2012.... The year the world ends apparantly... So we thought we better get cracking. Starting off with a week down in 'That London' recording new material.
As we arrived at our apartment in the frightfully upmarket Earl's Court, we were soon eager to get ourselves aquainted with our new surroundings by heading straight for the pub (on which would be our only real night off for the week). A number of pints, minor aggro and a poor nights sleep later and the morning after the night before hit us sharply with a reminder of 3 chunk blowing casualites from the early hours. The remains from two of which, were either in a chunky isolated pile or scattered around the floor/beds/bags/toilet... you name it.... Rock n' Roll!!!!
A few hours of cleaning and getting our heads together later and we were off for the first session in the studio. After a few ropey guide performances and getting drums down we were done for the night and off to rest our heads. Anyway the rest of the week was spent as professionally (bar the odd trip to Browns) and cramped as possible. It was a pretty relentless repetition of hours spent fighting for room on a three-seater sofa in the studio and hours spent cramped in our cell block style bedroom resisting the temptation for a wank. With the highlight of conversation probably being about different arse-wiping techniques.
Finally after resembling some kind of car chase scene trying to get out of London we returned home with four stellar new recordings. We're planning to sit on these for a while, ready to release just in time for Gary Lineker to talk over as England get knocked out early at Euro 2012.
In other news our debut video is in its final stages of production for the long talked about free release of 'Don't You Think So?' and our website is not far from being unveiled. Couple this with a new photoshoot next week and the announcement in the not-to-distant future of more tour dates to go along with our gig at the world famous Cavern Club in Liverpool on Feb 17th and there's plenty bubbling up.
On a different note, whilst driving home listening to the new recordings, It occured to me how our lyrics are often vague and open to interpretation, and although there are very real meanings behind them, It's up to whoever to take from it what they will. Many would probably criticise this. It seems to be that everything these days is obsessed with reality (read - negative)... Song's subject matter has to be 'real', TV programmes are 'reality' .. Everyone's on about how 'real' they are and on social media all day telling all about their 'real' lives....'Real' 'Real' 'Real'...
Well I ain't that fussed. I have enough of reality everyday. I don't wanna hear some mundane shite about having a shit job or breaking up with a partner.. I want 4 minutes of escape from any of that. Too much reality's pretty fuckin miserable... and many people obviously feel the same, somewhere along the line, as they spend every weekend in this country consuming copious amounts of alcohol and/or drugs trying to avoid it. Fantasy and imagination are what make our dreams so powerful and what made our childhood so special. Music should make you feel like that and take you away... if only for a moment.
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