4 new songs have been polished, and we're nearing a new album, which I am dying to release. We have new recorded material, including our first ever cover coming next month as well, that being "the chain", which I have truly fallen in love with. It was humbling to say the least and the whole experience almost floored me in tears while on stage.Īnd as 2011 comes into view I now can see the light of everything we did, and how outstanding it really was. They so graciously invited us to play alongside them for quite possibly their last show ever, in front of a spectacular crowd. Not only are they some of the nicest people in the so-called shoegaze genre, but they are also some of the most generous. While in London Ulrich took me to their work studio and introduced me to the guys. It's quite an epic song, and I can't wait for next month, when it's unleashed to the world via Rocket Girl Records, who is headed up by one of the most amazing women in music biz, Vinita!Īnother great opportunity we had came this last October in San Francisco with a great influence, Chapterhouse. Not only was it one of the most amazing times I've ever experienced, but I also came away with a song titled "London", co-written by Ulrich, that I truly hold dear to my heart. On top of band outings, I myself took a huge trek to London, where some amazing production/recording took place at Ulrich Schnauss' studio, alongside my personal favorite band - Engineers. Yes, our hometown only saw 2 total shows, and it feels as if we may have been slightly forgotten in the Denver scene, but the journeys we took were well worth it! From 3 slots at SXSW, to NX35 and the Midpoint Music Festival, we indeed left the state of Colorado with that on our agenda. We started the year with a goal of playing as many as we could while beginning a new album, and thus we did. It was a year we took to try our hand at some festival showings. and we hope you stay tuned!Īs 2010 winds down, much is to be reflected upon. Music is good! The album is just around the bend. That our fine tuning was better suited than just releasing at record pace. We just love music, and we hope our fans feel like the wait was worth it. Fans we want to give our best efforts to. And while we are still little guys in the eyes of the media, we do have fans we love. It becomes more important to me to really spend the time to make this album an album worth loving. Well, as we prep our final recordings for the third full length album all of this starts compelling me even more. Because who is their favorite band? Can they even answer that? There are far too many new ones to pay attention to next. The person who collects all the hidden treasures they can find on their favorite band. These "releases" are purely singles.Īnd what is lost? The hardcore fan. "Being Relevant", "Genre Defining", and "Top Tier Sellers" seem to be the most important attributes to releases these days, and albums don't matter. Independent bands are compelled to release as fast as possible, with quantity always taking precedence over quality. The mass media, with all it's hype and dumpings of "new" has lost it's grip. It's been a wild ride, and it never truly is how it appears. But I always find myself wanting to work on a new track, and right now all I can do is give myself some time to reflect upon what just happened.Īs part of an ongoing rant, I must sit back and reflect upon the years we've been working on this "music" of ours. While recording all I can do is feel excited for the outcome, and once the outcome happens I almost want to go back to recording again. I now find myself looking for new ways to fill the time. Plus the album is exactly how we wanted it. We'll never be able to point our fingers at someone else for issues which may have or may arise in the future. It feels so much better knowing I can only blame ourselves for any follys. We may go down in history as the broke blokes who should have hunted for a label instead of taking out massive loans, but I will never complain. Rewarding, humbling, nearly impossible, and draining in every way to the pocket book. This completely insane DIY process, that has been completely in our hands. 5 years since we first began this madness. Two years of composing, recording, mixing, producing, going back to recording, learning new tricks, finessing, traveling to countries for new tracks, sending files back and forth, mastering, re-mastering, video shooting, setting up label business for the album, coordinating, mailing, and finally relaxing.
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