Two fingers is a song by Jake Bugg that was released on the 7th September 2012. The song falls under the Neo-Folk genre, a genre of music I had never heard of before so I decided to research it some more. Neo-Folk is a form of experimental music that emerged from post-industrial music circles. "A majority of artists within the Neofolk genre focus on archaic, cultural and literary references. Local traditions and indigenous beliefs tend to be portrayed heavily as well as esoteric and historical topics." (Neofolk, 2017) The experimental sound in this song is very interesting and I will be using some aspects of it in my own composition. For example, Jake uses the guitar as a percussive instruments at times by muting the strings and hitting the guitar, I would like to introduce some aspects of this into my song, perhaps in between the chorus and the verse to break the song up and to give it more texture.
(JakeBuggVevo, 2013)
Musically the song is relatively simple and mainly features one guitar. In the song are only three chords used throughout: E, A and B. This is relatively unusual for a song as most have at least four, the choice of having only three chords traces back to the fact that its a Neo-Folk song. By only using three chords it also makes the song more catchy and easier to sing a long to. The lyrics in this song are more motivational than story telling, therefore, it is only the musical aspects of this song that inspire me. In my own composition I will definitely be using the guitar as a percussive instrument and I will be trying my best to make the song catchy and easy to listen to, just like Two Fingers.
Musically the song is relatively simple and mainly features one guitar. In the song are only three chords used throughout: E, A and B. This is relatively unusual for a song as most have at least four, the choice of having only three chords traces back to the fact that its a Neo-Folk song. By only using three chords it also makes the song more catchy and easier to sing a long to. The lyrics in this song are more motivational than story telling, therefore, it is only the musical aspects of this song that inspire me. In my own composition I will definitely be using the guitar as a percussive instrument and I will be trying my best to make the song catchy and easy to listen to, just like Two Fingers.