Written in August, recorded in September and released on November 29th 2019, Games is my second single release.

Lyrics and Meaning:
This song has a lot of layers within it. The song was initially inspired by a word I had used during an argument I had with someone earlier this year, when I had accused them of ‘playing games’ with me and not being truthful. When I started to write this track, I wrote about that argument but it morphed into a narrative about a friend of mine that had been cheated on by her boyfriend this year. While writing the lyrics, I wanted to involve references to a game to tie into the general theme of the song, which is when I discovered the card game ‘Hearts.’ I read information on Wiki about this card game and noted phrases and themes from this song including the term ‘shooting the moon' and things like cheating in the game and dealing cards, which were then included in the song. The track was originally going to be titled ‘A Game Of Hearts’ but this changed when ‘games’ became the main word used in the chorus.

Track and Sound:
The first part of the track had been made using loops and had a vintage feel to it, I formed the basic structure (“skeleton”) and wrote the lyrics independently in August. The harmonies, guitar solo, bass guitar and drums (what I call the “flesh of the song”) were created in the studio, with ideas and collaboration from my producer, Pete Turtle and my friend Tee. As Pete started coming up with a bass riff for the solo, we started talking about artists that I felt fit the vibe of ‘Games.’ Pink Floyd was a prime example of the way I wanted the guitar to sound, which Pete nailed completely.

Artwork:
The artwork used on the single is a shot of me holding a deck of cards that say ‘Games.’ I stencilled ‘games’ on to the back of the cards using acrylic paint. The photo was taken on my phone (I couldn’t use my DSLR that particular day!) and edited by my friend Tyrone.

Release day:
The song will be out of November 29th 2019 everywhere! The lyric video will be out on the same day at 6pm on my Youtube channel ‘Reba Lou.’

More to come?
Oh yes! I am working on a ton of music which I can’t wait to release! So… allons-y!

- Reba -

Written on August 8th, recorded on September 21st and released on October 25th 2019, Gone Now (Okay) is my debut release.

The lyrics and meaning:
The song is about a journey I faced this year getting over someone. The song takes the listener from the beginning of my journey where I ask this person, “how could you be this way?” to “I’m doing fine" and finally, “I’m gone now.” It was essential to me that the song flowed in that order and ended with me being gone, because that chapter is over and the song is a reflection on my story. I’m proud of all the lyrics in the song, it explores my feelings and questions theirs, like when I say “do you regret it now maybe?”

The sound:
The sound of the song was important to me as it needed to sound almost dark, grungy and set in the future, my future. There is a moment in the song where the main track dips out and all that can be heard is; what I call, the space sound and my voice saying “I’m doing fine all the same.” The song immediately kicks back in for the crux of the song where all the sounds come back to life for the most dancey (and my favourite) part of the song. My producer actually came up with this dip out and when I heard it, I realised it was missing the whole time!

The release date:
The song is released on October 25th, my mums birthday! I picked this date as I wanted the song to come out the same day as the music video, but the shoot for the video was booked to be shot on the weekend just before. I am planning to film some sort of vlog or video scrapbook on the day of the shoot which should come out sometime after the single is released.

Whats next?
More music!
I’ve written and I’m still writing new music with lots of different things up my sleeves, so I suppose you should stay tuned because this is only the beginning…

- Reba -

Games - Press Kit

Gone Now (Okay) - Press Kit