The Cady Groves Demo Collection

It was reported earlier this week that singer-songwriter Cady Groves has passed away at just 30 years old (obituary). Anyone who followed her eleven-year career knew her to be a vivacious, talented, and caring person. She will be sorely missed.

Cady leaves behind an all-too short catalog of published works that includes several EPs and singles. According to friends and family, she was preparing for the release of a full-length album when she passed.

To commemorate her life and work, I’ve assembled a 51-track compilation of demos, features, and “unreleased” songs that Cady recorded and shared on various platforms over a period of roughly nine years. It’s my hope that these songs continue to reach and be enjoyed by fans new and old for years to come.

The artwork for the collection uses a photograph by Glamour Kills, shot for their 2011 Summer clothing line. I do hope they don’t mind. I could think of no better image to capture Cady’s essence during the time period in which many of these songs were recorded.

The compilation’s tracklist is ordered by date. Tracks are dated by the best approximation for when Cady first released them on the Internet. In some cases, like with “Roll (Ride 'Til We Die)” or “Pouring Kerosene,” these demos weren’t heard by the public for many years after they were written and recorded.

The collection is comprised only of Cady’s music that is not available to purchase or stream on services like Spotify, Apple Music, etc. We will continue to update and document the project, so if you know of anything missing here, please reach out.

I’d like to relay that the Groves family is requesting that donations be made in Cady’s name to the Music Health Alliance or MusiCares. I strongly support doing that if you can.

Tracklist:

1. Take It All (feat. Ethan Gibson)
2. I'm Still Here (demo version)
3. City of Lights (demo)
4. Not Someone I'd Call My Friend
5. Like A Soldier
6. Better Than Better Could Ever Be (feat. Stephen Jerzak)
7. Blend
8. Your Worst Fear (demo)
9. All That I Need Is You (feat. Cady Groves) - Andrew De Torres
10. Mending Fences
11. He Left (acoustic demo)
12. Nights Too Cold To Sleep Alone
13. The Sting (demo)
14. Meant To Be (demo)
15. Fantasy (demo)
16. If I Die Young (The Band Perry cover)
17. Crazy (In Love) (demo)
18. Never Enough (demo)
19. The Only Exception (Paramore cover)
20. Yellow Brick (demo)
21. IDGAF
22. Revenge
23. 4 Years (Casey's Song)
24. Your Enemy
25. So Called Love (demo)
26. I Want It (demo)
27. Merry Go Round (demo)
28. Pouring Kerosene (demo)
29. Completely (demo)
30. Roll (Ride 'Til We Die)
31. Take My Hand (demo)
32. You Can Have My Car (Inadequate Lover)
33. Not Afraid of You (demo)
34. Another Day In The Life (demo)
35. Temperamental (demo)
36. Stuck On You
37. I'm My Only (demo)
38. Live My Life (demo)
39. Graffiti Love (demo)
40. Same Old (live acoustic)
41. Show Me You Love Me (demo)
42. Similar Taste...Similar Touch (feat. Chase Ryan)
43. Bring Back The Sun (Our Lady Peace cover)
44. Hell Or High Water
45. Crybaby (demo)
46. Mr. F (demo)
47. Anything But You (demo)
48. We Survive (demo)
49. Red Handed
50. Stand Here Alone (feat. Andy Lawrence)
51. Kitchen Island (demo)
52. Find Out For Sure
53. Jump In The Lake (demo)

Changelog:

V1 - May 6, 2020 - Initial release

• 51 demos, features, and unreleased songs collected from Myspace, Purevolume, Tumblr, Soundcloud, and YouTube over the course of roughly 9 years.

• “The Only Exception” was taken from a radio session at B98.5 Studios in Neptune, NJ. I RX’d two coughs out of the beginning of the session.

• ID3 tags and filenames list the earliest known date for the track’s availability online.

V2 - September 24, 2021 - First revision

• Collection expanded to 53 demos, features, and unreleased songs collected from Myspace, Purevolume, Tumblr, Soundcloud, and YouTube over the course of roughly 10 years.

• Collection title changed to reflect new date range. 2018 -> 2019

• “Kitchen Island” is a demo from 2017 shared by Cady’s moth Carol and brother Cody on May 2, 2021.

• Similarly, “Jump In The Lake” was shared by Carol and Cody on July 30, 2021. No date was attached, but It can be assumed that it was recorded in late 2019 or early 2020.