u/Ill-Common-2053

I love writing music and I’ve written and recorded a few songs, but I keep running into the same issue when it comes to recording.

I record my lyrics as I write them, so by the time I’m done writing a song, I have a rough demo recorded.

The problem is when I sit down to officially record the completed song, I sound completely different and it feels like I can’t sing anymore. I’ll listen back to my demo, where I was barely trying, and my vocals sound great, almost perfect I’d say. But when it comes to recording the final version, I’m doing like 20 takes on the first line because I can’t get myself to sound as good as I did on the demo.

Has anyone else experienced this? Am I psyching myself out or trying too hard? Am I overthinking? I just can’t understand why I sound so good and relaxed in my demo and why I can’t match that sound in my final version.

I’ve listened to rap music my whole life but since I became a Christian, I stopped listening to it because a lot of the lyrics glorify sin.

The problem is I don’t like Worship music that much, and I don’t like most Christian rap music (Forrest Frank, Lecrae, Caleb Gordon etc). I think it’s corny.

I’m open to suggestions about some good Christian artists, but I’m also looking for secular artists who make good music that doesn’t glorify sin. Along with rap, I also like edm, country, rock, and more.

Music is a big part of my life, and ever since I deleted all my old playlists, I rarely listen to anything because I haven’t found much new music in alignment with my values that I really like.