Cool Baby Z is a collection of the very first demos & rough ideas I wrote and recorded for Laika XYZ767 in November & December 2023 with just vocals and an acoustic guitar. Some of the songs are more fleshed out, but a lot of these recordings are me figuring out the melodies and chords and song structures.

I'd recommend listening to the proper album first as these demos are often pretty silly & odd, but I think they are a fun look at how the project evolved over two years! Most of the songs are completely different & tonally I think it's completely different than what it'd become, but you'll definitely hear some moments where I stumble on what would be the final songs. Regrettably, my original folder for this album was called Cool Baby Z, so I assume that was my idea for the title before I named the baby Laika. Anyways, I hope this collection of rough demos is an interesting listen to anyone who enjoyed Laika! It's one of my favorite creative projects & I have a lot more demos to share from the creation of the album!

(wishlist here)

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