Recording: New songs on the way

It’s been a while since we’ve gone into the studio and recorded some new music. It seems like yesterday, but the last time we put anything out was our six song EP, Come and Take It, in July 2007. But that’s all about to change. Since last summer we have been playing three new songs live pretty regularly. “Georgie” is the tale of a nice, young boy who loses his soul as he grows up, “Let It Flow” talks about the perfect girl and trying to figure out how to keep her and “Time Is My Enemy” is about trying to do all you can before time runs out. We’ve received great reviews on all of these tunes and they will definitely be recorded.

About a month ago melodies began flowing into my head at a rapid rate. This usually happens when artists I admire put out new material. I don’t copy them mind you, they just inspire me. This is what happened when Bruce Springsteen began releasing tracks from his excellent new CD, Working On A Dream, back in November. From the batch of 12 songs (some are just pieces of things that are not quite songs) I have on my mini tape recorder that I take everywhere I go, we’ve worked out three; “My Town Is Gone,” “The Last Night of My Life,” and “Lipstick Smile.” The first two are rockers and the third is a ballad about a “cougar” who leaves her older mate for a “a guy with jeans down to his knees and a gangster’s backwards hat.”

There are also a few tunes that are on the fence. One tentatively called “I’m Alive” is one that we started working on last year that still needs a bridge after the second chorus. Jeff is also not a big fan of the way the groove of the verse sounds, so we’ll also have to work that out. It’s a cool tune and in the end will probably see the light of day. Another possibility is “Please Don’t Cry.” It’s a catchy litle ditty with a cool guitar part and a hook reminiscent of Seal, but it might not fit musically with everything else we are recording. It could be one those “bonus” tracks at the end of the CD. We’ll see. Jeff also brought in a folky, country-esque tune that sounded cool, and I have another one that started out sounding like a Righteous Brothers song, but has since been turned into an all-out rocker.

We will have more information on all of these tunes as they begin to grow. In fact, we are going to begin taping rehearsals, both audio and video, and if we get a good take, we’ll put it up for you all to hear and critique, so keep checking back.

We plan on going into the studio in a couple of weeks to begin recording what we hope will be our best effort yet.