Picky, choosey…

So it’s less than 3 weeks until I step my foot into the studio to record our debut album. I really want this to be the “Hello world, this is Shameem” recording, so naturally I’m agonising over every detail: the song choices, the production, the photos, the design, and not least of all… the title!!

I’m terrible at picking titles… for everything, really. I made the mistake of once entitling a song “Down on You”, because of the refrain, “it’s bearing down on you.” At the time the innuendo completely escaped my mind. As you can imagine, I got some funny looks from the band members when I plonked the sheet music in front of them at our next rehearsal. You guessed correctly – I promptly changed it!!  

How did I figure out the title “Universe for Afternoon Tea” for the EP? Well, the truthful answer is that I drew up a list of fitting titles and got my friends to vote on them!  Luckily the majority favoured my secretly favourite one 😉 So, I thought I’d get the people involved once more. I may not pick the most popular title, but your feedback/ comments will help me to make a much more informed decision. Please either leave a comment below this post, or post on the wall of this facebook page, saying which is your chosen title and WHY 🙂

1. Shameem Taheri-Lee (self-titled)
2. Strawberry
3. Sleeper on the Night Train
4. Yin
5. Deep, Still
6. Back to the Ground
7. Sliver of Integrity
8. My Rightful Crown
9. Surging Yet Silent
10. Back to Where I Want To Be