The story of “At Dawn” - the last song on Chapter Six. This episode describes the lyrical impetus, musical easter eggs, and collaborations that made the song take its final form.

LESSONS LEARNED: songs are hard to finish, singing low notes is even harder, remembering the names of your favorite artists is impossible. Distraction can not only prevent you from completing a podcast episode recorded a year earlier, but can also lead to metal versions of the song you're working on.

Photos and show notes: wearechptrs.com

Stems and additional mixes: musicbed.com

00:00 Peppa Pig
00:45 How it started
01:29 What is it about?
03:05 BGVs
03:44 Strings
04:32 Drums
05:08 The “saxophone”
05:48 Watery eyes
07:03 Nick Drake?
08:29 Slow build like a sunrise
09:10 The intern
10:36 Layers
11:32 Finally done
12:02 Stupid metal drums
12:30 At Dawn