Making Notes by Joe Ramsey
Joe Ramsey is set to share his long-awaited debut EP ‘Making Notes’, showcasing a mature approach to songwriting and keeping it catchy without selling out his singer-songwriter roots.
Joe draws from the Indie-meets-pop sound of 2010s, crafting personal and honest lyrics with a refreshing perspective and rounding it off with stellar production. Alongside previous singles ‘Another Day’ and ‘Caught In’, Joe shares two new tracks, exploring his experience of the pandemic, and the experience of many others, from different perspectives. ‘Making Notes’ is aptly titled, as Joe learns from the world around him and opens his mind to new ways of thinking both creatively and in his own life.
Talking about the new EP, Joe shares: “The meaning behind ‘Making Notes’ is through both definitions. I felt the past 18 months or so (since the pandemic started) has changed my life for the better, which I know is a weird thing to say. I wrote all of these songs in lockdown and how I basically find the simple things in life the most enjoyable and rewarding, and having all the time in the world to write and create, which I'd never had before.
The EP is a burden of positivity and hope, always finding that light at the end of what seemed like a never-ending tunnel for most people, which is highlighted massively in 'Take It From Me'. 'Two Sides' reflects another notion however of a period of unknowing, and how at some point we will all experience both sides of ourselves as human beings. I was constantly writing and 'making notes' of the things that were happening on the day to day, and how it all seemed like a million miles away from me. I was cooped up in my house, almost oblivious to it all.
Tracklist
| 1. | Another Day | 3:17 |
| 2. | Caught In | 3:08 |
| 3. | Two Sides | 2:52 |
| 4. | Take It From Me | 3:25 |
| 5. | Stride | 3:42 |
Credits
Produced by Nicholas Cox
Mixed by James Kenosha
Mastered by Danny Thomas
Strings by Danny Addison
Synths by Adam Follett
Drums by Adam Gammage
License
All rights reserved.
Newcastle-based singer-songwriter Joe Ramsey makes a heartfelt return in 2025 with his brand-new single, ‘Mornings’, a melancholic yet hopeful indie folk offering that swells from reflective stillness into a full-band anthemic track.
Ramsey has spent the past few years refining his sound — one that seamlessly blurs the intimate lyricism of a solo artist with the vibrant dynamism of indie rock.