We have officially begun the recording of our sophomore LP, tentatively titled “The Gesture of a Gentleman.” We’ve recorded pre-production (glorified demos) of all the tracks, and will be recorded the ‘real’ versions in a ‘real’ studio next month. We’re totally amped about the new songs – we think you’ll enjoy the record!
And of course, keep an eye on our Kickstarter.com page for exclusive updates. There’s only 10 DAYS left in our campaign over there, so join us now if you haven’t already!
I’m just going to do this the corporate America way – by making a bullet-pointed list to get you up to speed on what we’re doing!
** Mark (drummer) has almost fully recovered from his injuries and is able to play regularly again. We rehearsed a couple of times last week and were then able to perform at the Grant Park Festival without any of his limbs falling off.
** We will be starting the pre-production process for our new record in the next couple of weeks. We plan to hit the studio sometime in mid-Oct, and the record should be done by the end of the year; we are aiming for a release early next year!
** The band will be starting an interesting project for Kickstarter.com in the coming weeks. This project will give our fans an opportunity to help us out in exchange for some kick-ass exclusive AFTTD stuff. More on this very soon.
** We will be documenting the process of recording our record, and will cobble it all together at the end if we all survive. Some bits will be released as web shorts, and the whole thing will become a DVD at the end.
** CJ completed his 30 Songs in 30 Days project at ASongEachDay.com – look for a few of those ideas to pop up as AFTTD songs in the future.
** We are excited to be playing 2 shows in Atlanta next weekend: 9/18 at Kavarna with Dare Dukes and the Preakness, and 9/18 with a bevy of kick-ass bands for the OtherSound Festival.
We have finished the basic tracking for our forthcoming self-titled debut LP. We recorded as much of it as possible live in our rehearsal space in order to capture the raw-ness of our live show, and are now in the overdubbing/post production process. The LP will first be available on July 19th at our CD release show at the Highland Ballroom; it will be in stores and online shortly thereafter! It will consist of 11 tracks, and will come in a nice little recycled cardboard digi-pak type case; of course you can also get it through the usual online sources as well (iTunes, eMusic, Rhapsody, Aime Street, etc).
Needless to say, we are very excited about this release! More details will follow soon regarding the CD release party, but rest assured it will be a lovely evening for all and certainly won’t be your typical boring rock club cd party…
