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Shades of Grey

from Whitesleeves by Stacey Dowswell

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The guitar tone on this track is a great example of how not knowing what you're doing can bring about really cool results. When I normally record acoustic guitar, I don't use a direct in; I prefer a microphone. Microphones can pick up a lot of the room tone along with the guitar, and in this take I had forgotten to turn off the speaker monitors, so that was captured as well. While it wasn't a strong enough signal to feed back (and therefore be obvious even in headphones), it was enough to create a really neat phasing effect. As with so many happy accidents, I learned a lot and the result shaped the resulting production quite a bit.

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SHADES OF GREY
Music and Lyrics by Stacey Dowswell

Something I’ve come to realize
Trying to define wrong and right
Is that lines come in so many thicknesses these days
For every blessing in disguise
There’s a heartbreak hanging in the wings
Just waiting for your fences to fall away

So what’s the point in trying
If the hurt is everywhere
Just waiting for its chance to take the stage
Take away your cares

Dressed in watercolour
Drawn in hazy lines
Wrong and right seem to fill the scene
But every blessing in disguise
In vivid hues they seem to shine
They cast their shadows on darker times

So here’s the point in trying
It’s the moments hanging in the air
They’re yours for the taking
And they come in a thousand shades of grey

Something I’ve come to realise
Standing between wrong and right
Is that anyone can paint your grey away.

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from Whitesleeves, released November 28, 2015
All production Stacey Dowswell

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Stacey Dowswell Toronto, Ontario

Stacey Dowswell is a Toronto-based singer-songwriter. Her flexible vocal stylings give way to an eclectic mix of folk, jazz, and country. Born and bred on and off stages in Sarnia, Ontario, she wears her dramatic flair and many influences on her sleeve; introspective lyrics and non-standard tunings support a voice that soars or soothes as the moment requires. ... more

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