Seashells

"Seashells" is a sweeping, catchy pop song intertwined with a melancholic piano intro and outro. It was written about a friend who would reach out to me whenever the waves of turmoil came crashing down on her. The seashell is a metaphor for a cell phone since both objects are held up to your ear (and you hear something that isn’t there). The structures in the song are patterned after a seashell's pattern: it continually spirals outward and inward and sweeps you away with a tidal wave of music...

"Seashells" is a sweeping, catchy pop song intertwined with a melancholic piano intro and outro. It was written about a friend who would reach out to me whenever the waves of turmoil came crashing down on her. The seashell is a metaphor for a cell phone since both objects are held up to your ear (and you hear something that isn’t there). The structures in the song are patterned after a seashell's pattern: it continually spirals outward and inward and sweeps you away with a tidal wave of music. – Brian.