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about
This is the first song that Michael Cormier O'Leary and I worked on together production-wise. We actually recorded another version as a straightforward rock/power pop song with the Philly band a few years back, but it never felt right. in 2021/2022, Mike was living up in Maine and looking to take on more production work. When he visited Brooklyn for a gig, we hung out for most of a day and got into talking about what happened with the album we started in Philly. Together we figured that it might be fun to revisit the record with fresh ears, and re-work some of the old songs.
I told Mike that Look Like This was the first song I'd cut from the album as it was, so he offered to take a swing at re-arranging it. I re-recorded the song with just acoustic guitar and vocals, slowing down the tempo and lowering the key a bit to mellow it out. I sent some references for drum sounds I was into, along with a long playlist of music references for the vibe in general. Very soon after, maybe within a couple of days, he sent back a new keys/synth/midi arrangement under my vocal tracks. He had re-worked the rhythm a bit to pick the energy up, maintaining most of the guitar licks but keeping the track pretty keys/synths forward. There was a bit of back and forth after that and we honed the sound in the studio, adding more instrumentation. But when I heard that first pass from Mike, that was the moment I finally let myself start to feel excited about the possibility of this album getting out into the world.
I think about the lyrics of this song as a conversation with the parts of my psyche that obscure clear thinking - trying to break it down and see through it. The song is about gathering energy to break through oppressive negative thoughts and depression to find clarity and joy.
In the video, I was thinking about the way that depression and your ego can distort your view of the world and yourself. I thought of a few ways to distort figures in video form - shadows, reflections, filters, lenses, and spent a couple days filming my bandmates and myself. The video was edited by Santi and Ana Slade.
lyrics
♪
Listen to me
I'm not half right
But if I could be
I'd never put up a fight
I've got needs
I can't pinpoint
It's a comedy
I'm just a decoy
And you,
Are you the catalyst?
Or you,
Are you the monolith?
♪
And if I could see it
Like Patrick
I wouldn't be so sick
I'd be a big hit
But on the count of three
I'm gonna wake up
I'm gonna shake this dread
I'm gonna clean my head
And you,
You don't exist
And you,
You look like this
♪
And you,
You don't exist
And you,
You look like this
And you,
You look like this
And you,
You look like this
And you
credits
from Strawberry Runners,
track released June 27, 2023
Writer: Emi Night
Arranger: Michael Cormier O'Leary
Producer: Emi Night & Michael Cormier O'Leary
Electric Guitar: Stephen Becker
Keys/Midi Instruments: Michael Cormier O'Leary
Classical Guitar: Michael Cormier-O'Leary
Electronic Drums: Michael Cormier O'Leary
Vocals: Emi Night
Mellotron: Benedict Kupstas
Aux Percussion: Michael Cormier O'Leary
Recorded at Big Nice Studio by Bradford Krieger and at home by Emi Night, Michael Cormier O'Leary, and Stephen Becker
Mixed and Mastered at Big Nice Studio by Bradford Krieger
Michael is a uniquely masterful storyteller and musical arranger. You'll love his candid and intimate portraits and odes to everyday moments. Strawberry Runners
supported by 10 fans who also own “Look Like This”
i've kept coming back to this album since seeing gladie live last year. i can confidently say these songs are captivating both in the studio and on the stage. loomis99
Dirtbag Transformation: "What is this?" was my first reaction. But what an amazing song. It reminds me a bit of the Pixies in how it pulls together dissonance and then resolves. malfunction54
Danielle Durack's emotional music is both gentle and steely, moving from intimate bedroom pop to powerful rock in the blink of an eye. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 17, 2020
