Dream a Dream and See [tired version]

Описание: 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 — 𝐕𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭:
• 6–8 tracks
• Short runtime (18–25 minutes)
• Feels like one continuous mood rather than separate songs

This is something people listen to all the way through, half-asleep.

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🎧 Overall Sound Rules (for the whole release)
• Slower than the originals
• Lowered keys
• Minimal instrumentation
• Consistent softness across tracks
• No “big finale” — it ends gently, like drifting off

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📼 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐕𝐢𝐛𝐞 )𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐛𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤)

𝟏. 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭

Vibe: recognizably comforting, immediately sets trust
• Dream pop / indie song everyone knows emotionally
• Pads + soft vocal
• Almost no percussion

Purpose:

“Okay, I know this song… but it feels different.”

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𝟐. 𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐁𝐞

Vibe: same song energy, but sedated
• Tempo noticeably reduced
• Melody simplified
• Long reverb tails

Purpose:

establishes her habit of slowing things down until they feel sleepy

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𝟑. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐔𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐧𝐞

Vibe: fairytale-but-wrong
• Minor key
• Music box or bell textures
• Slight detune

Purpose:

introduces the subtle unease in her aesthetic

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𝟒. 𝐀𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫

Vibe: near-silent intimacy
• Very quiet vocal or vocal synth
• Sparse chords
• Lots of negative space

Purpose:

feels like she’s singing to herself, not the listener

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𝟓. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫

Vibe: originally dramatic or intense, now flattened
• Emotional song stripped of power
• No big chorus
• Same volume the whole way through

Purpose:

this is where people go “oh… that’s interesting”

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𝟔. 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭

Vibe: warm, reassuring
• Gentle major or ambiguous key
• Felt piano or soft pad
• Most emotionally “safe” track

Purpose:

gives the listener a place to rest

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𝟕. (𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥) 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐭-𝐎𝐟𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤

Vibe: unfinished, fading
• Humming instead of lyrics
• Loop that never fully resolves
• Ends quietly, not cleanly

Purpose:

feels like the release falling asleep with you

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💤 𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨 & 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 (𝐀𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞)
• BPM: 60–90
• Keys: A minor, C minor, D minor, F major
• Everything lives in her vocal comfort zone (A3–D5)

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🖼️ 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐕𝐢𝐛𝐞
• Simple illustration or photo
• Muted colors
• Slight blur or grain
• No sharp contrast
• Feels handmade or tired

Nothing loud. Nothing polished.

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🏷️ 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐡𝐞’𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥 𝐈𝐭 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐲

She wouldn’t overexplain.

Possible titles:
• tired versions
• sleep edits
• covers i made at night

Description would be short and vague.

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𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞
• Low pressure
• Shows taste without demanding attention
• Establishes her sonic world
• Lets people discover her quietly

It feels like finding her, not being introduced.

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𝐎𝐧𝐞-𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲

MIDGE’s first cover release would be a short, cohesive set of slowed-down, softened songs that feel familiar, intimate, and gently unfinished — like music made while everyone else is asleep.

𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐌𝐈𝐃𝐆𝐄 𝐖𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 (𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬)

These are artists whose songs survive being softened, slowed, and half-forgotten.

𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐏𝐨𝐩 / 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐣𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭

MIDGE likes songs that already feel a little floaty.
• Beach House — slow, hazy tracks with simple progressions
• Mazzy Star — whisper-level intimacy
• Slowdive — especially calmer, melodic pieces
• Cocteau Twins — for texture more than clarity
• Men I Trust — understated, cozy, late-night friendly

She’d pick songs where the mood matters more than the hook.

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𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 / 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐨𝐩

Songs that aren’t lullabies but can become one.
• Lana Del Rey — stripped down, slowed, minimal versions
• Billie Eilish (early work) — quiet, breathy tracks
• Fiona Apple — only the gentler, introspective songs
• Lorde — slower, lower-key arrangements

She’d flatten the drama and keep the vulnerability.

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𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 (𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐥𝐲)

This is where MIDGE gets interesting.

She’s drawn to songs that are emotionally loud, then makes them tired.
• Melanie Martinez — fairytale imagery + unease
• Grimes (early / ambient-leaning tracks)
• MARINA (older, theatrical songs) — slowed way down
• Poppy (select tracks) — stripped of aggression

These covers would feel eerie, gentle, and emotionally distant rather than bold.

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𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐞’𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 )𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭)

Instead of thinking “genre,” MIDGE thinks in song qualities:

She gravitates toward songs that are:
• Repetitive
• Minimal
• Emotionally heavy but not busy
• Easy to hum half-asleep
• Built around mood, not climax

She avoids:
• Big key changes
• High-energy choruses
• Songs that rely on power vocals

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How She’d Transform Them

No matter the original artist, she almost always:
• Slows the tempo
• Lowers the key
• Removes percussion or makes it barely audible
• Uses pad + bell textures instead of full instrumentation
• Sings softly or uses a gentle vocal synth