Not a fan of the snare tone, but that could be a personal preference thing. Its good for what it is. Despite what you say, the musicianship is actually pretty good. The chord progressions are typical but they don't seem cliche.
I almost feel that the acoustic guitar being thrown in doesn't seem to fit, did it play the whole time? I have trouble hearing it underneath everything else.
The vocal performance seems kind of weak and timid. Like he's holding a little back and missing a few notes. Not bad overall though.
I got the same impression. It sounded too much like it was his first time recording.
Second time. I recorded them about a year ago.
Newer mix, probably final:
The overall mix sounds pretty good except for the drums perhaps.
I like the song though...easy on the ears and kind of catchy as well.
I liked the song overall but the timing is off on a lot of it. The drummer tends to get ahead of himself on some of the fills. ( Its not a huge amount but just something that jumped out at me ) Could be a little tighter in the rhythm section.
I think the bass guitar could be more driving and aggressive.
Vocals could use some doubling on the choruses and maybe some verb. A light high harmony could be nice too.