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Go ahead and“swipe right” on the dirty synth / electro-funk of “Gonna Miss You”by Sierra Classic Sound - in what could be the perfect, bittersweet song of the “ghosting” era of online dating and virtual relationships, where the velocity of starting and stopping love moves at hyperspeed. Featuring an epic vocal lead from Freedom Bremner, the uncut soul sauce of JaQuita May on backgrounds, grinding dual Moog & electric bass throb by Joe McGinty & David Soule (respectively), and an infectious blend of live & digital drum + keys mix by Yusuke Yamamoto; “I originally wrote it about a long-time friend breakup,” said Kreth, “...but later, I realized it could very easily be about a past relationship. The hook: “Gonna Miss You / But Not That Much” felt like something Leonard Cohen would have dryly sang, but you could also relate the sentiment of Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin’s classic 1969 pop hit: "Je t'aime… Moi non plus." ("I love you ... me neither.")
“To me, the crazy thing about this song is that I first recorded it a few years ago, but I was at a very happy place in my life then,” said singer Bremner. “Ironically, I'm now in the middle of ending a divorce. And I couldn't relate to this song more than I do now. It is exactly how I feel. I also connect strongly with the lyrics about ‘letting go.’ Letting go of anger is crucial to being a whole happy person and moving on. It’s really everything - being able to remember certain things (so you don't make the same mistakes twice), but to let go of the anger and the pain so you can grow - it's crucial.”
lyrics
Gonna Miss You
Gonna miss you, but not that much
Gonna miss you, please don't keep in touch.
x2
Gonna miss you. Gonna miss you.
Your repayment, what you once meant - when you said you had
Considered treatment, talking…thinking…..to deflate the bag
Your deflection, chilled affection – left me cold & sad
So I should leave you, as I found you – where no one is glad
CHORUS
Holding Back
(Letting Go)
Tell Me Something
(I Don’t Know)
Broken Puzzle
(What You’ve Sown)
Better Now
(On Your Own)
X2
Gonna miss you, but not that much
Gonna miss you, please don't keep in touch.
X2
Gonna miss you. Gonna miss you.
On the pavement – in your raiment – vital signs are grim
Cuts and bruises – them that chooses – living on a whim
Your manic bluster – couldn’t muster – to begin again.
So I should leave you, as I found you – at least were friends
CHORUS
Holding Back
(Letting Go)
Tell Me Something
(I Don’t Know)
Broken Puzzle
(What You’ve Sown)
Better Now
(On Your Own)
X4
Gonna miss you.
X4
Awww, Damn.
credits
released October 23, 2020
from Isolation Compilation - Part 1, release date October 23, 2020
• Lead vocal: Freedom Bremner
• BG vocal: JaQuita May
• Drums (live and digital), Blips: Yusuke Yamamoto
• Electric Bass: David Soule
• Piano, Synths, Moog Bass: Joe McGinty
• Lyrics & Arrangement: Will Kreth
Initial stems recorded at:
• Tuff Sound Recording, Point Breeze North, Pittsburgh, PA (January 2007)
Song constructed / tracks & overdubs recorded at:
• Grand Street Recording – Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NYC (2013 - 2014) (Jake Lummus – Engineer)
• Carousel Studio – Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NYC (2017) (J. McGinty – Engineer)
• Yus’ Studio – Downtown Brooklyn, NYC (2019 – 2020) (Y. Yamamoto – Engineer)
• JaQuita’s Place – Newark, NJ (2020)
Final edit / mix at:
• Grand Street Recording – Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NYC (August 2020) (Ken Rich – Engineer)
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