Demo Album – Waterparks

Awsten Knight, the lead vocalist of Waterparks, jokingly issued a challenge to the fans on twitter: 20,000 retweets and he would drop a new album. Awsten had severely underestimated the size of the bands fan base, however, as this was achieved quickly. As a result, Awsten threw together a collection of nine demos to release on Soundcloud, titled 1 (A Collection of Unreleased Home Demos, This is Not G, or Even an Album, Shut Up Enjoy) The titles include years ranging from 1994 to 1998. Some tracks on this are clearly demos, but others, like “Glitter Times (1997 DEMO)” and “Sorry As I’ll Ever Be (1997 DEMO)”, are completed enough to be single songs, or maybe even part of an album that Waterparks is currently developing. The track “Noise (1997 DEMO) is upbeat and positive, with a fast drum beat from Otto Wood, where “Lemonade (1988 DEMO)” takes on a new sound that verges on the edge of screamo music. “Last Heaven (1996 DEMO)” bears a resemblance to a previous Waterparks song, “We Need to Talk”, but has more positive lyrics. “Teenager Jealousy (1997 DEMO)” is an incredible demo that includes the lyrics “You don’t see me making out with Geoff or maybe I’m just doing friendship wrong” that sent the fans into a frenzy. The song includes a commentary from Awsten when the music pauses and he says “I redact what I said here”. This demo album also has a track titled “LIFE IS PUKE (20,00) (1995 DEMO)” where Awsten talks about getting 20,000 retweets and opens by calling the fans “assholes”. The singer’s relationship with his fans is borderline bullying, but they all love him for it. In conclusion, this demo album has given Waterparks fans a look at the future of the band, and it couldn’t be brighter.