computer every night and smile through my tears at how perfect you were. In fact I’m looking at them now. You’re beautiful, by the way.

If you see this, I’d love for you to call me. Just so we could talk for ten minutes.

Tuesday Night.

I promised I’d post lyrics to the song I’m recording on Tuesday! It’s called “Tuesday Night”! It’s acoustic and piano! It’ll be released on my 6 song EP this Spring! :)

VERSE 1

Just another night alone in this room

where everything reminds me of you

and the ring that wore on your hand

was a promise that you didn’t understand

All the times that I made you laugh

All the kisses I gave in the past

But if I close my eyes I can pretend

You’re sleeping in my arms again

PRECHORUS

I see my chance/but I must have missed my opening

CHORUS
I’ve got the words if you sing the verse

A broken heart is nothing when you’re slurring all your words

Are you doing fine

On this Tuesday night?

I’m up counting sheep while you’re fast asleep

I want you to know this means everything to me

Are you doing fine

On this Tuesday night?

VERSE 2

How’s your life been since the day that you left?

Do you still call your new friends “the best”?

I can feel you when I’m sleeping alone

You’re still the only thing that I’ve ever known

I never thought these couple years would go to waste

I guess that I was just too bitter for your taste

But I still have a question if I may

When you close your eyes do you see my face?

PRECHORUS

I see my chance/but I must have missed my opening

CHORUS
I’ve got the words if you sing the verse

A broken heart is nothing when you’re slurring all your words

Are you doing fine

On this Tuesday night?

I’m up counting sheep while you’re fast asleep

I want you to know this means everything to me

Are you doing fine

On this Tuesday night?

BRIDGE

Take me home tonight

Show me some sunlight

Say that you’ll be mine

Promise you’ll be mine

Take me home tonight

Show me some sunlight

Say that you’ll be mine

Promise you’ll be mine

CHORUS
I’ve got the words if you sing the verse

A broken heart is nothing when you’re slurring all your words

Are you doing fine

On this Tuesday night?

I’m up counting sheep while you’re fast asleep

I want you to know this means everything to me

Are you doing fine

On this Tuesday night?

OUTRO
I’ve got the words, “you were a curse”

I love you more than anything but everything is worse

When you’re doing fine

On this Tuesday night.