blood stains on my t-shirt bleed until you change your mind

Blood Stains by m3d1um

#080 - Blood Stains - 2010

This is another "Wristbreaker" track and I will go on record as saying these are my favorite tracks to record lately because I like my loud guitars. This was inspired by blood stains on a t-shirt. Sometimes I'm easily inspired especially when loud guitars are involved. I hope you like the gritty sloppiness! The whole point is that these songs are rough and fast and more abrasive. Although, this is far more catchy than it should be. I hope it gets stuck inside your head and that's a good thing.

hospital bed with a sunny lakeside view

Terrified by m3d1um

#079 - Terrified - 2008

This song was started in 2008 and used to be another song called "Beautiful Stars" but I was never happy with the lyrics so towards the end of '08 or maybe in '09, I changed direction. I could tell you what this song is about but all I really want to say is that it's not about a person. If you know me well then I suppose it's not that hard to figure it out. Intended as one of the tracks for "Heal." I hope you dig it as it's kind of sad and has piano playing and slightly reminds me of something off of "Love Is Hell" but I'm okay with that.

broken bottles trace the edges of your heart

Sleepwalkers by m3d1um

#078 - Sleepwalkers - 2010

I came up with this song idea when I was working on the rest of the "Self-Destructor" songs. It just took me little while o get to it. I like the whole vibe and it's really about being zoned out on anti-depressants and how so many people around us are kind of like zombies. Actually, forget what I just wrote before it's totally just about zombies because that's kinda epic. I hope you like it.

i don't know but it won't be you

Heartbreaker by m3d1um

#077 - Heartbreaker - 2010

This song is special to me. I wrote the rhythm part over a year ago but I sat on it because I really like the progressions. I named it "Heartbreaker" for two reasons:

1. It reminds me of the album of the same name by Ryan Adams.
2. It makes me inexplicably sad whenever I play the chords and the words in the chorus are, well, really close to my heart and honest.

Anyway, I hope you like it. I'd talk more about it but I just can't really. It means a lot to me that I finished this one. It's been in my head for months and it was time to let it out and let it go.

I forgot one thing...I generally put harmonies on my vocals but I intentionally left them out of this one because it just needed to be one voice...

shootin' up with needles shining in the sky

All the Girls by m3d1um

#076 - All the Girls - 2010

Yesterday I tuned my guitar into an open tuning to record a completely different older song and I was messing around and I started playing the rhythm part for this and then the hook jumped into my head and then a few hours later I had written this. It's in line with the "Heal" album and has a little Jesus & Mary Chain thanks to the fuzzed out muff guitar. I really like the hook and it's totally not about drugs but that's all I'm going to say on that. Hope you dig it.

my heart is still beating but it won't beat for long

Kiss Me...I'm Bleeding by m3d1um

#075 - Kiss Me...I'm Bleeding - 2004

So in early July I took a trip to Las Vegas after I'd been working a ton and when I got home I was exhausted and I got really really sick. It lasted for a month and a half and when I was finally able to record this last weekend, I had to retrain myself to sing because my lungs were so weak. I wrote this in 2004 and revised the lyrics this weekend to make it make my vibe. It turned out better than I ever thought this song would turn out especially the guitar solo. Have I mentioned I love my strat? Serious guitar crush + it's white...Hope you like the jam.

i am the shark

I am the Shark by m3d1um

#074 - I am the Shark - 2008

Coincidentally it's shark week. I didn't plan that. This is from "The Life & Times of Shawn Mathes" album which I started working on in 2008 as a tribute to one of my best friends. Vocals by Shawn Mathes. Co-produced by Stefan Miller. This is a totally experimental project and was originally branded under the band name "Kung-Fu Classes For Women." Please enjoy.