NEW SINGLE: "Smarter Than I Am"
1st single from the album BLIP by NAHreally & The Expert is out now.
Hey,
So today’s the day! The first single by NAHreally & The Expert “Smarter Than I Am” is out now and you can stream it using the link below. Keep scrolling for more info on the track itself.
So this is the first taste of what to expect from our upcoming collaborative album ‘BLIP’. The album is out March 29th on vinyl and all digital platforms via Rucksack Records and is available to pre-order now below.
I think this song is really like a marriage of both of our styles to date. It acts as a good introduction into a new sound to where the album goes sonically. This was the first song we wrote together for the album.
The production on this track was my attempt to link NAH’s previous work with mine. To try and bridge his jazzy style with some light psychedelia. It’s smooth, got a bounce to it with the drum swing and then incorporates a big psych guitar riff for the chorus which in 9 bars long. I treated NAHs vocals with lots of effects to introduce more psychedelic sonics to the song and album. I absolute love the writing in this song especially the following lines by NAH:
“From time to time I like to drink red wine
But can only describe it as good, bad, or fine.
I like art. A museum day? Incredible,
But I’m not deep in thought, I just ate an edible.
It’s weird we associate the entertainment
That people gravitate toward with how big their brain is.
Where’s the line between seeking understanding
and performing an exercise in personal branding?”
To read how NAHreally came up with the concept for the song you can read it on his Substack account here.
Just want to say a huge thank you to anyone who has pre-ordered the album already. Means a LOT. Also please feel free to get in touch, send any messages, thoughts to me on what you think to help build our community.
Also have just written my next Substack post for next week. I’m going to try a regular slot on some music recommendations and write about songs i like. Hopefully you will discover some music through it that you really like. That’s it for now, check out the new single, and chat soon.
Ex.