Bosque Brown was included in a list of 20 bands that you need to hear. Unwed Sailor are rocking the West Coast. Check them out when they’re in your town. cd versions of The White Ox are now done and will be out to retail stores for a 17 October release date. The band will have some copies with them on the road until they run out, so there’s some extra incentive. The White Ox picks up where The Marionette and the Music Box left off, but washes the new songs in an ambient Eno/Lanois production quality from producer Dan Burton (Early Day Miners, Ativin). There are some surprises, with Burton and Johnathon Ford providing vocals on “Gila” and Burton again providing vocals on “Numbers”. The band has played some of these songs live, including “Pelican” which Johnathon would sing lyrics to, but “Pelican” now has pennywhistle melodies and an accordion accompaniment. There are definitely some hints of Native American imagery, something that has always influenced Johnathon since his Oklahoma upbringing, which is shown in the spaciousness of the record, culminating in the birdlike pennywhistle sounds of “Pelican.” UK artist James Marsh again provides the artwork for The White Ox…
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I’m back from a short trip to North Carolina and got to meet up with Greg from Redeye, the distributor who carries the btv releases. We meet up at the Mill Creek, a very nice Belgian styled pub. The btv compound entry way is stacked high with LP jackets for the Bosque Brown, Efterklang, and Unwed Sailor vinyl releases and the actual June Panic vinyl. We’ve had some problems with the test pressings for Bosque Brown and Efterklang, so will have to push their release off a bit. But we’re definitely gearing up for a heavy vinyl push this autumn. :::scott:::
Congratulations to Denison and Jenn. A brush with fame: We were in NYC eating at Angelica’s Kitchen which is supposed to be one of the best vegan restaurants in the city. While we were waiting for our table, the hostess said “Here comes Moby” and in he walked. We were seated across the restaurant, so that prevented adequate stalking. In any case, the food was very good and none of us ever worked up the courage to rub Moby’s head. Maybe another time… I spent a couple of hours getting Bosque Brown promo cds ready to go out to the press in advance of the Cerro Verde one-sided LP with cd release. Saxon Shore was practicing for the last few days to get ready for their July dates with Denison Witmer and From Monument to Masses. They’ll be out to the West Coast and back, so be sure to see them. Unwed Sailor are still on the road for some dates with mewithoutyou, so get out to those shows, as well. Jeff Price is my hero. :::scott:::