Hey guys, hope you’ve been enjoying the sunny weather and that Recovery has been spinning on your CD players and playlists! We thought we’d feature each song weekly so you can get a little glimpse into the writing and recording sessions that went with each track. First up – Make Time.
The opening song from ‘Recovery’, Street Arts Project’s third album is an anthem for self care.
‘Make Time’ promotes the message of recognising what each of us need to stay healthy in body and mind and remembering to fit that in to our busy lives.
As with each of the group songs on the record, the lyrics are all from things that members shared in our writing sessions. For Phil it was important to make time for friends. For many of us it was vital to go outside and spend time in nature – something that gets more difficult in those winter months. For Katie it was making time to do activities with family and loved ones that was important. For Richard life’s not always a bed of roses but it’s what you make of it, whether that’s good or bad, happy or sad. We also discussed how spending time doing things that we loved, like art, hobbies, sport, and of course making music was all important for our well-being. Listen out for the group gospel hand claps which were a highlight of the recording sessions for everyone!
Fun fact: this is the only time you’ll hear Street Arts Project founder Doug Armstrong perform a line in a song as he stays true to his hippy roots and sings ‘go and hug a tree’! It was during the vocal recording session for this track that the group managed to twist his arm enough to step up to the mic. Doug is a huge lover of music and no stranger to speaking at SAP events but to sing into a mic when the recording light is on, as our group members will tell you, is a very different thing!