HAPPY SUMMER, EVERYONE! WE JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO LET YOU KNOW ALL THAT’S CURRENTLY HAPPENING WITH AN OVERNIGHT LOW. THE NEW AOL LINEUP (CHAD AND SAM, PLUS NEW MEMBERS CHRIS PLUMSTEAD, PAUL GAUER, AND ELLIE OSBORN) HAS BEEN WORKING ON NEW MATERIAL AT GARAGE MAHAL RECORDING IN WESTBROOK. TEMPORARILY ABANDONING THE METICULOUS TRACK-BY-TRACK RECORDING TECHNIQUE USED ON PREVIOUS ALBUMS, THE BAND HAS BEEN EMPLOYING A “BACK TO BASICS” APPROACH, RECORDING THE BASIC TRACKS LIVE IN THE STUDIO. WE’LL KEEP YOU POSTED ABOUT “HOLYHEAD” AS THINGS DEVELOP.
FOR THOSE ANXIOUS TO HEAR “NEW” RELEASES, WE’VE BEEN COMPILING VARIOUS LIVE TRACKS ON OUR BANDCAMP SITE. THIS COLLECTION, DUBBED “PORTLAND”, INCLUDES RECORDINGS OF LOCAL LIVE PERFORMANCES DATING BACK TO THE “WAVERLEY” ERA.
IN THE WEEKS AND MONTHS TO COME, WE’LL BE ADDING NEW TRACKS, SO BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE PAGE REGULARLY. THAT’S EVERYTHING, AT LEAST FOR NOW. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AT OUR NEXT LIVE SHOW. DETAILS COMING SOON ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE!