Black by The Enigmatic Foe
Black was a labor of love. Finances, timing, travel, last minute song arrangements, technical difficulties were all against me as I began recording. I'd been saving some of these songs for a LONG time. In fact, there's only three songs I wrote somewhat before I recorded the album. Anyway, I'd been saving certain songs from my repertoire for Josh Dooley's production and collaboration. Always respected Josh as a guitarist because we're so much alike in personality and style. I knew he would latch onto these songs and make them sound the way they were meant to be. I was extremely hesitant to use electronic drum sounds again for this album since I wasn't entirely happy with how "Beautiful Liar" turned out. That being said, I loved what Mike Perez did on the albums for Bon Voyage and I wanted that electro/indie/pop sound for my second album.
Recording wasn't always easy but the songs turned out better than expected and the album as a whole contained some of my best work to date. It started with "Mr. C" (indeed, "who listens to your self-deprecation"?) and ended with an empty, reluctant acceptance with "It Is What It Is". Even though I loved every song on the album, I'm most proud of "Black", "Monster", "Two Beautiful Things", and "Beautiful Morning With You". Still..."See You Again" was hauntingly beautiful too.
Tracklist
| 1. | Mr. C | 3:17 |
| 2. | Black | 3:11 |
| 3. | Monster | 3:56 |
| 4. | Beautiful Morning With You | 4:04 |
| 5. | Two Beautiful Things | 3:49 |
| 6. | See You Again | 3:29 |
| 7. | Genuinely Happy | 3:27 |
| 8. | So Long | 3:44 |
| 9. | It Is What It Is | 3:19 |
Credits
Jared Colinger: vox, guitar, bass
Josh Dooley: guitar, bass, keys
Mike Perez: programming
