I've been revisiting some of the first demos we ever recorded as a band, what seems like endless summers ago, when we latched on to late nights, and what at the time seemed like senseless or directionless (word?) song-writing. That's how we started writing the music that eventually became our first, now out album "Really Real For Forever. We had all played together before, in various forms, in bands with different names...
But something about this particular dynamic, at this particular time worked in a way that we didn't take in at the time. We wrote while our friends partied around us, and as we partied with them. Whoever was around in the moment sang or played or carried on a conversation as we recorded.
When we decided to actually become a band, and play those songs-we struggled; mostly because the recording process had nothing to do with the actually playing..but how could you not? How badly do I want to hear a band play live the song I heard on the radio first?
I guess I'm thinking of these things because we have started recording new songs for the first time since back in summer '05. And now we're a band. We have been through shit together, have fought to stay together..I know one day we will release those original demos, because they are beautiful, and important to who we are now. I think what we want to do now, is to be thoughtful, and focused, maybe less wordy(?) while still going by our original rule, which is that there are no rules. I can't wait to share the new. But for now, I found one of the little ones that didn't make it on the album (Autograph). It didn't cut it. I sound young, to me. But I think it's fun to share. I have others, let me know if you want to hear something you like from the album-the first time we did it. It's fun.
We're playing at Spaceland on Wednesday (May 28th), let me know if your coming so I can put you on the list and invite you to my houseparty after. If you're on the East Coast, write me anyway, cause I miss you, and we're coming to hang with you in like a month..it has been too fucking long.
Happy long weekend, All good thoughts-
Laura.