Jamal Tinkov / "Let's Be Friends?!"

The Skinny Review:
There's a fantastic simplicity to this song that allows the catchy melodies and hooks to shine through. This is the kind of sound that appeals to fans of indie and alt rock, with the guitar riffs adding an edge to a radio friendly single.

In Their Own Words:
“I think the song is about longing for a simpler time. As I’ve grown older life seems to become more complicated and we lose touch with people that used to be very present in our lives. The track is an ode to those old buddies who you miss and just hoping they’re doing ok!.

This song came relatively quickly one evening when I sat down with my guitar. I had the bulk of the guitar arrangement and lyrics within a couple of hours. I then took it to my producer Robert Kelly and we reworked some of the arrangement and he helped write a riff for the breaks and we had the bones of the song. From there we got the band to play on it and Robert worked his magic to the final result. A fun tidbit about this track is that the vocal that is used on the final version is actually the guide vocal used in the original demo. We did many different takes but we were never able to capture the vibe and feel of the original vocal track so we just ended up using that!”

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