I have a playlist on Soundcloud of my own original rock music and I’d love for you to check it out, preferably on some good speakers, up loud. I’m really proud of this, and would love to hear what you think.
If you have “I like music” in your profile, you must listen. It’s the law!! 🫶
I took my baby
To the esplanade
We grabbed a bite to eat
And found a place to park
They said to me
I like your car
Was then I knew
We’re gonna go far
We headed to the beach
And we chased the tide
We watched the sea
And the sun collide
We put some dolphin stickers
On the sides
Of our little black hatchback
And go for ride.
First verse from the brand new #Dgar song, Little Black Hatchback, official Friday release. The whole song is available here!! Check it out!
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When it becomes Friday, this month’s song will be available on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon, Tidal, and all the other streamy places. It’s based on a true story, and is still performing really well on Soundcloud where it’s been available for a couple of weeks now.
So if it’s Friday the 29th, go and check out my new song wherever you prefer to stream music. It’s pretty catchy!
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The near future will see permanent bases and resource extraction on The Moon. The current Artemis mission is moving towards this goal as I write this post. Plans to set up operations at the poles are being laid or underway in more than a couple of Nations already. Kids in school today may be offered jobs on The Moon from private companies.
I imagine that these jobs would be quite elite. One day the trip may be safe enough for tourists with Lunar hotels and such, but I think the early days will be much harder. Workers will have to be qualified astronauts and the expense of sending a workforce to The Moon will require spending a long time there, being too expensive to send you home every weekend. Here on Earth, Fly-in, Fly-out workers can work long shifts with arrangements like 14 day on, 14 off. As a FIFO worker on The Moon, you will likely spend much longer.
The job will be well paid, and working on a new frontier will be exciting, but would quickly lose its shine.
The Sun would go up and two weeks later it would set, and home - Earth - would just hang there, through a two week long days and two week long nights, spinning in place.
All this inspired my song “It’s Always Monday On The Moon”, named because Monday literally means Day of the Moon.
Airlock is a sci-fi themed song set in the Space Pop universe. It’s the first song I released this year, and the first song I had released after having a break for two years or so.
Anyway, I don’t think you’ve heard it yet. Wanna give it a listen?
I love piano. I can’t play piano, but there’s so many piano songs that just land so well with me. It’s an instrument that has sent shivers through body, brought me to tears, and possessed me to dance, depending on the song. I have mad respect for those who can play it. I sequenced a midi Steinway for the my latest song and love the sound of it. I’m new to it, so I’m aiming to make your head bob a little while I tell my story, rather than orchestrate all your entire body of emotions. Reachable goals and all that. As always, I love to hear what y’all think of March’s song.
April’s song is coming out on 4.20 (20th April, 2024), an awesome collaboration with finger-drummer @FreakyFwoof who absolutely nailed the drum track.
Today I’m at the recording desk working on May’s song. Lyrics are basically written, and I’m getting started on laying down a bass line.
Check out Little Black Hatchback, with piano, ahead of its release on Soundcloud here now!
#Dgar is a Digital Busker, creating their music and throwing it to the abyss.
Lossless quality downloads of all my songs are available directly from my Soundcloud page. Feel free to grab the original wav files from there if you prefer not to use a streaming service like Spotify, and convert them to your preferred format.
If you find my music enjoyable and would like to offer direct support, I have a Ko-fi page set up, but it’s not an obligation. Everyone is free listen to my music.
[Verse]
I took my baby
To the esplanade
We grabbed a bite to eat
And found a place to park
They said to me
I like your car
Was then I knew
We’re gonna go far
We headed to the beach
And we chased the tide
We watched the sea
And the sun collide
We put some dolphin stickers
On the sides
Of our little black hatchback
And go for ride.
[Pre-chorus]
It looks so good
Looks so right
Driving along
Taking in the sights
[Chorus]
In my little black hatchback
Driving from town to town
Taking all the back tracks
In the coolest little car around
[Verse]
We drove out back
Looking for some fun
It was like we were sailing
On the sun
Look out world
Here we come
In a little black hatchback
That wants to run
We went on a search
For something new
We climbed the mountains
Just to see the view
You vowed to me
And I vowed to you
To connect our souls
And forever be true
[Pre-chorus]
It feels so good
It feels so right
Driving along
Afternoon delight
[Chorus]
In my little black hatchback
Driving from town to town
Taking all the back tracks
In the coolest little car around
[Solo]
[Pre-chorus]
It’s so good
It’s so right
Driving along
Into the night
[Chorus]
In my little black hatchback
Driving from town to town
Taking all the back tracks
In the coolest little car around
My little black hatchback
Driving from town to town
Taking all the back tracks
In the coolest little car around
Written, composed, performed, mixed, and produced by Jon O'Hare.
Full release to all the streamy places will be on the 29th March.
In the meantime, I think it sits nicely as track two on my Singles and B-Sides playlist on #Soundcloud, which I keep in the order that I think would work if they were released as an album.
Thank you all for following along. Next release is set for 20th April. Big love to everyone!!
Find out what weekday it is on the moon! Discover the last words said to Icarus by his father! Learn about the difficulties in obtaining a six-pack of space-pop!
All this is available everywhere* you listen to music, so what are you waiting for?
#Dgar Release Schedule:
2024.01.27: Airlock
2024.02.16: Stupid
2024.03.29: Little Black Hatchback
2024.04.20: Gettin Stoned
2024.05.10: Only the Music (Keeps me Alive)