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Ben Carroll progress: 7 joined: January 2009 location: Norfolk, UK influences: Conor Oberst/Bright Eyes, Rilo Kiley, Emily Haines, Faker, Joanna Newsom, The Shins, Gatsbys American Dream, Gavin Castleton

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2010 Songs

1		We're Not The Loving Type	20 comments // 1 week ago
2		Your Stories	6 comments // 1 week ago
3		Happisburgh	7 comments // 6 days ago
4		9/10ths	7 comments // 5 days ago
5		Sort Of Man (with  Scott O. Clamp)	22 comments // 4 days ago
6		Birthday Waltz	5 comments // 3 days ago
7		A Bagatelle Ball	3 comments // 1 day ago

Soundboard

• Dillon Richards 1 day ago

  Thank you! And, what you are hearing is a little toy airplane that I've had since I was a baby. I saw it lying around and figured I would use it. Haha.

• Hannah Groves 2 days ago

  Thank you for the feedback.

•  Linzi 3 days ago

  ...than bless your cotton socks I was so worried about this one. I like it, but my performance is quite the shambles! Thank you so much.

• Catherine 4 days ago

  thanks for letting me know - the song should be accessible now i'm only just catching up with the fawm world again, but i'm about to listen to your stuff. It all looks intruiging, so it'd better be as good as last year! (no pressure! )

• Happy Atheist 4 days ago

  Hey, Ben! You and toms bringing up Wittgenstein inspired my Number Four! Maybe you'd like to check it out when you get a chance? It features quite a cast of characters. Grin. (Still thinking about AJ Ayer... reportedly, his near-death conversion is disputed--but yeah, ya really gotta watch out for those salmon bones!)

•  Rick Cannon 5 days ago

  haha. Yes! I knew I could get you to come around.
  Super psyched you like the new track. I'm feeling better and better about this year every day..

•  Rick Cannon 5 days ago

  Thanks, man. It's a bit of a shame you like the acoustic stuff better... I'm much more band-focused these days. haha.

• Dillon Richards 6 days ago

  It's weird that you said that, because I had two vocal parts in that exact spot before I edited them out. I guess I should have left them in. I'm really glad you liked the song! Thanks for the listen!

•  Yakobo 6 days ago

  Yeah, that sounds like a good option to try, I'll fire you over an email right after I listen to your number 3!

•  Scott O. Clamp 6 days ago

  "i was thinking, for a collab later in the month, how about i write a lyric and you put it to music and sing it, maybe?"
  
  I would be all over that! That would be great... I LOVE your lyrics. I think I mentioned that.
  
  If you want to send 'em privately, you can send them to autoclamp@gmail.com. Let's do that!

•  Yakobo 6 days ago

  Ok, I've tried it through yet another site and this time the URL looks a lot more like you said, ends in .mp3
  
  Problem is that most of the other ones seem to work for me but not anyone else.

•  Yakobo 6 days ago

  Can't see mp3 anywhere in the URL I got from Google. Technology really is the pits sometimes

•  Yakobo 1 week ago

  So annoying about my file, it was playing on my computer last night but it's not on this uni one. Have you tried downloading it? That's what I always have to do with yours for some reason.
  
  I haven't donated enough to FAWM for them to host it, that's $25. I might try google docs.
  
  PS I stole your song title! Don't think you were the first to use it either, mind you

•  Rick Cannon 1 week ago

  Well, that's the best comment I've gotten. Any time I'm compared to Brand New, I'm extremely happy. They're my favorite band, and I can only strive to be half the man Jesse Lacey is.
  Glad you liked the song. Hopefully you'll like whatever comes next.

• Louis Gray 1 week ago

  Hey, thanks for your comment. I appreciate it.

• chrishensongs 1 week ago

  Ben, regarding the weird shifted vocal sound on the beginning of the chorus of my weird tune "I Got a Bullet," here's how I did it:
  
  I'm using Logic, but you can do this in just about any computer multi-track sound program. I created a duplicate vocal track and ran the vocal through a really tight EQ and a distortion effect. You have to monkey around with it to get it just right. In Logic there's a channel setting called "Telephone." It's also there in GarageBand. It basically squeezes the sound in the same way without having to do all that fiddling. Thank you for your comment. Have an awesome FAWM!

•  Yakobo 1 week ago

  sweet, sounds like you're having a whole lot of '58 fun! Those songs are sounding propergood. You've found your voice and you're writing to it's strengths. And how can you listen to the likes of Bend Sinister when your lyrics are so infinitely better??
  
  Looking forward to hearing your fawmings

• PlushBaby 1 week ago

  Thanks Ben, enjoy fawm and we'll give your stuff a listen, rock hard!

• Kramer's Dog 2 weeks ago

  Haha. Yep, that'd be it.
  I'm looking forward to hearing some of that cheesy keyboard you mentioned, as well.

•  Scott McBride 2 weeks ago

  Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad you're enjoying it. Looking forward to your FAWM output.

• Errol 2 weeks ago

  Allo Ben!
  
  I did do Nanowrimo. That's how I found out about FAWM. I like doing Nanowrimo too, a lot! I'm even more social in Nanowrimo. It's scary.

• Embers of Autumn 2 weeks ago

  I like Bright Eyes--you might have to struggle to find too many songs of mine that actually sound like Oberst, though. I try to be diversified in style as much as I can.

• Embers of Autumn 2 weeks ago

  Heard one of your last year songs on Charlie Cheney's show (from last night). I liked it a lot. Also like your influences.

• tintedaudio 2 weeks ago

  sweet, i'll be watching yours aswell mate, look forward to it. Still don'y know if i'll manage 14 but i'll give it my best shot,
  Neil

•  heavyhedonist 3 weeks ago

  hey again, just thought i'd spot up your page.

• Christmas Card 3 weeks ago

  Cheers Ben!

•  Rick Cannon 3 weeks ago

  Thanks, man! And that's pretty awesome. (:
  I'll definitely be checking up on your stuff again this year.
  
  Dude, you have Faker in your influences! That's completely radical. I love them. haha.

•  Scott O. Clamp 3 weeks ago

  Benarol! Glad to see you're back.
  
  Collaborating would be great! Last year was the first year I did a lot of them, and each one has that "do you want to do lyrics, or music, or both, or what?" sort of beginning. So we'll figure out what's easiest, or what you feel like doing at the time. It'll be fun!