all the ladies and gentlemen…
Warmest thanks to all who came out the Sunset on Saturday and helped us celebrate the release of Hello, Old Cloud. Despite a number of unanticpated technical issues and a surplus of spilled Maker’s Mark (fine bedfellows if ever there were such), it was a great show, if a bit more Replacements-like than usual.
Regrettably, due to poor planning on our part, it seems that many of the show’s attendees didn’t get the free CD they were promised. For this we sincerely apologize. If you can be counted among this number, please get in touch with us. We appreciate your support and we’d love for you to hear the album.
Alternately, the particularly generous and/or wealthy among you might be interested in purchasing a copy of the album on CD Baby and iTunes. For the Seattle folks who’d prefer to keep it local, the album is available at all locations of Easy Street Records (Queen Anne, West Seattle) and Sonic Boom Records (Ballard, Capitol Hill) for the low-low price of $8.99.
Wherever you choose to buy, we thank you for listening and hope you enjoy the album very much. Please take a moment to post a review on CD Baby or iTunes—they really do help all the prospective listeners out there! Besides, they make us blush…
Now that we’ve finally let go of Hello, Old Cloud, we’re wasting no time getting started on album #2. In late May, we’ll kick things off with a whirlwind six-day session at Soundhouse Recording in beautiful Ballard, WA, joined by Messrs. Ken Stringfellow and Kip Beelman. They’ll be handling production and engineering duties, respectively, and we couldn’t be more excited to be working with such talented and charming individuals.
You all may know Mr. Stringfellow from his band the Posies, now in their 20th year, as well as his stellar solo career (recommended listening: 2001’s Touched and 2004’s Soft Commands) and his integral role in the re-formed Big Star. He’s also spent the last few years touring and recording with a little band called R.E.M.. These days, he’s most excited about his Oslo-based rock troupe the Disciplines, slated to release their debut album later this year.
On the production side, he’s probably best known for helping out our pals the Long Winters on their 2002 release (and our personal favorite), When I Pretend to Fall. Needless to say, we’re huge fans and very much look forward to his contributions.
Mr. Beelman’s name might not be as common, but if you’ve paid any attention to the records coming out of Seattle for the last 10+ years (particularly those that Ken has been involved with), you’ve surely been privy to his mastery. He contributed some stellar mixes to the aforementioned Long Winters album, engineered the last Posies album, Every Kind of Light, has generally produced, engineered, and mixed his way into our swollen little hearts (via our ears). He’s also a fine photographer. We’re very excited to have him aboard!
We’ll forego live performances in May to prepare for the album sessions, drink yerba maté, and listen to the Band, but June will find us back in the saddle, opening for our very good friend Ian Moore at the Tractor Tavern on Thursday, June 26. Advance tickets are available right HERE.
Once again, we’d like to thank all of our friends for their help and support. We hope you all enjoy Hello, Old Cloud, however you may find it. Here’s to the future!
xo
RJM
April 28th, 2008