Showing posts with label skinny love. Show all posts
Showing posts with label skinny love. Show all posts

Friday, 15 July 2011

NEW KEYBOARD... NEW COVER ... BIRDY 'SKINNY LOVE'

So, I hadn't heard of this young lady who goes by the name of Birdy until earlier this week when a friend heard her song 'skinny love' and suggested I do a cover...

My first thoughts when I heard the song were 'jeeez, what a haunting voice...' then I listened more closely to the lyrics and became even more depressed!! But I thought the song and her voice was fantastic, and as I had a new keyboard on order due to arrive later in the week, I thought it'd make a great first keyboard cover!

I might also like the point out the song is originally by Bon Iver, just because I know their fans get very offended when they don't get the credit they deserve... so anyway...

I bought a Yamaha NP30, I just wanted something decent but cheap, which I could learn to a better standard on (I originally had a very old keyboard my Dad bought in the 90's). I'm so impressed with it - RRP currently is around the £200-250 mark, and for that price you really cannot go wrong! The speakers aren't great on it, but I already have an amp which I can use as a speaker, and it doesn't have many voices, but I was after a grand piano 'sound-a-like' I could use to record and gig with, and for this, I cannot recommend the NP30 enough!!

Anyway here's the cover... I hope you like it!!!