Stuck

A new song from Roe’s Garden was released on Friday. It’s called “Stuck”. I hope you enjoy it!

This song is a product of a deep deep love of 2000s R&B. It has Understanding written all over it. He really took the helm on this one in terms of lyrics and chords, which was fun because I would say I’m usually the one to begin the idea and Understanding rounds things out and adds some flavor. For this I got to be a little more of a producer and arranger - just listen to a lot of Usher and try to emulate some the feel of those tracks. As always, Erica’s vocal elevates the song. It really is a special gift she has, and it’s funny to me how I can listen to a demo I’ve made for so long and feel like I just don’t know what to do with it, until she comes and sings. Sometimes a different voice is more than just a different voice. It changes the tone of the record, it can change the message of the lyrics, how you feel when you hear it… all kinds of things. It also helps to be able to take yourself out of something you’ve made to see if it feels legit. For me, there’s always a little bit of a feeling like it’s not a “real song” when I hear myself. It’s probably become my favorite part of writing songs for other artists - hearing a good performance of a lyric I’ve written.

You’d have to ask Understanding if you had a specific question about the lyric, but I think the concept of the song is pretty familiar. Often times, in love, we find ourselves stuck to someone that we can’t pull away from, for better or worse. You keep going back, sometimes you subconsciously put yourself into a cycle because when you’re in it it feels great.

This makes 10 tracks from Roe’s Garden in 2023. We’ve two more coming, as promised, and they’re all about love in some way or another. Will we ever learn? I guess we’re stuck in the groove.

See what I did there?

-J.P.